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Transcend, a provider of inventory, funding and liquidity management and optimisation solutions, has expanded its solution suite with the launch of CCP Central, a platform to connect and automate margin and collateral management activities across a global network of Central Clearing Counterparties (CCPs).
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The increased frequency of client communications during the pandemic has been a “game-changer” for the hedge fund manager-allocator dynamic, according to speakers on the fundraising and investor relations panel at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE Technology Summit.
This year’s hedgeweekLIVE Technology Summit opened with an in-depth examination of future trends in hedge fund technology, with panellists exploring how managers are ramping up their use of natural language processing, AI and machine learning tools, and improving efficiency as data consumption grows and skillsets evolve.
The session heard how, historically, quantitative hedge fund models were built around market data, structural data and numerical data. But now an “enormous” new field of text data is available to be mined and to potentially find sources of investment decision-making guidance.
“This is a major evolution; a tectonic shift in terms of the
ESG-focused funds have rightly been receiving a lot of attention over the last 12 months or more, as institutional investors continue to analyse the impact their portfolios are having on the planet, and society at large.
DeFi traders on PlasmaSwap can now trade digital assets as if they were using a conventional exchange, setting the precise entry and exit points to buy or sell tokens at their preferred price.
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Horizon Software (Horizon), a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has launched a new product, the Composite Spreader, which automates the execution of multi-leg spreads with a complete set of trading parameters and advanced safety features.
Horizon had noticed there is a high demand for spreading tools, but existing systems lacked the security and ease of use the market was after. As such, Horizon decided to leverage its expertise in high frequency algorithmic trading to develop a purpose-built feature for its clients as part of its broader OMS roadmap.
The technology is now live and Horizon’s Composite
Pexapark is making its advanced ‘quant’ data and analytics – used to price and optimise over 11GW of renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) – available to the wider market via its post subsidy software and advisory platform.
This move represents a major step towards levelling the playing field for power producers, utilities and developers in their PPA negotiations – enabling these market players to successfully navigate increasingly complex hedging decisions.
The renewable energy PPA market has seen tremendous growth over the past quarter, with over 1.4GW of deals signed in April alone. While this is good news for the
Northern Trust has hired Arthur Hill as Senior Vice President, Head of Product Management for Asset Servicing. Based in Chicago, Hill will lead product strategy and development, overseeing a global team of Asset Servicing product leads.
Managed futures funds produced a third straight positive month in April returning 1.43 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year to date, CTAs returned 3.80 per cent through April.
“Strong performance in commodity and equity markets were enough to overcome losses in currency and fixed income sectors,” says Sol Waksman, president of BarclayHedge.“
All but one of the sectors tracked in the Barclay CTA Indices were in the black for March. The Cryptocurrency Traders Index set the pace gaining 9.75 per cent, while the MPI Barclay Elite Systematic
Event driven strategies topped the hedge fund performance chart during the first three months of the year, as the industry drew some USD9 billion in new capital in Q1 and saw trading volumes surge, new analysis by hedge fund asset administrator Citco shows.
Citco Fund Services’ ‘2021 Q1 Hedge Fund Report’ probed strategy performance, investor flows and trading volumes, among other things.
The study found that close to three-quarters – 73.4 per cent – of hedge funds delivered a positive return during Q1 as the strong performances at the end of 2020 carried through into the new year.
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