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A new white paper from quantitative investment management firm Versor Investments, has revealed that the last time the valuation spread between value stocks and growth stocks was as extreme as it is now, was at the end of the technology boom in 2000.
The paper titled “Value Returns in 2021: Mirage or Oasis”, is co-authored by Versor Founding Partners Deepak Gurnani and Ludger Hentschel who have over 40 years of combined experience in quantitative investing and research.
Although value investment styles have severely underperformed for the past several years, the paper highlights that early 2021 has seen positive value returns.
Toshiba Corporation (President and CEO, Satoshi Tsunakawa) and Dharma Capital KK (Founder and CEO, Akiyoshi Shiotani) will launch a joint project to verify the effectiveness of high frequency trading (HFT) strategies for Japanese listed stocks based on optimal solutions presented by a quasi-quantum computer, Toshiba’s Simulated Bifurcation Machine.
Energy-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital has bagged its sixth consecutive monthly gain, as it “aggressively” tapped into buying opportunities during last month’s steep oil correction.
The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund – Westbeck’s flagship long/short directional hedge fund strategy which trades across equities, futures and options – scored a 3.9 per cent gain in April, and has already started May positively, the firm said on Wednesday.
The strategy – whose returns have surged more than 46 per cent in the first four months of 2021 – capitalised on buying opportunities in the aftermath of the seismic oil sell-off back in March and April, which the firm saw as a
Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has appointed Darrell Tucker as Managing Director, Client Services. Tucker will join the Drawbridge Executive Team and be responsible for managing global client engagement, identifying methods to enhance the overall client experience for Drawbridge platform users and driving customer success.
Over the past year, more than 100 clients globally have successfully implemented Bloomberg’s Buy-Side Solutions, which are used by some of the world’s largest asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and government agencies.
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TMX Group subsidiary Trayport Limited (Trayport) is to acquire Tradesignal, a provider of rules-based energy trading and analysis solutions.
“The acquisition of Tradesignal is another milestone in our growth strategy, as we continue to focus on meeting the increasing market demand for data and analytics, to support quantitative and automated approaches to trading,” says Peter Conroy, President, Trayport. “Tradesignal complements Joule, and combined with Trayport’s Data Analytics and autoTRADER solutions, will further enhance decision making and the trading experience. A large number of major European energy market participants are already existing Tradesignal clients, and we look forward to working with
Long-short equity hedge fund Argonaut Capital is eyeing a potential “treasure trove” of short opportunities in previously well-regarded stocks, as the changing inflationary environment and opening up of economies impacts markets.
Gemini now has more than USD30 billion in crypto under custody. Tracking with the impressive growth of the crypto market this year and increased participation from institutional investors, the company have more than tripled its crypto under custody since the beginning of 2021.
Gemini Custody includes: Qualified Custodian; Offline Cold Storage; Hardware Security Keys; Approved Address List; Instant Liquidity; Web Interface; and Sub-accounts.
The company serves a range of institutional clients, including hedge funds, trading firms, corporate treasuries, and asset managers. In March, Gemini launched Gemini Fund Solutions, which supports more crypto fund issuers than any firm in the world.
Global financial technology and professional services firm Arcesium has added several new professionals to its growing sales team focused on its institutional and alternative asset management segments.
Brian Dalia joins as Senior Vice President to spearhead the sales efforts for its Institutional Asset Management (IAM) practice. Matt Weisman has also joined as Vice President on the IAM sales team after 10 years at Broadridge, and will work closely with Mr. Dalia on engaging and serving the IAM industry.
Dalia has more than 20 years of experience in FinTech, with a focus on delivering for the middle- and back-office needs of
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