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By Alex King (pictured), CFA, Investment Strategy Analyst and Adam Berger, CFA, Multi-Asset Strategist, Wellington Management – We’ve studied more than 30 years of hedge fund industry data and found that performance has tended to be strongest in periods of higher security-level dispersion, macro volatility, and interest rates. We believe we have entered one such environment today, making hedge funds a potentially valuable addition to a multi-asset portfolio.Â
Tech-driven agency execution specialist Liquidnet, has appointed Andrew Arnold as Senior Execution Trader, High Touch US Equity Options, and Jason Lichten as Senior Execution Trader, Low Touch US Equity Options to lead its news US Equity Options business.
Arcesium, a provider of investment lifecycle and data management technology for the global investment industry, has launched Aquata® Marketplace, an interoperable data ecosystem for the institutional investment industry.
By Saboor Zahir, Axioma Product Specialist, SimCorp – The hedge fund landscape has never been more competitive. In Q2 2025 alone, hedge fund asset inflows reached $24.8 billion1, marking the largest quarterly inflow since 2014. It’s no surprise emerging managers face an uphill battle to differentiate themselves in an increasingly sophisticated marketplace.Â
Parameta Solutions, the data and analytics division of TP ICAP Group, has launched an enhanced real-time OTC oil market data service, built to give customers a faster, clearer view of global OTC oil markets.
TMX Group has acquired Verity, a US-based provider of investment research management and data intelligence solutions, in a move that strengthens its global data offering through its existing TMX Datalinx service.
McKay Brothers has unveiled a new private transport network connecting London and Singapore with a round-trip latency of under 137 milliseconds, positioning it as the fastest available route for crypto and FX trading between the two financial hubs.
Pyth Network, a provider of institutional market data, has launched Pyth Pro, a subscription service aimed at delivering cross-asset, institutional-grade pricing across cryptocurrencies, equities, fixed income, commodities, and foreign exchange.
By Robert D Stock (pictured), PhD, Axioma Analytics Research, SimCorp – Passive investing in index funds has been enormously popular and for good reasons. In fact, total passive assets surpassed active assets by early 2024, according to Research Affiliates1. But the popularity of systematic index-based investing may also create unintended effects, including reduced diversification and amplified liquidity and volatility risks. In this article we explore whether other investment opportunities have arisen in the wake of the passive juggernaut.
Boothbay Fund Management has appointed SS&C GlobeOp as fund administrator for its $2.5bn multi-manager platform, which oversees more than 140 separately managed accounts, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
