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The global alternative data market size is expected to reach USD69.36 billion by 2028, expanding at a CAGR of 58.5 per cent from 2021 to 2028. The increasing emphasis on gaining alpha from hedge funds is expected to boost the demand for alternative data.
That’s according to a new report from Research & Markets which says that: “asset managers from hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity funds, pension funds, unit trusts, life insurance companies, and other BFSI entities are highly inclining to use alternative data to derive predictive insights”. Moreover, the use of alternative data for risk management processes is
Digital asset investment products saw a second consecutive week of inflows totalling USD24 million last week, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows weekly report from CoinShares.
Bitcoin saw outflows for the eighth consecutive week with outflows totalling USD3.8 million. Fourteen out of the last 16 weeks have been outflows.
Cardano saw inflows totalling USD10.1m this week, its largest on record, bringing its market share to 0.15 per cent.
Altcoins (including ether) now represent 32 per cent of total digital asset AuM, close to the record 35 per cent set in mid-May this year and surpassing the 30 per
Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) and QUODD Financial Information Services (QUODD), a business unit of Financeware, a NewSpring Holdings platform company, have announced a strategic data partnership to offer access to real-time market data feeds to deliver pricing information and Vendor of Record services.
Apex’s network of clients, which include online brokerages, institutional traders, traditional wealth managers, digital banks and wealth-tech providers, and consumer brands, is expected to benefit from QUODD’s comprehensive offering of market display data and Vendor of Record designation.
With a focus on providing cloud-based RESTful APIs, this partnership is built for digital forward businesses that seek to
Bitfinex Derivatives has announced the launch of perpetual contracts for Sushi (SUSHIF0:USTF0) and Terra (LUNAF0:USTF0).
SUSHIF0:USTF0 and LUNAF0:USTF0 went live on 26 August at 16:00 PM CET. The contracts offer users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in tether tokens (USDt).
“We’re delighted to announce the addition of Sushi and Terra to the growing portfolio of perpetual swaps available to trade on the exchange,” says Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex Derivatives. “We anticipate great interest in these products, particularly among funds and professional investors for hedging purposes and to manage risk.”
Bitfinex Derivatives platform and products are only
TheStandard.io, a DeFi infrastructure project which aims to provide a bridge between traditional physical investments and digital assets, has appointed two high-profile crypto industry figures to its Advisory Board – Dr Jane Thomason and Hartej Sawhney.
TheStandard.io issues liquidity to asset holders without selling the assets and makes inflation beneficial for savers, as loans effectively become cheaper to pay back. Users of participating vaulting facilities simply lock up their digital and physical assets in a smart contract which acts as collateral against loans that users can generate without any intermediaries: It will be a private Gold Standard 2.0 and can fundamentally
Liti Capital’s wLITI token, a wrapped version of the Swiss company’s LITI equity token, has been listed on the Bitcoin.com. wLITI is trading with BTC and USDT pairs.
Liti Capital, a Swiss-based blockchain private equity fund specialising in raising capital for legal cases, is making waves in traditional investing by bringing litigation financing to the masses, an investment practice traditionally monopolised by hedge fund heavyweights and elite investors.
Danish Chaudhry, CEO of Bitcoin.com Exchange, says: “The Liti Capital team are providing an equity token which is the first of its kind, focused around easy-to-access private equity investment opportunities for basically
SRAX has collaborated with S3 Partners, a financial data and analytics provider, to incorporate short interest and securities finance data into the Sequire platform.
Sequire is an investor intelligence and communications platform where companies can track their investors’ behaviours and trends through data, and use those insights to engage current and potential shareholders, or any desired audience, across multiple channels. While Sequire’s proprietary data sets provide issuers insights into who is buying their stock, at what volume, and more, the addition of short interest data enhances the value for Sequire customers.
The institutional investment community has long used short interest
Suntera Global has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a boutique fund administration and corporate services firm.
The acquisition, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, adds to Suntera Global’s client base while strengthening its presence in EU markets. The move supports its growth strategy and complements its office network in Jersey, Cayman, Bahamas, Isle of Man, Malta, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Founded in 2003, Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg) (Reference) is a provider of boutique fund administration and corporate services to Luxembourg based entities. With headquarters in Luxembourg, the firm has a
Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a specialist in technology solutions for real-time risk management and margin calculations for equities, equity options, futures, and options on futures, has released a custom house policy builder in the Sterling Risk & Margin product line.
This new application provides advanced analytics as RaaS (Risk-as-a-Service) utilising quantitative and big data techniques.
The new custom house policy builder functionality allows users to construct and manage their own risk or margin policy using any combination of risk measures, including multiple price and volatility scenarios, an OCC TIMS estimate with various add-ons and VaR (Value at Risk). This
London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel), Europe’s largest regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by senior traders and investment professionals formerly from major financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, says the UK is one of the most attractive markets for hedge fund managers focusing on crypto and digital assets, as new research reveals potential for strong growth in the country.
Nickel’s clients include institutional investors, global wealth managers and ultra-high net worth individuals from around the world.
Nickel Digital recently commissioned a survey with 23 institutional investors and wealth managers in the UK who collectively oversee $66.5 billion
