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Cassini Systems, a provider of pre- and post-trade margin analytics for derivatives market participants, has entered into a new initial margin (IM) partnership with AcadiaSoft Inc, a provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community. Under the agreement, Cassini clients now have automated access to AcadiaSoft’s reconciliation platform, Initial Margin Exposure Manager (IMEM), creating a one-stop shop for IM requirements across cleared and bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded derivatives transactions.
The partnership will enable Cassini clients to use the firm’s pre-trade analytics to make key decisions on how best to execute a transaction, as well as
Algebris Investments is seizing on opportunities in strong, strategically important companies globally that are benefitting from government support during the downturn, as central banks “drop all their taboos” to support the global economy.
Portfolio manager Alberto Gallo, who runs the Algebris Macro Credit Fund, said that while the market outlook is “bumpy”, there are “very good returns” available in credit markets for patient investors.
Gallo’s strategy – which trades bank debt, sovereigns, and investment grade and high yield corporate debt, has so far advanced 2.68 per cent month-to-date.
Having initially remained cautious throughout January and February, putting more than half
ChainUP’s BitWind offering creates a pool of liquidity that is comparable to those of top exchanges, thereby helping novice and operating digital asset exchanges increase their transaction volumes. On crypto exchanges, liquidity basically refers to the ease of conversions between tokens or to cash. Closely related to market depth and exchange transactions, it correlates with the number of users, level of activity and amount of funds that are being transacted. Important in traditional stock markets, liquidity plays an even more crucial role in crypto markets.
Huobi founder Li Lin has said that: “Asset volume and liquidity are the core indicators of
Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has the most liquid bitcoin and ethereum pairs, based upon order book depth analysis by The Block.While trading volume is a headline figure showcased by many cryptocurrency exchanges, the level of liquidity offers a far more valuable insight into the quality of trade execution and transaction costs, particularly in the turbulent conditions that have characterised recent cryptocurrency markets. High liquidity provides traders with tighter spreads and lower slippage.
The Block’s research, which analysed the order book depth for US Dollar pairs for bitcoin, ethereum and ripple’s XRP on 21 leading cryptocurrency exchanges, found that Bitfinex has
Hedge funds trading emerging markets strategies face major dispersion in their assets, as the impact of Covid-19 – and the resulting government responses – diverges sharply across different regions and countries.
New analysis by Lyxor Asset Management this week pointed to “uneven recovery prospects” across different EM countries and markets following the pandemic, stemming from various factors including differing regional responses to the crisis, business cycles, government support for economies, and reliance on oil markets, among other things.
Emerging markets-focused hedge funds lost 8.5 per cent last month, according to Lyxor stats, as the dramatic sell-off in developed markets spread
Last month, the impact of coronavirus caused stock markets to plummet. This led to a huge spike in volatility, with the VIX Index hitting a high of 82.69 on 16 March, benefiting macro strategies (according to the latest Q1 performance figures) as well as statistical arbitrage strategies like New Jersey-based Blueshift Asset Management.
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Align: Best Outsourced IT Provider – Technology is playing a key role in the delivery of compliance within the world of hedge funds and managers are becoming more pro-active in understanding how technology can help them meet these challenges.
As hedge funds continue to feel both regulatory and investor ODD pressure regarding its information technology infrastructure, managed service providers are being forced to bolster their offerings to support managers in tackling cyber-security and compliance challenges.
According to Vinod Paul (pictured), chief operating office at Align, clients are demonstrating a sharper need for more detailed information and support in the realm of
Constellation Advisers: Best Outsourced Accounting Firm – The increase in transparency demands within the investment industry has led to an upshot in business for firms offering due diligence assessments. Carrying out this work allows these due diligence practitioners to be at the forefront of evolving industry best practice.
“We anticipate that hedge funds will continue to face increased infrastructure, reporting and regulatory requirements by institutional investors, a tough capital raising climate and continued fee compression. As such, managers will have to take a serious look at how they are currently operating their business,” says Greg Farrington, President of Constellation Advisers.
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Cowen Outsourced Trading: Best Outsourced Trading Solution – As hedge fund managers continue to focus on reducing cost and fostering a greater emphasis on their core competency, the industry is seeing a move as existing funds explore outsourced solutions to either supplement their internal trading operations or at times completely replace them.
Jack Seibald (pictured), Managing Director at Cowen, says the firm has experienced this trend directly, onboarding some notable current hedge funds with this service. “The dramatic changes taking place in the structure of the markets, particularly the equity markets, means far fewer issuers now trade publicly, compared to a
