18 Feb 2021
New Insights investment research platform launched by State Street
State Street Corporation has launched Insights, a new research platform that offers clients proprietary research, exclusive data-driven…
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Refinitiv launches new ESG analytics tool
Refinitiv has launched MarketPsych ESG Analytics, a new analytics tool to provide numerical ESG insights on companies and countries based…
Hedge Funds up 0.98 per cent in January, says Backstop BarclayHedge
Hedge funds started 2021 on a positive note returning 0.98 per cent in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by…
17 Feb 2021
Vela adds Cboe One market data to SuperFeed
Vela, an independent provider of data and execution technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, has added the Cboe One Feed to…
16 Feb 2021
London loses more ground to New York as world’s leading financial centre, says Duff & Phelps
Only 31 per cent of senior financial professionals see London as the world’s leading financial hub, down from 34 per cent last year and a…
11 Feb 2021
New factor analysis by Two Sigma shows impact of GameStop debacle on crowded bets
New analysis by quantitative hedge fund Two Sigma Investments reveals how last month’s ‘Reddit raid’ by retail traders upended factor-based…
10 Feb 2021
Is the convergence of liquid and illiquid alternatives really in the best interests of investors?
By Stephen Oxley (pictured), managing director, Institutional Relationship Group, PGIM – I read a prediction in one of those crystal-ball…
Refinitiv to serve as EFA's primary derivatives data source
EFA is to use Refinitiv as its primary data source for Securities operations. This decision reinforces and expands the long-standing…
09 Feb 2021
Retail genie “out of the bottle”: Hedge fund giant Man Group says GameStop effect here to stay
The increasing democratisation of stock trading – and the growing impact of social media in market movements – is likely here to stay…
05 Feb 2021
Alpha-generating opportunities surge in Japan, as economic recovery and market reforms gather pace
Japan’s macroeconomic backdrop is strengthening alpha-generating opportunities for hedge funds, with a growing number of newly-launched…
As dust settles on GameStop carnage, hedge funds ponder lasting impact of ‘Reddit raid’ on short selling
The co-ordinated billion-dollar raid on hedge funds’ short positions in GameStop by amateur traders represents another risk management…
04 Feb 2021
Bitfinex Terminal launches historical funding statistical data
Bitfinex, a digital token trading platform, has launched historical funding statistical data on Bitfinex Terminal, a real-time market data…
03 Feb 2021
Hedge funds among the financial organisations to deploy Causal AI platform
The Causal AI platform, created by causaLens, is being leveraged by financial services companies (including Aviva Investors, 2IQ, TIAA, CLS…
MackeyRMS to merge with InsiderScore
MackeyRMS, a provider of SaaS-based research management software, and InsiderScore, a provider of actionable data and analytics on publicly…
Maximising the benefits of prime access can change the fortunes of smaller hedge funds
As hedge funds take stock of the events of last year – the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions and the collapse of the oil market to…
