17 Sep 2020
Remote Working, Covid-19 and Middle Office Outsourcing
SEI's latest middle office whitepaper, "Remote Working, Covid-19 and Middle Office Outsourcing," explores some of the operations challenges…
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16 Sep 2020
Hedge fund industry up 2.42 per cent in August, says Backstop BarclayHedge
As Wall Street experienced its best August since the 1980s, the hedge fund industry posted its fifth straight positive month returning 2.42…
14 Sep 2020
New Capco paper examines why outsourcing is on the rise
Outsourced trading demand is increasing as investment firms look to reduce costs, satisfy regulatory demands and expand into different…
EQUITY X joins BT Radianz Cloud
EQUITY X, an equity valuation software and alternative data provider, has joined BT Radianz Cloud. The move is part of EQUITY X’s ambition…
University of St Gallen analysis reveals new insights into FX market microstructure
A paper has been published by researchers at the University of St Gallen analysing an FX dataset from CLS, a financial market…
11 Sep 2020
Flexible working, virtual fundraising and recreating that ‘water cooler’ environment
In his latest blog Joel Press, formerly a senior partner and Head of the Global Hedge Fund Practice at Ernst & Young, and a leading…
10 Sep 2020
AIMA and KPMG survey: Industry remains resilient during pandemic, with hedge funds “actively hiring” throughout market dislocation
The global hedge fund industry is successfully weathering the global coronavirus pandemic, with firms continuing to build talent and…
09 Sep 2020
European alternatives funds surpass EUR2tn AUM threshold for the first time
Total assets under management for Europe-based alternatives funds have reached EUR2.00 trillion for the first time as of the end of 2019,…
08 Sep 2020
SteelEye names Chief Operating Officer
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has appointed Rob Friend as Chief Operating Officer, effective…
04 Sep 2020
Volatility “most definitely on the menu”: Hedge fund industry reacts to Thursday’s shock sell-off
After global stock markets suffered their steepest sell-off since June, Hedgeweek rounds up a range of perspectives from across the hedge…
03 Sep 2020
Covid-19 volatility underscores need for next generation in risk management
New academic research by Plato Investment Management’s Head of Long Short Strategies, Dr David Allen, has highlighted the need for…
01 Sep 2020
Taking full advantage of data
The growing computing power witnessed in the past few years has led to data becoming more accessible, often at the touch of a button.…
Gauging value through data
As various pharmaceutical companies around the world endeavour to find a workable vaccine against the coronavirus, alternative data could…
Harmonised data to enhance alpha generation
Using order book data to drive investment decisions was historically the domain of high frequency trading hedge funds. However, as these…
Gaining an edge – Human + machine
By A Paris – Alternative data and data science techniques can help give hedge funds a competitive edge but, it is the symbiotic integration…
