02 Aug 2021
Quant hedge funds tipped to flourish with institutional inflows set to rise
Pension funds and institutional investors are set to increase their allocations to computer-based hedge funds over the next 12 months, with…
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Bitfinex Derivatives to launch Solana perpetual swap
Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform accessible through the Bitfinex digital token trading platform, has launched a perpetual…
AirCarbon Exchange reports 3.6 million carbon credits traded in H1
AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), a fully digital exchange for voluntary carbon credits with real-time trading and settlement, has executed…
30 Jul 2021
Appital to partner with Turquoise to bring 'pioneering' bookbuilding technology to the buy-side
Appital has partnered with pan-European MTF Turquoise, which is majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group in partnership with the user…
The Covid bet: How the pandemic has disrupted the Momentum-Value equity equation
The traditional relationship between Momentum and Value factors is becoming increasingly blurred as the Covid-19 pandemic has upended…
THETA appoints Strategic Sales Advisor
THETA, a specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as Strategic Sales Advisor, managing…
Dimensional strengthens EMEA investment leadership team
Dimensional Fund Advisors, a specialist in systematic factor investing, is bolstering leadership in its affiliate’s London-based EMEA…
SEC looking to strengthen whistleblower programme
Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed that the SEC is reviewing its whistleblower…
Akin Gump appoints new partner
Akin Gump has added John P Hamilton as a Partner in its investment management practice in New York. Hamilton comes to Akin Gump from…
29 Jul 2021
State Street partners with Lukka to expand digital asset fund admin capabilities for alt investment clients
State Street Corporation is to provide digital and cryptocurrency asset fund administration capabilities for the firm’s private funds…
GSR names former JPMorgan executive as Global Head of Sales
GSR, a specialist in digital asset trading, has appointed Michael Bressler as Global Head of Sales. Bressler will lead the firm’s ongoing…
Curve Finance adds euro-pegged tether (EURt) tokens
Curve Finance, an automated market maker protocol designed for swapping between stablecoins and other digital tokens with low fees and…
UK consultant sees significant upswing in ‘first time’ hedge fund investors
Hedge funds are attracting greater numbers of ‘first-time’ allocators, with “unusual amounts” of fresh investors showing an interest in the…
Allvue Systems names Chief Legal Officer
Allvue Systems (Allvue), an alternative investment technology solutions provider, has appointed Deborah Mason as Chief Legal Officer and…
O’Shaughnessy Asset Management launches new emerging markets strategy suite on Canvas
O’Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM), a quantitative asset management firm, has introduced a suite of emerging markets (EM) and developed…
