Asset allocation
Regulators recommend Figi over Cusip, Isin for reporting in FDTA proposal
Another contentious battle in the world of identifiers pits the Figi against Cusip and the Isin, with regulators including the Fed, the SEC, and the CFTC so far backing the Figi.
What makes a good PM? New algos separate the skillful from the lucky
$15 billion investment manager Xponance’s web-based platform, Aapryl, helps asset allocators distinguish skillful investment managers from those who are simply lucky.
Northern Trust focuses on alpha generation with recent investments, partnerships
Northern Trust has invested in three firms this year, which now sit in its investment data science division as part of its Whole Office strategy.
Swedish bank finds Covid-19 recovery insights in alt datasets
High-frequency data such as human mobility data and plastic shipments can help investment professionals understand the post-pandemic economic reopening.
Qontigo to Launch SRI Indices
The new offering, which will launch 'in the coming months', will impose stricter screenings on the ESG investible universe.
TradingScreen Continues OMS Expansion on the Buy Side
Vendor firm will release enhancements to allocation, pre-trade compliance, and reporting and analytics in September.
Quants Use Nowcasting As Covid Crystal Ball
Experts from UBS, Unigestion, MIT and QuantConnect discuss the need for nowcasting, and what the alt data boom has made possible in trying to navigate today’s crisis.
Lazard Asset Management Looks to Reinvent Asset Classifications
The firm is developing themed asset categories for investors by finding new correlations in alternative datasets.
Rimes Rolls Out ETF Managed Data Service for the Buy Side
The managed service aims to provide portfolio, risk and compliance managers with additional ETF transparency.
State Street Aims to Bolster ESG Offering with Latest Partnership
State Street is teaming up with Harvard professor George Serafeim to create solutions that help institutional investors find ESG materiality.
Fixed Income ESG Data: Materially Different
The ESG space is growing rapidly and gaining more attention, but one area that has been largely ignored by data providers is that of ESG information specific to fixed-income investors.
Rebel Math: Robert and Richard Michaud, New Frontier Advisors
For over 50 years, modern asset management has been guided by the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the theories of Harry Markowitz. Yet, a father-and-son team in Boston says it’s wrong—and they can prove it.
Best Managed Service for Reference Data: Rimes
IMD/IRD Awards 2018
QuantConnect Creates Tool to Develop, Share Algorithms
Through the Algorithm Framework, quants can use plug-and-play algorithms from across QuantConnect's user base.
T. Rowe Price Taps Former BlackRock Strategist for APAC Strategy Role
Shen will focus on creating solutions for institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region.
T Rowe Taps Poullaouec to Head APAC Multi-Asset Solutions Business
Poullaouec’s appointment follows the firm’s hires for the multi-asset division in North America and EMEA.
Tech Investment Could Help UK Asset Managers Meet FCA's Calls for Sweeping Changes
Markets watchdog releases blistering criticisms of client charges and proposes all-in fee