Fundamental
The costly sanctions risks hiding in your supply chain
In an age of geopolitical instability and rising fines, financial firms need to dig deep into the securities they invest in and the issuing company’s network of suppliers and associates.
One view to rule them all: Buy side firms seek to unify their data
Asset management firms still struggle to consolidate their data so that it speaks the same language across different business lines. Some new SaaS-based investment management vendors are aiming to solve this.
Meme stocks, Reddit, and QAnon: A postcard from the origin of the metaverse
Join WatersTechnology for a look back at the most absurd stories of the year—Reddit/GameStop, the advent of meme stocks, and QAnon—and what they mean for you.
UBS equities team gets to grips with SFDR funds, ramps up ESG scoring
An active equities team at UBS is refining its approach to ESG integration as it converts funds to Article 8.
UK regulatory consultation hopes to bridge gaps in AI adoption
The industry forum looks to inform recommendations for the safe use of AI in financial firms.
Disrupting data delivery: AWS Data Exchange gains ground with addition of FactSet content
Leveraging AWS’s presence on Wall Street, Data Exchange has the potential to shake up traditional financial data delivery and contracts, if it can add relevant content and overcome challenges like real-time streaming and connectivity in the cloud.
A tale of two titans: Microsoft vs. Bloomberg
Bloomberg has fended off rivals to its business for years but Jo believes a more credible threat may be emerging.
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.
UBS AM builds model for quantifying greening of heavy industry
The asset manager's quant research arm, QED, has published a framework for valuing companies in industries like cement or steel that transition to more sustainable tech.
Meme stocks: Data providers conflicted on offering investment analyses
While some alternative data providers are jumping in on the meme-stock craze by producing new datasets and analyses geared toward risk management and alpha generation, others—perhaps rightly so—are staying cautious.
Despite client concerns, LSE’s new Sedol fees take hold
Under the new fee policy, some of the largest users of the LSE’s identifier codes could see their Sedol spend more than double, though the exchange says the “vast majority” of clients will see no increase.
Quandl goes live with new dataset for measuring dollar value of patents
The data vendor’s product is its first that aims to sort what it believes to be truly innovative companies from the pack.
Data disruptors face uphill battle to overcome credit ratings stagnation
With traditional ratings agencies facing increased hostility from financial firms, new entrants are hoping to reshape ratings. But will fresh approaches appeal to an industry underwhelmed by existing offerings?
Itiviti’s Blueprint for Success—Investing in People and Products
Itiviti won the best low-latency trading network category in last year’s Buy-Side Technology Awards. On the back of that success, Victor Anderson speaks to Linda Middleditch, head of product strategy and engineering at Itiviti, about how the firm…
FRTB–Taking Stock of Where We Are Today
This report distills the new approaches for calculating market risk outlined by the Basel Committee, and how regulators across Asia, Europe and the US plan to roll out FRTB in their markets. In addition, the report includes the inputs from banking…
MackeyRMS, InsiderScore merge, creating research & analytics hub for active managers
The merger was made possible following a strategic investment from a PE firm in 2019. The newly-combined entity will look at future M&A opportunities.
JP Morgan AM develops AI quant tool that uses mind maps to build thematic funds
ThemeBot uses textual relevance and revenue attribution to construct a list of stocks, which is then verified by JPMAM’s active equity analysts.
Case Studies: Two Hedge Funds Incorporate Behavioral Analytics to Optimize Performance
Regardless of fund type, portfolio managers can analyze their trade data and behavior to make improvements, according to Essentia Analytics’ CEO.
Startup Hedge Fund Turns to Quantamental Analysis for ESG Products
Boston-based Changebridge Capital is using a hybrid approach to find investment opportunities in misunderstood small- and mid-cap companies.
Fulcrum AM Looks to Quantify ESG Risk by Honing Hard Numbers
ESG risks will become part of investment and risk management processes across all funds at the firm.
Fund Managers Seek to Plug Holes in ESG Data
Quant funds are striving to adjust their ESG models to take into account changes in corporate behavior during the pandemic.