Hedgewire 27/11/19 Newsletter

Not displaying correctly? View this email in your browser

NEWSLETTER | 27 Nov 2019

Wed | 27 Nov 2019, 10:59

CryptoCompare, a specialist in digital asset data, has launched a suite of digital asset data products in the BT Radianz Cloud. The comprehensive real-time and historical dataset will provide institutional clients with a granular, reliable view of the digital asset class.

Wed | 27 Nov 2019, 10:17

A common perception amongst academics and investors is that factor premiums, like Momentum, Value and Low-risk, exists in equity markets and should be best harvested via both long and short positions. But a team of three quant researchers and portfolio managers at Robeco have critically assessed the added value of shorts positions to harvest equity factors, and contrary to general market consensus, have found that there are none.

Wed | 27 Nov 2019, 10:08

Nasdaq’s Quandl, an alternative data provider, has launched the E-Commerce Intelligence (ECI) dataset, which allows investors to track product-level e-commerce transactions on a near real-time basis.

Wed | 27 Nov 2019, 10:16

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has appointed Virginia Rothwell as its first Chief People Officer.

Vistra makes senior appointments to Global Compliance Team Americas, Europe and Middle East

Wed | 27 Nov 2019, 10:05

Vistra, a global corporate service, trust and fund administration provider, has made three senior appointments to its global compliance team – Stephen Costello as Regional Compliance Director, Americas & Caribbean, Salima Fajal as Regional Compliance Director, Europe, and Nico Van Bockstal as Regional Compliance Director, India, Middle East and Africa – effective immediately.

Tue | 26 Nov 2019, 16:59

ROW Asset Management, a quantitative global macro investment firm founded in 2010, has hired Andy Schneider as Managing Director, Global Head of Business Development, effective immediately.