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NEWSLETTER | 5 May 2020

Hedge funds’ use of alternative data tipped to surge, new industry study finds

More than half of hedge fund managers are now using alternative data to gain a competitive edge, according to a wide-ranging new study into alt data trends by the Alternative Investment Management Association and fund services provider SS&C.

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

The recent equity market rally is unlikely to stave off the “devastating” economic impact of Covid-19 this year, according to Absolute Return Partners’ founder and CIO Niels Clemen Jensen.

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

As with all companies, Covid-19 has presented a unique set of challenges to Opus, the fast-growing global fund administrator. But when Opus implemented its business continuity plan, it was more than just business as usual. The firm delivered 87% of its client NAVs earlier than expected – at a time when managers were under intense pressure from investors to report returns. Hedgeweek spoke to Opus CEO Robin Bedford about the short-term challenges to operational processes and the implications for the future…

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

Ambienta, a sustainability-focused European asset manager, has launched its first absolute return fund, Ambienta X Alpha, which is believed to be the world’s first long/short fund entirely focused on environmental sustainability.

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

Epsilon Asset Management (“Epsilon”), a quantitative asset management firm that pursues bottom-up stock-selection alpha through a data science investment approach, today announced the findings of its new report, “Hedge Fund Alpha and their Best Ideas”.

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

Wealth management technology platform Addepar is to provide investors with access to hedge fund and private equity opportunities through its new Marketplace offering.

TORA partners with Imagine Software

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

TORA, a provider of a cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has partnered with risk & compliance platform provider, Imagine Software to create a front-to-back end trading solution for hedge funds & asset managers.

Tue | 5 May 2020, 11:22

The Hedge Fund Association (HFA), an international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organisation, has announced the results of its 2020 Global Board of Directors election.