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NEWSLETTER | 3 Dec 2020  
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How Covid-19 shocks revealed machine-based hedge funds’ “Achilles’ heel”

This year’s Covid-19 stock market upheaval has revealed an “Achilles’ heel” in quantitative hedge fund models that use traditional factors such as momentum and value, as machine-based strategies have struggled against “unique new drivers of stock returns that don’t fit the academic models”, says Man FRM.

 
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Highbridge Capital Management closes Convertible Dislocation Fund
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
Highbridge Capital Management (Highbridge), a wholly owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Asset Management, has held the final closing of the Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund with total investable capital of more than USD2 billion, including approximately USD685 million in equity commitments.
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Eventus Systems named to global RegTech100 List for 2021
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
Specialist research firm RegTech Analyst has named Eventus Systems, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, to its global 2021 RegTech100 List. 
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How can retail flow add value in the institutional eFX market?
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
For fund managers looking at FX it is widely accepted that this market exists in a constant state of evolution, but how far have we come in challenging our traditional ways of thinking?
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Style Analytics makes 24 client gains in past nine months
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
Style Analytics, a London and Boston based factor analysis firm, has added 24 new global asset owners and managers to its roster of industry-leading clients over the past nine months and 41 of its historical clients have increased their subscriptions for new products and modules.
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The evolution of the third party management company sector: Conflicted
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
This is the third in a series of four articles from the DMS Client Solutions Team, bringing you a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented by the shifting European regulatory landscape. In last week’s article Daniel Forbes explored explored the evolving landscape in Ireland for Fund Management. This week, David Morrissey (pictured), DMS Global Head of Client Solutions, offers his unique personal perspective on the evolution of the third party management company sector.
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New Sales Manager for Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium appointed at Cappitech
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
Cappitech, a provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Fabrice Bensimon as Sales Manager for Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.
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Gregory Knapp rejoins Opus Fund Services
Thu | 3 Dec 2020, 11:36
Greg Knapp has rejoined fund administrator Opus Fund Services as VP, Business Development. 
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PODCAST – Watsonisation 2.0: The Exponential Pull of Innovation Part II

Listen to the second of five podcasts produced by Hedgeweek, in association with SEI. In part two of two on the subject, we examine how AI is shaping the future of the asset management industry on the back of SEI's recent white paper, Watsonisation 2.0: The Exponential Pull of Innovation.

 
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