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NEWSLETTER | 2 Dec 2020

Privium and Swarm unveil novel managed futures fund built around insect colony behaviours

Amsterdam-headquartered Privium Fund Management and London-based software provider Swarm Technology have paired up to launch Swarm XVI, a novel managed futures programme whose trading technology and quantitative investment processes mimic behaviours seen in insect colonies.

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

Hedge fund veterans Chris James and Charles Penner are part of the founding team behind new impact investor Engine No 1, which will look to create long-term value by driving positive impact through active ownership and investment in public and private companies through multiple strategies.

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Strategies for managing through challenging markets

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

2020 has been a reminder that unforeseen circumstances can cause even the most stable of investment environments to switch quickly into being unpredictable and volatile.

Quant Insight partners with AkinovA

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

Quant Insight Limited (Qi), a macro data and analytics firm, and AkinovA Limited (AkinovA), an electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance risk, have formed a partnership to enable the construction of new and more precise risk transfer products with an understanding of how a range of macro-economic risks such as climate change impact those transactions.

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

Prime Trust, a B2B financial infrastructure platform for payments, custody and settlement of alternative assets, has launched Prime Liquidity – a turnkey API-based liquidity engine that enables any fintech app to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrency.

CoreLedger enables Swiss advisory firm Finka to deliver tokenised agricultural trading instrument for Bolivian cattle ranch

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

Blockchain platform CoreLedger is enabling Finka, a Swiss advisory firm, to create the first revenue-sharing token supported by the value of cattle held at Bolivian cattle ranch, La Pradera.

Wed | 2 Dec 2020, 11:34

MackeyRMS, a provider of SaaS-based research management software built to give fundamental investment teams an easier way to create and share investment research in real time, has appointed Sheryl Hawk as VP, Customer Success.