Technology
Is it really alpha?
Hedge funds often characterise their mission as the pursuit of pure alpha. A growing body of research, however, argues that a significant proportion of observed hedge fund returns are really alternative beta. David Rowe considers the implications for the…
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CDS portfolio trading platform hits market
Creditex launches online auction service for trading bulk CDS, named Q-Wixx, that it claims will cut costs and risk for dealers and CDO managers
Trio of vendors spearheading Basel credit risk work
SAS, SunGard, Algo lauded by Chartis
ICICI signs up to Markit for CDS price data
ICICI Bank, India’s second largest bank with assets of more than $79 billion, has signed up to Markit’s credit default swap (CDS) pricing service.
Imagine Software snares another Asia fund
Sandringham Capital, a Sydney-based long/short fund that uses derivatives, will use software provided by New York vendor Imagine Software for its portfolio and risk management requirements.
The responsive alternative...
Barclays Capital's Michael Brian explains hedge funds' nimbleness does put pressure on prime brokers to respond in kind but, as is the case with all rapidly changing industries, the cream does still rise to the top
Power through sharp focus
When choosing a prime broker, clients should conduct a thorough review of firms' core competencies to assess suitability, says Lehman's prime broking team
The new foundation for hedge funds
Hedge funds going digital was one thing, but boy, do they generate some data? More than you can put on a floppy disk, anyway, as Bob Guilbert from Eze Castle explains
US and UK firms become allies in the fight for futures
Chicago, home to the futures exchanges, is an obvious draw for fund managers, but the partnership strategies of local players are further opening up the market, suggests Astor's Robert Stein. By Phyllis Feinberg