by CDO Review Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Concentrated funds with less than 50 holdings may not be adequately assessed for risks by the current approach to risk modelling. The volume of concentrated funds has more than tripled to $600 billion over the past decade but risk modelling tools have not kept pace...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 30, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Finding alpha in alternative data is a skill. Investment managers who expect a neatly-wrapped package of actionable insights along with their crop of brand new algorithms will surely be disabused. Mark Melin writes that it takes plenty of experience for analysts to...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Quandl, one of the leading alternative data providers, is rethinking its business strategy as traditional data giants Bloomberg and S&P crash the alternative data party. Dan DeFrancesco filed this report Quandl’s new for Business Insider: Tammer Kamel,...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Everything is grist for the AI-powered analytical mill that processes the sentiment of corporate Twitter feeds, the CEO’s choice of executive car, turnover in accounting firms, company mentions in the daily paper, and a million other data points as asset managers and...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Algo wheels have gained real traction among traders, and more growth is expected, according to a new survey — even if users might have trouble articulating exactly how an algo wheel works. Ivy Schmerken, editorial director for Flextrade, explains the benefits of...
by CDO Review Staff | Aug 28, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Financial media outlets are beginning to cover AI and machine learning-driven ETFs, coming soon to a broker near you. Most recently, CNBC covered an AI-driven ETF created by Robert Tull, head of Procure AM, an exchange traded product firm. Tull says that while his...
