by CDO Review Staff | Jul 15, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Fund managers combined quant factors with fundamental analysis and alternative data and just like that a new buzzword—Quantamental Investing—is born. Raghav Bharadwaj filed this report on the rising use of quantamental analysis for Emerj: Investors and financial...
by CDO Review Staff | Jul 15, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
Rising technology costs and other non-compensation costs are putting immense pressure upon the shoulders of asset managers even as fees have fallen an average of 20 percent. Julie Segal filed this report for Institutional Investor: “Two things are happening. Until the...
by CDO Review Staff | Jul 15, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
When it comes to the data used by Credit Suisse’s $650 million quant fund QT, Roberto Jedreicich is the decider. Business Insider followed Jedreicich for a day. With so many alternative data providers popping up, what’s it like to buy data for a large fund? How...
by CDO Review Staff | Jun 24, 2019 | AI, Asset Management and Trading, Chief Data Officer
Data mining is the primary reason why US financial firms are diving deep into AI and its applications say 36% of those surveyed by Broadridge Financial Solutions. Another 20% said they used AI primarily for post-trade processing while 13% said market analytics. Here...
by CDO Review Staff | Jun 3, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
With investors fleeing actively-managed hedge funds that charge high fees, BlackRock has plunged into an AI strategy that promises higher returns while reducing costs at the same time. This means installing capabilities to process all manner of alternative data while...
by CDO Review Staff | May 31, 2019 | Asset Management and Trading
A survey conducted by data and analytics advisory firm Element 22 revealed that alternative data and advanced analytics have now become mainstream for asset managers seeking greater returns on investments. John D’Antona Jr. filed this report on the Element 22 survey...
