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Beyond the Data: Hedge funds loving their algos more than ever before

The TRADE

The past year has seen vast improvement across the algorithmic trading space when it came to hedge funds’ strategies, new data from The TRADE has found. High scores for ease of use prove the clear satisfaction among hedge funds utilising algo strategies, cementing the notion that desired developments within the technology are being met.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. Many of the largest hedge funds put commodity trading within their global macro strategies , but plenty of smaller funds, banks, and desks make it a separate category or focus on commodities within their macro strategies.

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BNP Paribas to pay €5.1 billion for AXA Investment Managers in trillion-dollar asset management JV

The TRADE

Specifically, the new entity would be a leading player in long term savings assets for insurers and pension funds, BNP Paribas said in its Thursday statement. billion, and Deutsche Bank agreeing to acquire institutional broker Numis in a £410 million deal. The post BNP Paribas to pay €5.1

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JP Morgan OEMS Neovest acquires LayerOne Financial to bolster hedge fund offering

The TRADE

JP Morgan subsidiary Neovest has moved to expand its capabilities in the hedge fund sphere with the acquisition of investment management platform LayerOne Financial. Once integrated, the enhanced Neovest platform will be available to hedge funds in a modular format.

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Untangling credit and liquidity in FX

The TRADE

Historically market structure in foreign exchange (FX) has lent itself to ISDA-based, direct bilateral trading, meaning buy-side firms – in particular real money firms who don’t have the capabilities to use a prime broker model – are often locked into these relationships with banks based on credit lines.

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Royal London Asset Management: ‘At the end of the day, they’re just really good traders’

The TRADE

Royal London Asset Management’s (RLAM) trading team is no stranger to change. The London-based asset manager has undergone not one but three makeovers in recent years as it continues to evolve with the demands of the street. More recently though, RLAM’s trading team has undergone another revamp.

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Research budgets increasing globally for the first time since Mifid II

The TRADE

In the first half of 2024, research budgets have increased both as a proportion of assets under management as well as in absolute terms, Substantive Research has found. As a proportion of assets managed, US budgets rose 15%, with European budgets up a more modestly by 4%.

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