Fintech provider SimCorp has unveiled its Axioma Factor Library Suite, a new data repository designed to give quantitative managers a unified source of research data for building investment strategies. The suite supports alpha construction, risk management, custom model development, strategy design, stress testing, and scenario analysis. Aimed at hedge funds, systematic investors, and asset managers,… Read More >>
Clearwater Taps A.I. to Accelerate Risk Modeling & Analysis
Clearwater Analytics (CWAN), a cloud-native provider of an integrated, front-to-back office operations platform, has embedded agentic artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities in an enterprise risk and quantitative analytics platform, known as Beacon, to help risk teams speed up model validation, exposure analysis, and decision-making, officials say. “As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and portfolio complexity reaches unprecedented levels,… Read More >>
Portage to Oversee Point72 Ventures’ Continuation Vehicle
Venture capital firm Point72 Ventures, backed by hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, has transferred financial technology assets to a $280 million continuation vehicle (CV) to be managed by an affiliate of fintech investment platform Portage, which will serve as the CV’s general partner, according to officials. Officials decline to identify the fintech assets that will be included… Read More >>
Could Your Firm Meet the E.U.’s A.I. Standards?
Industry standards association ISITC Europe has partnered with A.I. product safety and risk management startup Genbounty to help financial services firms ensure compliance with the E.U. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The Act, which came into force on Aug. 1, 2024, establishes a legal framework for A.I. usage grounded in a risk-based assessment of different applications…. Read More >>
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Eleven Banks Take Stake in LSEG’s Post-Trade Division
Eleven global banks have agreed to take a 20 percent stake in the Post Trade Solutions business of the London Stock Exchange Group — a division valued at £850 million ($1.134 billion) — and in return will influence the strategies and future of the LSEG’s post-trade offerings, for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, officials say. The designated… Read More >>
FICC Debuts Risk Tool for U.S. Treasury Clearing
Industry players in U.S. Treasury transaction markets can now access a free, public-facing Value at Risk (VaR) calculator that will help them comply with SEC rules that will expand clearing requirements for them. The DTCC’s Fixed Income Clearing Corp. (FICC) has launched the new tool, accessible via a web browser, which provides “the ability to… Read More >>
Numerix Overhauls PolyPaths Product Suite
Numerix has made “significant enhancements across the PolyPaths product suite,” including new reporting and client-centric capabilities that represent the next chapter for PolyPaths, known for helping firms make the transition away from the discredited London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). “This update represents a pivotal shift in our approach. Given the prolonged prevalence of LIBOR as… Read More >>
Beeks & STT Team Up for Clearing & Settlement Service
Financial cloud solutions provider Beeks Financial Cloud Group is partnering with trading and clearing provider Securities & Trading Technology (STT) to offer a managed service that incorporates clearing, settlement, trade execution, risk management, and surveillance, officials say. The timing was the driving factor for the collaboration between STT and Berks Group as they want to… Read More >>
Nasdaq Signs Top Thai Broker for Risk Platform
The largest institutional broker in Thailand is the first Asian client of the Nasdaq Risk Platform, a service that offers a view of risk for proprietary and client trading portfolios, officials say. The new client Kiatnakin Phatra Securities (KKPS) has signed a multi-year agreement, which expands upon its Nasdaq Trade Surveillance partnership, officials say. The… Read More >>
