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Solving today’s fixed income attribution challenges

Solving today’s fixed income attribution challenges

Calculating accurate performance attribution in the fixed income markets is a crucial element to success. Not only is fixed income attribution vital to inform, support and defend investment decisions, but sales and marketing personnel use the data for client acquisition and retention activities.

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Abnormal Returns: Returns for Short Positions and Portfolios

Abnormal Returns: Returns for Short Positions and Portfolios

This post is an excerpt from an article in the most recent volume of the Journal of Performance Measurement written by Carl Bacon, CIPM, StatPro Chief Advisor, Ian Thompson, Ph.D., Global Head of Portfolio Analytics at StatPro, and Pierre van der Westhuizen, Head of Performance at StatPro.

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StatPro maintains momentum

StatPro maintains momentum

StatPro Group plc has capped off 2018 with: a new strategic partnership with Broadridge, the global Fintech leader; the acquisition of ODDO BHF, the regulatory risk services bureau; three new senior executive hires; and multiple industry accolades recognising our flagship platform, Revolution, as…

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StatPro pushes forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta integrations

StatPro pushes forward with Investor Analytics, UBS Delta integrations

With two major acquisitions made in 2016 and 2017 respectively, integrating these platforms into our flagship platform, Revolution, is progressing nicely with several big rollouts coming in 2019.

In a recent interview with WatersTechnology, our Global Head of Risk, Damian Handzy discusses how we are moving forward with the Investor Analytics and UBS Delta integrations.

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The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

The difficulty in regulating new asset classes

Technology has not only changed the way financial services are delivered and consumed but also has led to the creation of entirely new asset classes. The surge in popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could scarcely have been predicted before it happened and, in many ways, regulators…

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The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

The importance of analytics technology in the fixed income market

It’s no stretch to say technology has become extremely important to the fixed income trader, especially technology that can help make sense and glean insight out of the massive amount of data that exists in today’s marketplace. Unlike other sectors, the fixed income world is full of different typ…

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The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

The impact of proposed changes to GIPS® 2020: Part 2

In this, the third and final installment of our series on the CFA Institute’s Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) 2020 revisions, we are continuing our look at some of the proposed changes detailed in the standards and how they may affect financial analysts. The GIPS® 2020 project seeks to revise and bring up-to-date many of the statutes in the current GIPS® standards, which were last revised almost a decade ago.

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