Tag: risk management

Hedge funds admit they spend too much time on spreadsheets

Hedge funds admit they spend too much time on spreadsheets

The study by Beacon Platform Inc. with 100 hedge fund executives in the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Sweden, Norway, and Asia responsible for a collective $901 billion assets under management, found that 73% say their fund or department is wasting time with manual or spreadsheet-based portfolio analytics and optimisation. Hedge funds, risk management, and spreadsheets by the numbers […]

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Global Payments Revenue Pool to Reach $2.2 Trillion by 2027, with Growth Likely to Slow

Global Payments Revenue Pool to Reach $2.2 Trillion by 2027, with Growth Likely to Slow

Despite a global pandemic, supply chain shocks, and rising geopolitical tensions, the payments industry revenue pool grew by 8.3% between 2017 and 2022 to reach $1.6 trillion. However, slower growth is on the horizon, according to new research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The report, titled Global Payments Report 2023 is being released today. BCG’s 21st annual analysis of the […]

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