Axioma names Nico Kicillof of Two Sigma and Microsoft as Managing Director LeapRate

September 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Axioma names Nico Kicillof of Two Sigma and Microsoft as Managing Director

Axioma announced the appointment of Nico Kicillof to the newly created position of Managing Director, Head of Platform Engineering. He was previously Head of Software Development Lifecycle at Two Sigma, the technology-driven institutional investor, since 2015. Streamlining flows of content into Axioma’s expanding range of cloud-based products and solutions is a core strategic objective,” said…

August 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

RPMI Railpen to employ Axioma's portfolio optimizer solution

Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, announced that has entered into an agreement with RPMI Railpen (Railpen) to supply its portfolio optimization solution. Railpen is the investment manager for the Railways Pension Scheme one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds. Railpen will use Axioma Portfolio Optimizer to…

June 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Axioma partners with Omega Point to enable ‘Quantamental’ approach in fundamental investing

Axioma, a global provider of innovative risk and portfolio management solutions, today announced a new partnership with Omega Point, a portfolio intelligence tool for fundamental-style managers. Through this licensing agreement, Omega Point clients can now access Axioma’s suite of factor models via their existing workflow. This will enable closer alignment of modelling assumptions and risk…

May 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Axioma delivers market risk solutions for Mirova and Natixis Asset Management

Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, and FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, have entered into an agreement with Mirova, the second-largest European manager of open-ended SRI funds and Natixis Asset Management, Europe-based asset manager. These two asset managers are Natixis Global Asset Management affiliates, itself…

April 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former CIO at Bank of Montreal joins Axioma as Managing Director, Corporate Strategy

Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, announced the appointment of industry veteran George N. Patterson as Managing Director, Corporate Strategy. As part of Axioma’s newly formed Corporate Strategy Team, Patterson will focus on identifying buyside trends and market opportunities to expand the company’s footprint and accelerate growth. Patterson was previously…

January 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Axioma launches Python API and web services for its portfolio optimizer

Axioma, a provider of investment risk and portfolio management solutions, has launched the Axioma Portfolio Optimizer Python API (application program interface). The API, built on Axioma’s new Optimization Web Services, enables users to leverage the features of Axioma’s best-in-class Portfolio Optimizer using Python. Python is fast becoming the language of choice for quants who use…

November 28, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sycomore Asset Management picks out Axioma for its risk management solution

The innovative risk-management and portfolio-construction solutions to financial institutions provider Axioma has entered into an agreement with Sycomore Asset Management, a French asset manager with €4.6 billion under management. Sycomore will deploy Axioma Risk, the company’s enterprise-wide risk management solution. Deploying Axioma Risk will enable Sycomore AM to analyze and understand risks more effectively so…

August 02, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Financial institutions provider Axioma launches Australia office

The innovative risk-management and portfolio-construction solutions to financial institutions provider Axioma has announced the launch of its Australia office and the appointment of Brian Smith as the Head of Australia and New Zealand. The launch underscores the increasing demand from institutional clients and asset owners for risk-management and portfolio-construction tools to support decision-making across complex multi-asset…

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