New York, NY, 28 October, 2008 — INVESTOR ANALYTICS AND ALPHASIMPLEX TO OFFER ADVANCED RISK
ANALYSES FOR THE HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY
Investor Analytics LLC, a global leader in risk
analysis and risk management solutions to the hedge fund industry, announced today its
plans to offer advanced analytics for the hedge fund industry based on research by Dr.
Andrew Lo, Chief Scientific Officer of AlphaSimplex Group, LLC, an asset management
firm specializing in alternative investments. The product—known as the AlphaSimplex
Analytics Array or A3—will be available Q1 2009 on the Investor Analytic’s platform
alongside its existing suite of risk tools for the hedge fund industry. A3 comes precisely at
a time when many investment firms are focusing on better ways to analyze the risks in
their alternatives portfolios and strategies.
Houston, TX, 16 June, 2008 — INVESTOR
ANALYTICS CHOOSES JMSL LIBRARY FROM VISUAL NUMERICS, INC.
Today, Visual Numerics, Inc., a 37-year
producer of advanced numerical analysis and visualization software, announced
that Investor Analytics, LLC a leading provider of cutting-edge risk and transparency
services to hedge funds and fund of hedge funds, has selected the Visual Numerics,
JMSL Library to support their next generation of financial risk analytics.
Berkely Heights, NJ , 3 June 2008 — INVESTOR
ANALYTICS LAUNCHES NEWLY UPGRADED WEBSITE PLATFORM FOR THE HEDGE FUND
INDUSTRY
Investor Analytics LLC, a global leader in risk analysis and risk management
solutions to the hedge fund industry, announces the launch of their newly upgraded
risk reporting platform for the hedge fund industry. The new platform, which
makes use of advanced analyses from Visual Numerics, allows end-users greater
flexibility and clarity in understanding the potential driving risk factors within
a portfolio.
New York, 26th, March 2008 — INVESTOR ANALYTICS EXPANDS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS, New Business Growth Rises by 25% in Last Quarter
Investor Analytics LLC, a global leader in risk analysis
and risk management solutions to the hedge fund industry, announces today the
expansion of their business operations with two new offices based in Berkeley Heights,
New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan.
March 21, 2007 -- Hedge fund and private equity leaders trade briefcases for tool belts
and build affordable homes for low-income Habitat-NYC families
Hedge Fund and private equity leaders traded their briefcases for tool
belts today to help Habitat for Humanity - New York City build 41 affordable homes in Brooklyn.
They also raised $20,000 to help fund construction costs.
November 26, 2007 -- Investor Analytics Releases
Next Generation Fund of Hedge Funds Risk Product, names Michael
Poisson Director of Business Development
Investor Analytics LLC, a global leader in risk analysis and risk management solutions to the hedge fund industry, announces today the launch of a returns-based analysis product specifically for the fund of hedge fund industry. At the same time, Investor Analytics announces the hire of Michael Poisson as Director of Business Development for the group.
June 5, 2007 -- Investor Analytics appoints Robert M. Aaron as
Non-Executive Vice Chairman
Mr. Aaron's role will include advisory services to Investor Analytics on business strategy
development and implementation through his consulting firm, Gilwern Associates. Mr.
Aaron's appointment comes at a critical time when risk management and reporting are
increasingly at the forefront of portfolio managers' and investors' concerns.
February
20,
2007 -- Investor Analytics adds significant additions to
its suite of risk services.
The risk measures available in Investor Analytics' services
now include Expected Shortfall, which goes beyond the industry
standard Value-at-Risk (VaR) measure and predicts how much
the assets might actually lose by examining worst-case losses
in greater detail.
Investor Analytics announced it has hired Daniel Magestro,
Ph.D. as financial engineer and a member of its risk research
group. Dr. Magestro, who joined Investor Analytics following
a productive career in physics research and education, applies
recent advances in risk analytics to serve the firm’s
clients and performs original research on risk management
for hedge funds.
June 6, 2006 -- Damian Handzy
named to FMDR Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 6, 2006 --- The Foundation for Managed
Derivatives Research
(FMDR) announced today that Damian Handzy has been appointed
to serve on its Board as a
director. Mr. Handzy joins the FMDR Board to replace Randy
Warsager, who stepped down following eight years of service.
FMDR is a foundation established by Managed Funds Association
(MFA) in 1994 to support scholarly research on the use of
derivative instruments. MFA is the primary association representing
professionals in the hedge fund industry.
February 28, 2007 -- Putnam
Lovell NBF Partners with Investor Analytics
Putnam Lovell NBF Securities Inc., a leading investment bank
to the global financial services community, and Investor Analytics
LLC, a provider of risk management services to money managers
and institutional investors, are proud to announce a new partnership
to expand and accelerate IA's business development efforts.
Investor Analytics is pleased to announce that Dr. Arthur
Laffer has joined the company as a partner and member of the
board. Dr. Laffer is founder and chairman of Laffer Associates,
a firm that provides investment-research advice to institutional
investors.
"We are delighted to have such a recognized
expert in economics and investment management as Dr. Laffer
join us and serve on our board. Our clients, and the risk
management industry as a whole, are the ones who will truly
benefit from this partnership," said Damian Handzy, Chairman
& CEO of Investor Analytics.
January
18, 2007 -- Mellon to acquire DPM
Mellon Financial Corporation today announced that its Asset
Servicing group has signed an agreement to acquire DPM, a
Somerset, N.J.-based hedge fund administrator that oversees
$30 billion in assets for 91 clients. Its services also include
middle- and back-office outsourcing and transparency services.
Terms of the transaction, scheduled to
close by the end of the first quarter of 2007, were not disclosed.
"The institutional asset management industry is demanding
a growing breadth of services from its providers, and this investment
helps bolster our position at the forefront of the asset servicing
industry," said James P. Palermo, Mellon vice chairman
and president of Mellon Global Securities Services. "DPM
Mellon is one of the most successful and fastest growing firms
in the hedge fund administration arena with a broad set of capabilities.
Furthermore, this acquisition enables Mellon to meet the needs
of clients who increasingly are seeking custodians with hedge
fund expertise."
