Worldwide Finance Awards 2020

16 Acquisition International - 2020 Worldwide Finance Awards or the last ten years, AENAON Markets has been committed to disciplined systematic trading, investment research, and system development. AENAON Asset Management, the company’s investment arm, designed and developed their investment methodology in-house, including everything from the proprietary Machine Learning research algorithms, to the automated risk management modules and the custom-built execution technology. This drive for technology is permeating every area of business at this moment in history, and AENAON Markets is right at the centre. The firm’s investment programs offer a portfolio of management solutions that are suitable for the key investment themes of the era: non- correlation, consistency, and superior risk-adjusted returns. According to Anastasios Skordakis, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, the portfolio management service that AENAON Markets provides focuses exclusively on the creation and execution of Grade-A strategies, and the absolute integrity and accurate representation of its performance. In order to ensure that this happens, all investment returns achieved by AENAON Markets are verified by Deloitte in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagement (ISAE) 3000. “Our investment programs implement a systematic, quantitative trading process on a diversified basket of financial instrument, aiming to achieve exceptional risk-adjusted returns. AENAON Markets’ systematic investment models are fundamentally based on the theoretical framework of the Fractal Market Hypothesis”, he added. Asset management, much like many other areas of worldwide finance and business in general, has slowly and surely become more integrated with technology. Now, one firm in Greece has become the epitome of that technology-driven asset management style: AENAON Markets. Following the firm’s success in this years’ Worldwide Finance Awards from Acquisition International, we examine what makes the firm so superior. Alternative Investment Manager of the Year 2020 – Europe & Asset Management Firm of the Year 2020 – Greece F As described by Benoit Mandelbrot, the Fractal Market Hypothesis is an alternative investment theory to the widely utilized Efficient Market Hypothesis, which fails to explain why markets experience bubbles and crashes. At the core of AENAON Markets’ strategies is the implementation of advanced algorithms to track each financial markets’ status in order to identify investment opportunities with the highest statistical likelihood of success. The true uniqueness of the process lies in the use of Machine Learning modules in screening the most profitable opportunities. This allows AENAON Markets to dig deep and identify the setups with the most favourable statistical characteristics, and determine their respective optimal trade management tactics in line with their own statistical analysis. At AENAON Markets, science and technology come first. “We make sure that everyone working for us takes an evidence-based approach, staying away from the usual ways and finding an innovative approach that is also scientific. From quantitative research to risk management, science and innovation play a key part. Encouraging and fostering innovative thinking and experimentation is a way in which we aspire to set ourselves apart”, said Mr. Skordakis. Over the years, the environment in which AENAON Markets conducts its business has seen its fair share of struggle, with the Great Financial Crisis taking a huge toll on economies of countries with weak finances in South Europe. Just as these places were beginning to recover, the COVID-19 pandemic has come and taken another swing at them. As such, individual investors and companies are again facing a hard time getting by, and AENAON Markets’ role as facilitator of investment performance is greatly highlighted. Now, the firm has to help clients navigate these challenging times and offer them a positive return for their money as an important income stream, especially when needed the most. After a very successful last year, AENAON Markets is now in a position where it can pile on the progress and reach out to more clients and institutions on a global scale. “With ten years of hard work and experience, we now have the performance and evidence to speak to people that want to take a new approach to their investments, and benefit from positive risk-adjusted returns, regardless of what the mainstream markets have to offer”, Mr. Skordakis concluded. Ultimately, AENAON Markets is at the forefront of what comes next. As alternative investments play an ever-expanding role in investment management, so too with AENAON Markets. Company: AENAON Markets Contact: Anastasios Skordakis Website: www.aenaonam.com