China Eastern Airlines Capital seeks to get uncorrelated returns via the local Chinese futures markets. Via the C8 Toolbox, a Trend following and Risk Premia Overlay was created over the 30 most liquid Chinese futures contracts with a client-specific risk target.

A cloud-based server was set up in the Alibaba cloud in China, where C8 installed C8X (C8’s execution platform), adjusted for China, on the cloud server. C8 integrated C8X against the client’s broker to enable the index reweighting to be traded electronically via their API.

The client logs into the server, generate the day’s orders in C8X and sends them to their broker. The electronic trading is monitored via C8X, and the broker’s reporting system and the filled trades are received electronically and automatically populate the portfolios in C8X. Finally, a transaction report is uploaded into the client’s back-office system. The automated process typically takes 20 minutes per day, with C8 always available for support.

Green Blue Invest is a Swiss-based advisory firm dedicated to identifying the best solutions in impact and ESG investing, has partnered with C8 Technologies to bring an innovative index to market.

The Green Blue proprietary Stewardship model delivers a governance measure for the constituents of the S&P 500, while C8 Tool-box provides an overlay and the execution services.

The C8 overlay is a tilted factor model that combines well-governed stock into an optimal, risk-managed portfolio to capture a governance premia.

The index is available as a listed certificate on the Frankfurt stock exchange and a direct-indexed portfolio solution.

Pinorena Capital is a European Family office seeking liquid, diversified and robust investment strategies exhibiting consistent performance.

Using The C8 Toolbox, they have built a portfolio of un-correlated overlay strategies to meet their specific risk mandate. The portfolio comprises Commodities, Fixed Income, Fx and Equities Risk Premia, encompassing over 30 individual premia. Re-balancing monthly, this highly diversified portfolio presents a consistent performance at low levels of risk.

Exposure to this highly bespoke portfolio strategy is achieved through direct-indexing via a broker of their choice, in this case, Saxo Bank with integration was done by C8.