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By J D David, Meyler Capital – “If the alternatives industry were to build freeway signs, they would put a paragraph on them rather than one word and an arrow.” – Kyle Dunn, Meyler CEO Kyle has been making this argument since founding the firm five years ago. The obvious point: the industry is way too verbose and it lacks imagination.   The alternative investment space has become incredibly mature and competitive in a relatively short period of time. While investment strategies have evolved, the marketing of these strategies has not. What was appropriate 10,000 funds ago is no longer appropriate today.
Ancoa, a provider of contextual surveillance and analytics for exchanges, regulators, buy- and sell-side firms, has been selected by Energie Steiermark to monitor trading activity covered by MAR (Market Abuse Regulation) and REMIT.   As one of the largest service providers in Austria, Energie Steiermark's main focus is on energy efficiency and innovative service offerings in the fields of electricity, natural gas, heating and mobility.   Following a rigorous review of trade surveillance providers, Energie Steiermark selected Ancoa to monitor derivatives and physical commodity transactions executed on the main energy markets as well as the monitoring of OTC trades and
Context Asset Management, a provider of alternative mutual funds for retail and institutional clients, has launched the Context Strategic Global Equities Fund (Institutional Shares: CGPGX). The fund, which is sub-advised by Granite Peak Asset Management, , uses a consistent and repeatable systematic investment process and is designed to deliver exposure to global developed equity markets, while providing downside protection in severely declining markets.   The fund will primarily invest in developed equity index futures with a risk mitigation overlay and a modest value tilt.    "Recent market shocks have shown how investing in unprotected risk premia can lead to extreme
Managed futures traders gained 0.35 per cent in December, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Overall, the index lost 1.03 per cent in 2016.   Seven of Barclay’s eight CTA indices gained ground in December. The Barclay Financial/Metals Index was up 1.06 per cent, Currency Traders gained 0.45 per cent, Systematic Traders were up 0.45 per cent, Diversified Traders gained 0.37 per cent, and Discretionary Traders added 0.31 per cent.   “Although equity, commodity, and interest rate futures gained in December, there was enough dispersion of returns within sectors to keep fund profits at modest levels,” says
A new white paper from Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, explores the trends and benefits of active treasury management and the increased interest among buy-side firms in implementing a formal treasury function. The paper analyses the historical trends and the changing regulations leading to the increased focus on active treasury management.   Hazeltree cites several factors affecting the buy-side, particularly hedge fund managers, which are driving the trend toward a much more strategic and active treasury function. They include a focus on counterparty diversification and exposure, increased cost of financing, and increased regulatory demands.     “The value
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has introduced time spread products on its PEGAS Futures hubs. The hubs are CEGH VTP, GASPOOL, NBP, NCG, PEG Nord, PSV, TTF and ZEE.   The new contracts are available via the Trayport Exchange Trading System (ETS), as well as the Straight Through Processing (STP) registration service for OTC trades.   On the first day, a total volume of 3.5 TWh was traded on the new products.   In total, 61 transactions were made by 38 different members, including all maturities (months, quarters, seasons and calendar years), mainly on the PEGAS
The RWC Global Horizon Fund has achieved a return of almost 19 per cent in the past three years, with manager Louise Keeling using a long-term global perspective to maximise the opportunities from companies around the globe. Keeling (pictured), whose fund has returned 18.8 per cent over the period versus the benchmark return of 12.0 per cent, has concentrated on buying undervalued businesses, believing investors with shorter time horizons may not have the ability to see latent value in such stocks. As a result, the fund has a high active share and a below-average turnover of just 14 per cent
Valphi has teamed with DataArt to produce a financial analysis tool which is designed to improve decisions taken by financial institutions through the provision of in-depth investment information coupled with visualisations. The tool provides data taken from multiple financial indicators, including some unique to Valphi, with visualisations that allow users to recognise patterns more efficiently than any algorithm-driven trading platform.   The solution uses technology to link human processes back into financial services, enabling analysts to easily distinguish trends, correlations and outliers.   Alexander Makeyenkov (pictured), senior vice president, DataArt finance practice, says: “While so much innovation in the financial
IS Prime Risk Services, an affiliate of IS Prime, has acquired the assets of Think Liquidity, a provider of risk management focused technology and services. The acquisition, for a non-disclosed sum, is a key part of the group’s strategy to offer risk management services to brokers worldwide.   Jeff Wilkins, managing director of Think Liquidity, will continue as managing director of IS Prime Risk Services.    “Our goal is to deliver the best products and services industry-wide. The synergies created out of this deal further enhance the ability to achieve that goal. This deal was an easy decision for both
Alternative investment advisory firm AlphaCore Capital has doubled its assets under administration to approximately USD205 million following the acquisition of a San Diego-based registered investment adviser and the addition of five new team members. The firm's expansion will double assets under advisement, with approximately USD205 million as of year-end, after launching less than 24 months ago.   The firm has used alternative investments as the central theme in well-balanced portfolios. The recent expansion will increase the firm's capacity to serve the increasing number of investors and advisers who are turning to alternative investments as a core part of their investment

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