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Leaders of Canada’s alternative investment industry and broader financial community will be gathering on 17 November for the 13th annual HFC Canada Benefit – a fundraising evening organised by Hedge Funds Care Canada/Help for Children. Canada’s top financial organisations will be represented at the gala, which is being held at The Storys Building, 11 Duncan Street, Toronto.   Proceeds raised from the gala will go to support local and national charities that support the prevention and treatment of child abuse.   To date, Hedge Funds Care Canada has raised more than USD2.5 million and has made grants in support of
Chinese hedge funds posted strong gains in the third quarter of 2016 as the Shanghai Composite Index pared 2016 losses and the Renminbi stabilised after H1 2016 volatility. The HFRI China Index surged 7.5 per cent in Q3 while the HFRI Asia ex-Japan Index climbed 6.7 per cent, according to the latest HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report released by HFR.   Total capital invested in Asian hedge funds increased to USD111.8 billion (JPY11.906 trillion; RMB760 billion) in Q3 2016, recovering the decline from the prior quarter but remaining below the record of USD119.8 billion from 2014.   Total global
REDI Global Technologies and S3 Partners have teamed up to provide REDI’s clients with access to S3's Blacklight platform, a suite of treasury management reporting and analysis tools designed to provide security, stability and franchise longevity. Michael Rude (pictured), REDI's chief revenue officer, says: "This partnership with S3 Partners allows us to provide REDI users with an extremely valuable suite of treasury management data and reporting tools to support long-term business growth and stability. Intelligence of this nature is more important than ever, and we're pleased to introduce it to our clients."   Blacklight centralises, fortifies and reconciles treasury management
Quantitative hedge funds have been at the forefront of creating alpha from alternative data, according to a report from TABB Group – “Capturing Alternative Alpha: The Rise of Alternative Data Sets”. Increasingly though, the report – which explores four different categories where alternative data is thriving, outlining the challenges and opportunities as well as breaking down the applications and implications for each – reveals that fundamental hedge funds, sell-side firms, venture capitalists, and even long-only asset manager firms are looking into use cases for alternative data sets.   Research author Valerie Bogard (pictured) explains that the amount of alternative data
Signs including a new unregulated fund product, reform of company law and the moves of eight Chinese banks to Luxembourg suggest a bright future for Luxembourg, says Ogier practice partner Francois Pfister. The Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) model, which cuts duplication of compliance obligations by targeting regulation at managers and not underlying funds, has seen significant interest, and has been followed by other jurisdictions.   At the same time, Brexit and company law reform are also attracting interest to the EU state, and within the last month, an eighth Chinese bank has signalled its plans to move to
REG Power Management has signed an asset management contract with BlackRock for the recently constructed 18MW Batsworthy Cross Wind Farm in Devon, England.  Batsworthy Cross joins the 26MW Glens of Foudland wind farm acquired by BlackRock from Centrica earlier this year.    Last month BlackRock also appointed REG as the asset manager for four solar projects totalling circa 63MWp, adding to five existing ground-mounted solar PV assets under management by REG for BlackRock funds.   REG Asset Management now has around 20 wind and 14 solar projects under management across the UK, taking the total managed capacity to nearly 260MW. 
Sat here writing this article in one of London’s many coffee shops there are at least half a dozen others tapping away on their MacBooks. By 2020, it is estimated that 40 to 50 per cent of the global workforce will work for themselves, in a freelance or independent consultant capacity, collaborating with people on platforms to deliver a particular service or solution.  Welcome to the gig economy, or sharing economy, that has seemingly been defined overnight by the incredible success of Airbnb and Uber, the e-hailing company.  These two companies, in particular, have completely changed the natural order of
Michel van Leeuwen, who has previously held leadership roles at Cordium and Microsoft Capital Markets, has joined Hawksford as group chief executive to lead the delivery of the firm’s growth plans. Hawksford’s growth strategy will see the business expand its core corporate, private client and funds service lines while simultaneously introducing additional ancillary services that benefit clients.   The growth strategy involves both organic growth and growth by acquisition. The company, backed by UK private equity firm Dunedin, plans to double its overall size and increase its geographical footprint over the next three to five years.   Van Leeuwen (pictured)
SC Distributors (SCD), a wholesale distributor of alternative investment offerings, has appointed PJ McDaniel as eastern divisional sales manager. In this role, McDaniel (pictured) will manage SCD’s sales and marketing initiatives in the Eastern US, including the oversight of the external wholesaling team.   McDaniel returns to SCD after having initially joined the company immediately after its inception, where he was both a wholesaler and sales manager.   Most recently, McDaniel served as managing director and national sales manager at Highland Capital Management where he was responsible for sales, as well as securing new selling agreements, within the independent broker/dealer
London-based investment manager Warwick Capital Partners has selected Wells Fargo Global Fund Services to provide administration, outsourced middle and back office operations and transfer agency services for the new Warwick European Opportunities Fund II. "Wells Fargo Global Fund Services continues to provide its expertise in administering complex credit strategies," says Matthew Coleman (pictured), chief operating officer and partner at Warwick Capital Partners. “In addition, its outsourced operations team enables us to invest in the full range of performing and distressed credit instruments in our portfolio. This decision further enhances our long standing relationship with Wells Fargo.”   "Warwick’s decision to

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