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Aspect Capital (Aspect), the USD6.6 billion systematic investment manager, has acquired Auriel Capital Management (Auriel) and hired the firm’s team. Asif Noor and Anoosh Lachin who founded Auriel in 2004, joined Aspect in February 2016 to develop systematic global macro and currency strategies.   Aspect has been looking for research expertise in diversifying investment strategy capabilities from a variety of external sources.  The scalability of the firm’s strong and flexible operational infrastructure has allowed them to undertake this strategic initiative.  As part of this, Aspect has identified a small number of experienced systematic managers with valuable investment expertise in strategies
Silva Venture Group has launched the Analyst's Arena, a mock portfolio competition designed to recruit new hedge fund analysts. In the hedge fund world, fund analysts are responsible for producing critical analyses that fund managers use to make multi-million dollar decisions for the portfolio’s positions. With this level of responsibility, hiring the perfect fund analyst is crucial to the success of the fund. The problem that funds run into is in sifting through the thousands of resumes they receive to find the perfect fund analyst; the proverbial needle in the haystack.   “The idea for the Analyst’s Arena just made
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against CHS, Inc (CHS) over the inaccurate reporting of positions in corn and soybean purchases and sales, in violation of the reporting requirements in CFTC Regulation 19.01. CHS is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The CFTC’s Order also filed and simultaneously settled charges against CHS Hedging, LLC (CHS Hedging) (formerly CHS Hedging, Inc.), a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant. CHS Hedging wilfully aided and abetted CHS’s violations and is liable for CHS’s violations, the CFTC Order finds. CHS Hedging is headquartered in St Paul,
The Securities and Exchange Commission has created the Office of Risk and Strategy within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). The new office will consolidate and streamline OCIE’s risk assessment, market surveillance, and quantitative analysis teams and provide operational risk management and organisational strategy for OCIE. Peter B Driscoll will lead the office and has been named as its first Chief Risk and Strategy Officer.  In this role, Driscoll will manage the new office and the Investment Adviser/Investment Company examination staff based in Washington, DC.   “The Office of Risk and Strategy will lead our exam program’s risk-based, data-driven,
AlphaSense, provider of the AlphaSense search engine for financial professionals, has secured USD33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Quantum Strategic Partners – a private investment vehicle managed by Soros Fund Management – as well as notable individual investors such as Tom Glocer, formerly CEO of Thomson Reuters. AlphaSense launched its service in 2011 and today serves more than 400 investment firms, banks and corporations globally. AlphaSense will use the new capital for product advancement and for accelerating its growth in serving its core investment research and corporate intelligence markets, as well as its
Babson Capital Management, its subsidiaries Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers and Wood Creek Capital Management, and Baring Asset Management Limited, are planning to combine operations under the Barings brand. The combination will create a global, multi-asset investment management firm with over USD260 billion of assets under management, offices in 20 countries, and over 1,700 professionals. The firm will be led by Tom Finke, current Chairman and CEO of Babson, and will be headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.   David Brennan, Chairman and CEO of Barings, who will retire as planned during the summer of 2016, says: “This is an exciting opportunity
Buy-side companies are being forced to rethink their strategies due to new regulations which have increased the value of collateral in trading and risk management, according to a new report from BNY Mellon and London-based consultancy The Field Effect. The study, Collateral Management: Navigating the Regulatory Maze, argues that buy-side companies are playing catch up with sell-side businesses, which have more than 25 years’ experience in implementing sophisticated balance sheet driven collateral solutions. Buy-side companies should rethink their business models in relation to risk, capital considerations and collateral management.   The global financial crisis has led to a new regulatory
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional management division of the SYZ Group, is adding two new multi-asset strategies to its range – Active Allocation and Risk-Based Allocation. SYZ Asset Management has successfully offered multi-asset investment solutions to institutional investors for over 15 years, including an Active Allocation strategy since 1999 and the well-established Absolute Return strategy since 2003, both known for their active allocation style based on in-depth analysis of the macro-economic framework.   Recent arrivals in 2015 have brought new skills to SYZ Asset Management, which now offers a comprehensive range of Multi-Asset products. Hartwig Kos, Co-Head of the Multi-Asset
AI Insight, a specialist in alternative investment research, education and compliance documentation, has recruited Laura Sexton and Patrick McGowan to further develop the firm’s program management capabilities and expand relationships within the broker dealer and RIA communities. Sexton will lead a team of analysts responsible for entering the Alternative Investment data that powers the AI Insight platform. McGowan will develop relationships within the broker dealer community and help broaden institutional growth opportunities with respect to AI Insight's RIA platform.   "We are thrilled to welcome these two exceptional individuals to the AI Insight team. Each brings unique professional experience that
Mill Hill Capital has chosen and implemented Fund-Studio as its front to back office portfolio management, investor reporting and shadow accounting platform.  Objecutive, the provider of Fund-Studio, has implemented the platform with Mill Hill as a hosted solution leveraging the strong back up and support capabilities of Objecutive’s infrastructure.   Mill Hill Capital is a differentiated alternative investment management adviser that focuses on beta neutral strategies and identifies market dislocations during periods of volatility.  Mill Hill Capital focuses on investments in corporate and securitised assets including bonds, credit default swaps and credit indices.   David Meneret, Chief Investment Officer and

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