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Tokyo-based hedge fund manager Sparx Group has launched the Sparx OneAsia Long Short UCITS Fund, a Pan-Asia market neutral strategy, on the MontLake UCITS Platform. A subsidiary of the long established Sparx Group, Sparx Asia Investment Advisors is based in Honk Kong, and manages and promotes its own funds which invest in securities in the Asian region. The Sparx Group was founded by President and CEO Shuhei Abe in 1989, with a mission to be the most trusted and respected investment company in the world. Sparx Group AUM currently stands at more than USD 8 billion, and boasts a globally
Just Fair & Direct (JFD) Group, a provider of electronic trading, prime brokerage and wealth management solutions, has opened an additional international office in Sophia-Antipolis, France. “Since its inception, JFD has secured a predominant position in Europe, notably across French and German-speaking markets”, says Cyril Tabet, Partner & CEO of JFD Group. “With this new office, we establish a presence in the heart of the largest European technology center to further enhance our state-of-the-art, cost-effective and risk-balanced algorithmic trading solutions powered by JFD Wealth, while moving closer to our European distributors and customers providing them with increased levels of support”.
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a nonprofit organisation for investors and professionals in the alternatives industry, has raised USD1.36 million for 100WHF Foundation to support its Celebrating Education – Investing in the Next Generation initiatives. The announcement was made at the 14th annual 100WHF gala in New York, which was attended by  The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador of 100WHF’s Next Generation initiatives.   To achieve its goal of investing in the Next Generation, 100WHF will partner with four non-profit organisations – Forté Foundation, CAIA Association, Girls Who Invest, and Smart Woman Securities – in 2016 and 2017 to encourage
Asian hedge funds focused on investing in China posted sharp gains in October, paring steep declines in Q3 2015, as investor risk tolerance and market liquidity returned to Asian financial markets. The HFRI China Index gained +5.2 per cent in October, the strongest monthly performance since gaining +14.1 per cent in April, according to the latest HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.   Total hedge fund capital invested in Asian-focused funds fell to USD117.5 billion (JPY14432.5 billion, RMB748.3 billion) in
The competitive positioning of Europe’s leading fixed-income dealers is increasingly defined by regulations and banks’ strategic responses to new rules that have altered the economics of the business, according to a study by Greenwich Associates. The 2015 Greenwich Associates European Fixed-Income Study reveals that instead of fighting for market share, banks are increasingly focused on profitability as they work to preserve margins by improving productivity through cost reductions and by becoming much more selective about when and where they deploy capital. “Dealers that once amassed huge market shares by providing coverage and liquidity to investors broadly across most or even
London-based credit long/short hedge fund manager Palmerston Capital, which was set up by ex-JP Morgan credit trading head Stuart Wain, has closed its Founder Share Class as assets under management now total USD264 million.  The fund has returned 9.55 per cent net of fees year to date with low volatility.    Launched in January 2014 with friends and family money of USD15 million, Palmerston Capital signed an acceleration deal with Tages Capital in Q3 2014 taking AUM over USD100 million. The Founder share class remained open to other investors with discounted fee terms up to a total of USD250 million
AI Insight has expanded it alternative Investment research, education and compliance documentation platform to individual subscribers. This new platform access is geared towards Financial Advisors and RIAs who do not have access to AI Insight through a Broker Dealer subscription. As evidenced by FINRA and the SEC's 2015 examination priorities, regulators are continuing to heighten their focus on Alternative Investments. Now, more than ever, it is critical for Financial Advisors and RIAs to ensure that they are performing due diligence, making sound suitability decisions and presenting investments to clients in a clear and balanced manner.   "AI Insight has always
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) has unveiled new advanced features on its global trading and consulting platform, providing buy and sell-side clients with more efficient order handling and improved fill rates for options trading. Trader Instinct, the firm’s multi-asset global trading platform, offers a wide range of customisable trading solutions to meet client objectives. The new enhancements to the Instinct Options component of the platform include an infrastructure upgrade, a range of new algorithms, and direct option market data feeds for more efficient, finely tuned processing.   According to Meaghan Dugan (pictured), head of Electronic Options Product: “The
Macro Risk Advisors (MRA) raised USD332,000 during the firm's fourth annual charitable trading day on 29 October, with the firm donating all of the net commissions earned from option, stock and ETF trades to charity. The four organisations to benefit from MRA’s fundraising efforts are: Blythedale Children’s Hospital; Project ABLE; One Love Foundation; and the Navy SEAL Foundation will each receive USD83,000.   Representatives from the charities joined the MRA team for the opening bell to watch the stock and option execution process in real time. The event started off with great excitement, and momentum continued throughout the day until the
Interview with Andrew Lapkin (pictured) & Joshua Kestler – Please explain what you think is driving the continued increase in demand for hedge fund managed accounts? Andrew Lapkin: Institutional investors are under increasing pressure for their portfolios to generate returns to meet their liabilities or other investment goals. This task has become even tougher in the current investment environment, especially given historically low interest rates. As a result, hedge funds are an attractive option on the basis of returns with an expected lower correlation to other more traditional strategies. A challenge for many institutional investors is that investments in traditional

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