Cryptocurrencies and the digital asset ecosystem continue to move towards a mainstream institutional marketplace, with the number of institutional participants either already allocating or planning to allocate to the nascent asset class imminently.
Getting technology infrastructure correct on day one – and avoiding cutting corners despite budgetary pressures – is vital for start-up and emerging hedge funds, and staff with coding and tech backgrounds offer a “big step forward” during the initial launch period.
Despite the changing environment and challenges that Covid-19 has presented to operational and investor due diligence processes, sophisticated allocators still demand a “high level” of compliance and institutional infrastructure, according to Jenny Kim DeSmyter (pictured), Managing Director, Sales Strategy, SS&C Eze.
Emerging hedge funds must tread with caution in the face of increasingly complex operational infrastructure as their businesses gather pace and raise assets, speakers at Hedgeweek’s fourth annual HedgeweekLIVE North America Emerging Managers Summit said on Wednesday.
Digital assets’ disruptive potential could herald a seismic shift in markets, with crypto hedge funds bringing bumper returns uncorrelated to other asset classes – but investors remain wary of the patchwork of ad-hoc rules and regulations covering the sector.
Brummer & Partners, the long-running Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund firm, has named four new partners and is preparing to add two new sector-specialist long/short equity strategies to its flagship Brummer Multi-Strategy vehicle.
In this podcast, Alex Botte (pictured), CFA, CAIA, Client Solutions Research at Two Sigma and Venn, discusses what impact Covid-19 has had on the way risk is perceived, modelled, and ultimately managed within investor portfolios. And how next generation AI tools are helping to generate fresh insights on how factor risks are understood. During the discussion, Alex provides some examples of how Venn thinks about managing inflation risk exposures, crypto asset risk exposures, and what the latest developments are on translating ESG considerations into risk factor decomposition.
Following a year of strong sector performance and growing appetite from investors, new hedge funds must work even harder to stand out from the crowd. This report details the primary opportunities and challenges facing startup hedge fund managers.
Profound shifts in board governance, demographics and technology are transforming the way Japanese companies do business, and Singapore-based fund manager Four Seasons Asia Investment is capitalising on this theme with its change-based investment approach which seeks out catalysts in neglected stocks across small-to-mid-cap equities.
Convertible bonds and certain cyclical credits in developed markets offer positive opportunities while broader credit markets face a squeeze from rising inflation, negative yields and increased government intervention, according to Alberto Gallo, head of global credit strategies at Algebris Investments.
Argentium Digital Asset Management, a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund founded by ex-JP Morgan and Credit Suisse manager Paul Frost-Smith, has unveiled a new Cayman-based fund which will formally launch next month.
Now that the considerable cloud of dust has settled following the collapse of Bill Hwang’s family office, Archegos Capital Management, one is able to assess the damage inflicted.
