The trend towards outsourcing – a continually evolving sphere within the global hedge fund industry – is likely to have been further accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, as managers embrace the ‘digital-first’ approach brought about by the coronavirus lockdown, speakers at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America digital summit said.

The concluding session at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America digital summit focused on the fundraising challenges – and opportunities – faced by start-up hedge funds, with speakers tackling what moderator Aaron Steinberg, director, prime Services at BNY Mellon-Pershing, described as the “Covid-19-sized gorilla in the room”.

The second day of this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America digital summit featured a lively discussion on fee structures – a perennially-thorny issue in the global hedge fund industry – with panelists delving deep into the emerging trends in incentives and fee models, and exploring the ways in which start-up hedge funds can better align their interests with those of investors.

The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on cybersecurity, and the challenges of remote working on start-up hedge funds’ business operations, proved a key theme at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America event, ‘Managing a Start-up or Emerging Hedge Fund in 2020’.

The alternative investment industry is coming together to aid relief efforts for the victims of Covid-19.

Two more panelists have joined the line-up of experts taking part in the inaugural etfLIVE Europe event from 19-21 May, 2020 – Rumi Mahmood, an investment analyst at Nutmeg, and Irene Bauer, CIO and Founding Partner of Twenty20 Investments.

For any new fund manager, getting the planning right at the pre-launch phase can potentially make the difference between success or costly failure. Hedgeweek LIVE is your bridge to a new understanding of each of the critical steps involved to successfully bring a hedge fund to market.

It is rare one can apply the term ‘innovative’ in financial markets with any real conviction, but it absolutely holds true for Aurum Fund Management Ltd (Aurum), a Bermudan fund-of-funds manager with a commitment to environmental conservationism and sustainability.

QuantConnect has announced the winners of its innovative Alpha Five competition, which started in October 2019 and saw a sponsoring hedge fund solicit “designer” alphas from the crowd.