The hard-won, if only tacit recognition of crypto as an asset class, is rippling across the financial industry. Crypto’s new status brings with it the requirement for trading, clearing, settlement and custody of digital assets, and nowhere is this need
Hedge fund industry assets continued to grow in September with USD10.2 billion in monthly inflows. September’s inflows represented an increase of 0.22 per cent of industry assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a division of
As sustainable investing has gathered pace in recent years, asset allocation, position reporting and other regulatory and client disclosures at various stages of the investment process have all been impacted by the rise of ESG factors in portfolios.
Portal Asset Management, sponsor of the Portal Digital Fund, a global fund of digital asset hedge funds, has launched the Horizon Index Fund, which is targeted at family offices, sophisticated and institutional investors seeking passive, broad market exposure to the
Long/short equity-focused hedge funds are offloading or short-selling stocks that are most exposed to tighter Covid-19 restrictions, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus infections in Europe and heightening concerns surrounding the new Omicron variant. With Covid-19 cases rising across Europe –
The Cooper Creek Partners North America Long/Short Equity UCITS Fund, which launched on Waystone’s MontLake UCITS Platform on 12 November 2018, marked its third UCITS anniversary this month, November 2021. Since inception to October-end 2021, the fund has produced +23.24
Golding Capital Partners, a European independent asset managers for alternative investments, is combining all of its ESG functions into a new position filled by Christian Schütz, who will be the central liaison officer for implementing the company’s ambitious sustainability goals
3D Investment Partners, one of Toshiba’s largest shareholders, has sent a letter to the Strategic Review Committee (the SRC) and the Board of Directors (the Board) of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba or the Company) (6502.T). In the letter, 3D indicates that
The Royal Bank of Canada’s specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has launched its latest ESG-focused strategy. The BlueBay Total Return Diversified Credit ESG Fund enables fixed income investors to gain an exposure to the firms ‘best ideas’
As a first transaction in a multi-stage acquisition towards full ownership, United Fintech has acquired a 25 per cent stake in London-based FairXchange for an undisclosed amount in a transaction integrating the company, its products and employees onto its digital
