SureFire Capital, a family office specialising in alternative investments, debuted its innovative structure for investors in SureFire Multi-Strat, LP, which achieved a +24 per cent year-to-date 2021 return including +15.6 per cent in October and +28.4 per cent annualised. The
Insig AI, a data science and machine learning solutions company serving the asset management industry, is to acquire the entire issued share capital of FDB Systems Limited, a specialist in the collection and structuring of financial market data for investors
With extensive experience working with UK pension funds and insurers, and having gained a deep understanding of their investment challenges, MFS Investment Management (MFS) has added to its global fixed income capabilities by launching a UK buy and maintain credit
IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company, has acquired Greyline Partners (Greyline), a US provider of governance and regulatory compliance solutions for PE, VC, hedge funds and investors. Greyline is a fast-growing business with a strong commercial and cultural fit for IQ-EQ’s
Variety Capital has opened an Irish domiciled UCITS investment platform with a fund managed by CKC Capital, an experienced US credit investment team. The fund has launched with investments from UK and European institutional investors. The fund aims to replicate
XP Inc, a provider of low-fee financial products and services in Brazil, has acquired a minority stake in Vista Capital, one of the main independent equity and hedge funds managers in Brazil, with over BRZ4.5 billion in Assets Under Management
Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree) has held the final close of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XI and its related vehicles (Opps XI), with total capital commitments of USD15.9 billion. Opps XI is Oaktree’s largest fund to date, exceeding its original target of
CME Group’s Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options have surpassed one billion contracts traded across all four indices. Micro E-mini Equity Index futures became available for trading across four US indices – S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is extending the sell-off calendar for the national Emissions Trading System (nEHS) in coordination with the German Environment Agency to include additional dates in December 2021. This provides regulated companies under the nEHS with further
Hedge funds are ramping up their negative positions against Hargreaves Lansdown, with the UK retail-focused investment and advisory firm now the most shorted stock among FTSE 100 names, new market data from Ortex Analytics shows.
