Allocators are blurring the boundaries between the hedge fund and private equity sides of their portfolios, as once strictly segmented alternatives buckets begin to blend, according to investment firm Cambridge Associates. Dan Aylott, Managing Director and Head of European Private
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
Hedge funds and private equity are both improving their transparency over ESG. However, while on the private equity side, ESG is more seen as an investment opportunity, complexities remain on the hedge fund side around issues of reporting and shorting,
Bitwise Asset Management, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency index fund managers, has raised USD70 million in a Series B funding round led by Elad Gil and Electric Capital. New backers include Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC, alongside individual investors Henry
Suntera Global has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a boutique fund administration and corporate services firm. The acquisition, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, adds to Suntera Global’s client base while
Hedge funds betting against Sainsbury’s have been left counting the cost of their negative wagers this week after the FTSE 100-listed supermarket giant saw its share price rocket on the back of fresh takeover rumours. BlackRock Investment Management, Marshall Wace,
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.
Managed futures funds ground out another solid batch of returns this month, yielding 0.81 per cent and making May the fourth period in a row of gains for the CTA industry. For the year-to-date interval, CTAs have earned their investors
As global economies remain finely balanced between reopening and containing Covid-19 variants, metals and mining-focused hedge fund Delbrook Capital is positioning its portfolio for fresh market volatility up ahead. The Vancouver-based firm’s long/short equity-focused strategy, the Delbrook Resource Opportunities Master
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published the prospective 2021 schedule for sell-offs for the national Emissions Trading System (nEHS) in coordination with the German Federal Environment Agency. With the introduction of the nEHS at the beginning of 2021 a
