Quantumrock, the German volatility-focused quantitative hedge fund manager, has seen returns soar in the first half of the year, with its flagship fund generating more than 36 per cent in the first half of 2020 following an eye-catching June gain
BlackRock has launched the Systematic Multi-Strategy ESG Screened Fund (the Fund), its first single-manager multi-strategy liquid alternatives UCITS fund with daily liquidity in Europe. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Quantology Capital Management, a Paris-based systematic long/short equity-focused hedge fund firm, has launched a new strategy, Quantology US Equity. The new fund aims to outperform the Nasdaq 100 Index, described by Quantology as “the best performer and the hardest index
York Capital Management (York), a global private investment firm, and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (Kennedy Lewis), an opportunistic credit manager, have formed a strategic partnership to form a new entity to be called Generate Advisors. Read the full story at
Credere Capital, a convertible arbitrage-focused hedge fund led by well-known industry veteran Oliver Dobbs (pictured), is launching a higher-volatility, higher-return version of its Trium Credere strategy later this year to tap into growing investor demand for such strategies.
American Securities’ opportunistic credit business, Ascribe Capital, has merged with Birch Grove Capital (BGC), a credit asset management business, to form AS Birch Grove, which now manages approximately USD5 billion in assets across an opportunistic hedge fund, private credit vehicles,
Energy-focused hedge funds are capitalising on oil’s continuing price surge, as the commodity hit its highest level since 2018 this week. Hedge fund managers that trade across the oil market and energy equities spectrum have generated eye-catching double-digit returns this
The newly elected EEX Exchange Council has held its constitutive meeting during which the Exchange Council members elected Dr Bernhard Walter, Head of Market Design and Regulatory Affairs at EnBW AG as new Chairman. In addition, the members elected Pierre
Sir Paul Marshall, co-founder of UK hedge fund giant Marshall Wace, and ex-Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman Lord Jim O’Neill are demanding an overhaul of Manchester United’s corporate structure to give supporters more say in the club’s affairs following this
More hedge funds were launched in the first quarter of this year than at any other time since the end of 2017, with the number of new strategy roll-outs outstripping liquidations for the third consecutive quarter, amid further signs the
