Long-short equity hedge fund Argonaut Capital is eyeing a potential “treasure trove” of short opportunities in previously well-regarded stocks, as the changing inflationary environment and opening up of economies impacts markets.
By Viacheslav Oganezov (pictured) — The sudden demise of Lex Greensill’s eponymous company makes for a riveting story that has mesmerised the financial media and public for most of this month. Filled with numerous plot twists, politicians and industry moguls,
The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) has launched what it says is the first-ever frontier bond currency index (TCX FI), which tracks the performance of frontier currency-linked, investment-grade Eurobonds, issued by (multilateral) development finance institutions such as the African Development Bank,
Validus Risk Management (Validus), an independent financial risk management and advisory firm, has acquired La Financière Constance (LFC), an investment company with a strong focus on quantitative and derivatives-based strategies, with offices in Montreal and Toronto. The acquisition will form
The European Depositary Bank (EDB), a subsidiary of financial services provider the Apex Group, has partnered with Fund Recs to deploy its Cash Flow Monitoring Module. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a significant growth equity investment in regulatory technology (regtech) company FundApps. Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
Premialab, an independent data and risk analytics platform used by institutional investors looking to monitor, manage and diversify their global portfolios, has signed a strategic partnership with European VC firm Balderton Capital, as it opens its first office in the
CTAs and trend-following hedge funds have begun May positively. Société Générale’s main broad-based CTA Index has advanced 1.37 per cent so far this month, which has brought its year-to-date return to more than 7 per cent.
Allvue Systems (Allvue), a specialist alternative investment technology solutions provider, has agreed with GOT YOUR BACK to provide fund accounting software for its alternatives fund management clients. GOT YOUR BACK is a specialist fund and corporate services provider based in
Hedge funds have recorded their strongest two-month run of investor inflows since 2014, with multi-strategy managers attracting the strongest interest so far this year, according to new research by eVestment. Allocators poured some USD16.44 billion into hedge fund strategies throughout
