Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with EUR1.8 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has continued to see positive inflows, despite the backdrop of an uncertain credit cycle and the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020. Third-party assets under
The hedge fund industry gathered further momentum during February, as managers generated positive performances across the strategy spectrum, with equities, macro, commodities, activist and cryptocurrency strategies generating particularly strong gains, new industry data shows. Amid rapidly-evolving developments on vaccinations, energy
Last month the fear of inflation in the US economy reared its head. Yields on 1-year US Treasury securities bounced higher from a low of 5.6 basis points on 19 February to 8.9 basis points by close of play on
Despite difficult market conditions, Quantumrock’s flagship strategy, Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), has closed February with +0.49 per cent. At the end of February, the 10-year Treasury yield surged above 1.5 per cent, exceeding the estimated dividend yield on the
BarclayHedge: Best Index Provider – Savvy investors are considering non-bond alternative investments to provide portfolios with an element of diversification and offer protection during major market sell-offs. As they look to substitute parts of their fixed income holdings with hedge fund
Managed futures hedge funds and short-term trading strategies have rebounded strongly in recent weeks, with each of Société Générale’s three main CTA and trend-following indices finishing February in positive territory.
Paris-based systematic CTA specialist Metori Capital’s Lyxor Epsilon Global Trend Fund is building long positions across US and UK fixed income, US and Japanese equities, and in the euro at the start of 2021, having generated a strong annual double-digit
London-head-quartered asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired fund and portfolio performance specialist PERACS. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager
Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has launched a new Diversified Distressed Debt Pool to its range of alternative investment products, giving professional and retail investors cost-efficient access to the Distressed Debt market.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
Link Group is to acquire Casa4Funds from Banor Capital, subject to regulatory approval. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
