Highbridge Capital Management (Highbridge), a wholly owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Asset Management, has held the final closing of the Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund with total investable capital of more than USD2 billion, including approximately USD685 million in equity commitments.In
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned BBB Issuer ratings to three multi-strategy hedge funds: Kensington Global Strategies Ltd (KGSF), Kensington Global Strategies Fund II (KGSF II), Ltd, and Citadel Wellington LLC (Wellington), and a BBB Senior Unsecured rating to
Amsterdam-headquartered Privium Fund Management and London-based software provider Swarm Technology have paired up to launch Swarm XVI, a novel managed futures programme whose trading technology and quantitative investment processes mimic behaviours seen in insect colonies.
With the shape of the post-pandemic recovery still in flux, London-based quantitative hedge fund firm Aspect Capital believes its computer-driven global macro strategy is well positioned to capitalise on both short-term market dislocations and medium-term trends this year, as well
Hedge fund veterans Chris James and Charles Penner are part of the founding team behind new impact investor Engine No 1, which will look to create long-term value by driving positive impact through active ownership and investment in public and
Exchange Data International (EDI) has released a report that questions whether stock and derivative exchanges have copyright in closing prices, and whether they can license the redistribution of these closing prices. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 3.01 per cent in April, outperforming the 2.88 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Diginex Limited’s flagship liquid alpha centric fund of crypto hedge funds, Bletchley Park Multi Strategy Fund (BPMSF), generated an estimated net 35 per cent return for the last twelve months, as of 31 January. BPMSF primarily invests in alpha strategies
2020 has been a reminder that unforeseen circumstances can cause even the most stable of investment environments to switch quickly into being unpredictable and volatile.
Brummer & Partners, a long-running Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund firm, saw its flagship Brummer Multi-Strategy vehicle up marginally in April, as solid gains across its long/short credit, systematic equity, relative value and macro strategies were offset by sharp losses in
