Hedge funds have suffered their first monthly loss since March, as fears over the growing spread of coronavirus in Europe and the US – combined with the imminent presidential election and uncertainty over the US economy – weighed down on managers of
Pictet Asset Management, the investment management arm of Geneva-headquartered wealth management giant Pictet Group, is tapping into the surge in global stock market mispricings with a new hedge fund strategy that takes a higher risk, higher return approach. The Pictet
Marathon Asset Management (Marathon), a global credit investment manager, has held the final close for its Marathon Secured Private Strategies Fund, which was oversubscribed with approximately USD900 million in commitments. The fund will invest in a diversified portfolio of asset-based
Nasdaq is to launch US DV01 Treasury Futures, a new interest rate risk product trading on the Nasdaq Futures Exchange (NFX). US DV01 Treasury Futures, or “the dollar value of one basis point,” will allow clients to hedge against the
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has set a new record in Japan Power Futures by registering a volume of over 1 TWh in a single month for the first time since entering the market in May 2020. Since the beginning
Equinox Funds (Equinox), a specialist in alternative investments, has launched the Equinox Ampersand Strategy Fund, which restructures the Equinox EquityHedge US Strategy Fund by combining the current long Equity Strategy with an enhanced Overlay Strategy. Equinox has agreed to waive
REDD Intelligence (REDD), a fixed-income intelligence and analytics platform focused exclusively on the emerging markets, will now provide subscribers with a news and analysis service covering green and sustainable bonds issued by emerging market borrowers. Read the full story at
Digital asset investment product inflows lhit a record total of USD1.31 billion last week, following a period of minor outflows, according to CoinShares.
ACDX is launching the Bull Bear Strike Token (BBS), a leveraged derivatives product that combines perpetual futures and options. “The current specifications of most derivatives products are too complicated. At ACDX, we want to simplify the whole process to make
The world’s 20 biggest hedge fund firms took home around half of all gains made by the entire industry last year, as successful stock-picking and individual manager skill sent returns soaring among the sector’s behemoths, leaving quant-based strategies in their
