Managed futures hedge funds have made a positive early start to the year, following a tough 12 months in which volatility spikes and see-saw performances in many assets made it tricky for computer-based strategies to capitalise on market trends. Two
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2021 measured 1.78 per cent, down from 3.95 per cent in December. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2021 of 1.78 per cent reflects lower redemption notices than the 2.26 per
Fund administration provider Phoenix American has formed a new partnership with Pennsylvania-based life settlement company Lighthouse Life Capital. Phoenix American will fulfil the back-office operational needs of Lighthouse Life with its industry-leading investor services platform featuring the state-of-the-art STAR-XMS shareholder
Phase 2 Partners (Phase 2), a new financials-focused long/short equity manager investing predominately in the US and Europe, has launched with nearly USD150 million in commitments from multiple investors, including a strategic partnership with leading institutional investors the Employees Retirement
Aspect Capital (Aspect), a USD7.3 billion systematic investment manager, has launched a UCITS fund to provide investors with access to the Aspect Systematic Global Macro Programme. The Systematic Global Macro Programme utilises a systematic relative value approach to global fixed
Founded by a team of Italian former investment bankers, London-based activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has gained impressive momentum over the past year with its focus on listed, predominantly European large-cap companies.
Brummer Multi-Strategy CEO Mikael Spångberg says the firm is in a “good position” to deliver continued positive performance, after the flagship strategy posted its second-best annual performance to date – but he underlined the importance of generating alpha in the
Total global hedge fund assets under management have mushroomed to a record USD3.6 trillion, thanks to defensive outperformance and opportunistic gains during 2020’s upheaval – though the biggest firms continue to take the lion’s share of investor capital as smaller names are
Accelerate Financial Technologies (Accelerate) has launched Canada’s first alternative investment portfolio ETF, the Accelerate OneChoice Alternative Portfolio ETF (OneChoice), that will list on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker ONEC on 27 January, 2021. Read the full story at
2020 saw hedge funds successfully weather the political, social and economic turmoil brought about by the coronavirus pandemic to generate their biggest rise since 2009, at the height of the Global Financial Crisis.
