As the economic toll of the novel coronavirus mounted, managed futures posted another positive month in April gaining 0.12 per cen,t according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. Year-to-date, CTAs gained 1.43 per cent
Digital asset trading platform FalconX has secured USD17 million in financing from investors including Accel, Accomplice VC, Coinbase Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Avon Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent
High-conviction long-positioned hedge fund portfolios outperformed high-conviction short portfolios during the recent market meltdown, according to new MSCI research exploring how hedge fund managers navigated Q1’s unprecedented volatility surge. The study, authored by Donald Sze, executive director, MSCI Research and
Cheyne Capital, the London-based credit and multi-strategy alternative investment manager, has continued to attract investor allocations during this year’s turbulence with its focus on market dislocations, as its thematic long/short equity hedge fund notched up successive gains in March and
iCapital Network has added to its offering of hedge fund and private equity investments for financial advisers and their high net worth clients with the acquisition of Artivest.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
Hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations in Q1 2018 for the third consecutive quarter, as both launches and liquidations fell through early 2018, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, released today by HFR. An estimated 158 funds launched in
Artivest, a financial technology firm based in New York, and Altegris, an alternative investment manager based in San Diego, have successfully closed their previously announced merger. The merged company, named Artivest, is headquartered in New York and California. Artivest serves
Apex Group (Apex) has completed the acquisition of Deutsche Bank Alternative Fund Services (Deutsche Bank AFS), adding USD170 billion in assets under administration to the Group’s portfolio in the process. First announced in October 2017, the acquisition of Deutsche Bank AFS
Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of gains, up 0.33 per cent in May and 0.48 per cent year-to-date. Performance has varied sharply with small to medium sized hedge funds delivering gains while funds managing in excess of
BACCI Investment Solutions, a discretionary financial services provider based in South Africa, has launched its inaugural Irish UCITS fund, the BACCI Global Equity Fund, on the Prescient Global Funds ICAV platform. The UCITS compliant fund aims to achieve optimal and
