ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Carrie Yonenson as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Dave Metzger as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Carrie Yoneson joins ACA with over 14 years of experience in human resources and employment law. In the newly
The first half of 2020 has proved tricky for activist hedge fund managers, as performance remained in the red and the number of companies targeted by activists fell to its lowest level in five years. Activist strategies were hit hard
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has added a new long/short strategy to its alternative UCITS platform. Launched on 14 July 2020, U Access – Long/Short Japan Corporate Governance is a market-neutral and sector-neutral fund investing in Japanese equities and focusing on
Refinitiv has announced a series of global sustainability steps to help combat climate change. The company previously committed to three core pledges on environment, social impact and sustainable solutions that support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.The new initiatives come on the
Volatility across asset classes will remain elevated as global economies grapple with the continued coronavirus lockdown, with Black Swan events appearing “all too often”, according to BlueBay Asset Management.
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published a new white paper in its series entitled ‘Looking Under the Hood’. The latest paper provides an in-depth look at the details associated with structuring overlays as a way to hedge equity-related risk. In prior
Rebounding equity and energy markets caught some in the managed futures industry on the wrong foot in June, leading the CTA industry to a 0.22 per cent monthly loss, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date CTAs were
Everysk Technologies, an investment technology company providing multi-asset portfolio analytics with data-centric, machine learning techniques, has closed a USD1.3 million seed financing round and is launching a first-ever automation system that brings real-time portfolio and risk management analytics to fund
Quest Partners, a New York-based systematic CTA, has carved out a strong track record over the past two decades, tapping into market opportunities arising out of volatility swings and increased tail risk in assets using a nimble short-term approach that
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2020 measured 3.02 per cent, up from 3.11 per cent in March.“SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2020 was 3.02 per cent, up somewhat from the 2.51 per cent reported for the same
