Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR47 billion in March 2018, up from EUR25 billion in February, according to the latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). UCITS registered net sales
The managed futures industry reversed course in February, turning from January’s gains into negative monthly territory losing 0.22 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. CTAs remain in the black for the
The market fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will see continued volatility across equity, credit and commodity markets – but also potential investment opportunities.
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index registered its strongest outperformance relative to underlying markets since February 2009, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index by 6.11 per cent in February. Long volatility and tail risk hedge funds led the performance tables in
SIX has reported operating income of CHF1,129.7 million for the 2019 financial year. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Hedge funds focused on the Middle East and Russia/Eastern Europe led Emerging Markets (EM) hedge fund performance through early 2018, as the US Dollar strengthened and the US Federal Reserve continued increasing interest rates. The HFRI Emerging Markets (Total)
Chenavari Investment Managers, the London-based credit-focused hedge fund, is building “agile and opportunistic” positions for yet further dislocation in global markets, going long in synthetic instruments – such as synthetic bonds and credit default swaps – and shorting cash assets, predominantly
Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, has onboarded Fulgur Alpha, a USD280 million Bahamas-based absolute returns crypto hedge fund, consolidating its position as the leading source of liquidity for institutional investors in the crypto space.The launch of Fulgur Alpha
A stronger revalued yuan is vital to any post-coronavirus global economic recovery, with reinvigorated Chinese financial firepower helping to swerve a deep recession in the next year, according to Toscafund Asset Management’s Savvas Savouri.
HSBC Global Asset Management has held the final close of its first dedicated HSBC Diversified Loan Fund, which combines both loan investing and direct lending within a fully managed, alternative credit solution. With close to USD800 million raised since its
