Founded in 2004, Fulcrum Asset Management is a multi-asset fund manager with assets under management of USD6.1 billion and a team of over 70 people that includes economists, asset class specialists and systematic researchers. Paul Seaton, director, North America, has
Amidst the ‘fog of war’ surrounding Brexit, one rumour that keeps swirling around is that a number of hedge fund managers who ‘directly or indirectly bankrolled Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign’ in the summer and/or donated to the Leave campaign in
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published the third part of its white paper entitled The Risk Contribution of Stocks. The firm writes that part three provides a path for mitigating the significant risk of over allocating to stocks as identified in
Envestnet | PMC, the Portfolio Management Consultants group of Envestnet, has launched three new Impact QPs. The entire suite of QPs recently surpassed USD1 billion in total assets under management. The Impact Small Cap Core Portfolio-ESG, Impact International ADR Portfolio-ESG,
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.30 per cent in September, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.70 per cent. Roughly 28.3 per cent of hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first three quarters
LiquidX, a global network for illiquid assets, has reported that trading volume has surpassed USD23 billion since the company’s inception and that September revenues were up 162 per cent year-over-year. The network also continued to expand – the number of
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is launching a new a technology-focused long/short strategy on its alternative UCITS platform in partnership with New York-based alternative investment manager Shannon River Capital Management (Shannon River). U Access (IRL) Shannon River UCITS is managed by
RWC Partners has launched the RWC Diversified Return Fund after the hiring of the senior members of multi-strategy specialists Agilis Investment Management LLP. The Diversified Returns Team led by Clark Fenton, along with colleagues Charles Crowson and Praveen Kanakamedala, has
Hedge funds returned to the black in September, posting an industrywide monthly return of 0.32 per cent, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 1.87 per cent in
Cryptocurrency research firm Crypto Fund Research reports that prices for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are off about 50 per cent from their December 2017 highs and the SEC has announced its intent to investigate over 100 crypto hedge funds.
