Hong Kong based Asian specialist multi-strategy manager Zentrum Capital Advisors achieved 32 per cent performance last year, sits in the top decile of Prequin’s global multi-strategy league table and has a Sharpe ratio of 1.4. Kevin Yuen founded Zentrum in
Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive, minority equity interest in Kohlberg & Company. Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund is part of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), the firm’s hedge fund solutions business, and specialises in acquiring stakes
Hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations in Q4 2017 for the second consecutive quarter, as total hedge fund industry capital began 2018 at a record USD3.21 trillion. An estimated 190 funds launched in Q4, up from 176 in 3Q and in
HSBC is to make an investment in Visible Alpha, an investment research technology firm founded by some of the world’s leading investment banks. Visible Alpha raised USD38 million in January with participation from new investors Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander, Exane
Waratah Capital Advisors has launched the firm’s first liquid alternative mutual fund, the Waratah Alternative Equity Income Fund (WCAL4F). The new offering will operate pari-passu with one of Waratah’s flagship strategies, the Waratah Income Fund, providing high net worth (HNW) retail investors
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform of EEX Group operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 223.1 TWh traded on the platform in August 2019, up 48 per cent compared to 2018. Those strong results were driven by the
Zichain, a Switzerland-based digital asset management company, has secured an USD1.2 million investment from a syndicate of UHNW Hong-Kong based investors, supporting further development of its unique cryptocurrency products. The deal was confirmed while the Company was participating at the
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2018 measured 2.91 per cent, up from 2.71 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2018 was 2.91 per cent, a year-over-year improvement from the 3.48 per cent reported for
By JD David, Myler Capital – Football fans are painfully aware that the amount of actual play time in a three-plus hour NFL game is roughly just 11 minutes, according to a (slightly dated) WSJ article. Put another way, it’s two
QuantHouse, an independent provider of end-to-end high-performance market data and trading through API-based technologies, has reported strong double-digit revenue growth since its 2017 buyback from S&P. Throughout 2017, QuantHouse has launched many strategic initiatives to accelerate growth including: the launch
