Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has made a proposal to the Board of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to combine the two companies. The Board of HKEX says a combination with LSEG represents ‘a highly compelling strategic opportunity to create
The first investable British cryptocurrency mine has launched. The mine, which will be Britain’s biggest, will be open to qualified investors through a limited company – The Third Bladetec Bitcoin Mine Ltd – which is governed and protected by UK
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.27 per cent in August, underperforming the 0.38 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Aggregate monthly performance for the hedge fund industry slipped into the red in August at -0.31 per cent, the second negative month the industry has seen this year (May was the first), according to the just-released eVestment August 2019 hedge
By Beatrice Bedeschi – Ireland is set to attract a fresh wave of investments in green energy in the coming years, on the back of recent regulatory changes and as the country looks to achieve ambitious 2030 renewable targets. Ireland
Kudu Investment Management (Kudu), a New York-based independent provider of permanent capital solutions to asset and wealth managers worldwide, has made a strategic minority investment in EJF Capital, a global alternative asset management firm focused on regulatory event driven themes across the
Assets tracking Scientific Beta’s smart beta indices reached USD48 billion at 30 June, 2019, an increase of USD14 billion or 40 per cent year-on-year growth. Noël Amenc, CEO of Scientific Beta, says: “In a challenging market environment for factor strategies, we
CreativeCap Advisors, a global business advisory firm exclusively focused on asset managers, has ubveiled its second class, S’19, for the Global Emerging Manager Incubator. The S’19 cohort includes: Navis Capital Partners’ Yield Fund, Tareo Capital Management and Pisano Capital. “We
PEAK6, a Chicago-based investment and technology firm, has acquired Electronic Transaction Clearing (ETC), a custodian and clearing provider with a technology-driven approach to serving the institutional and professional trading marketplace. ETC’s institutional orientation will expand PEAK6’s footprint in custody and
Dynamic Funds has launched its fourth liquid alternative offering – Dynamic Credit Absolute Return II Fund – a credit-driven solution that is managed using investment strategies beyond the reach of a traditional mutual fund. “We are pleased our liquid alternative
