The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) have self-certified new contracts for bitcoin futures products, and the Cantor Exchange (Cantor) has self-certified a new contract for bitcoin binary options. “Bitcoin, a virtual currency, is a
Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets (EM) rose to a record level to begin Q4 2017, with the primary contribution coming from the industry-leading performance of Chinese hedge funds. Total EM hedge fund capital increased to USD223 billion (RMB1.48
The number of hedge fund launches compared with closures is “heavily skewed the wrong way”, says James Orme-Smith, CEO of Sandbar Asset Management, but he indicated that emerging managers can still overcome the sizeable barriers to entry. “For anyone to
The days of thinking about single jurisdictions are long gone. When structuring a large private equity fund, for example, it is likely going to contain international investors (the US, Europe, Asia) and is, in effect, a commercial deal between all
Guardian Capital Group Limited is to acquire a significant majority interest in Alta Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Under the agreement, Guardian will acquire 70 per cent of Alta. The consideration to
Hedge funds’ monthly results returned to the black in June with a 1.94 per cent return, a turnaround from May’s 1.66 per cent decline, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total
Hedge fund performance took a small hit in recent days on the back of adverse market developments and trend reversals, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Lyxor writes that higher risk aversion was not
The contribution made by offshore finance centres to the global economy should not be underestimated, writes Paul Smith (pictured), Chairman of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association. Offshore funds provide a way of facilitating the flow of capital around the world
Hickory Lane Capital Management, a New York-based fundamental equities-focused investment manager, is tapping into opportunities across the TMT, industrials and consumer sectors with a new long/short equity strategy, which has launched with USD100 million in assets anchored by asset management
The frantic hunt for an effective vaccine against coronavirus could leave some pharmaceutical companies highly exposed in a fiercely competitive race – and UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital is weighing in with several key bets against the sector.
