With investors concerned over the impact that a rising rate environment could have on their fixed income portfolios, the need to look for alternative solutions to hedge against, and even profit from, widening yields, is becoming paramount. James Williams (pictured)
Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according to international asset management firm Managing Partners Group (MPG). While Malta offers financial firms wishing to operate in the European Union several benefits, the alternatives all
Brazilian investment manager Captalys has launched its first offshore fund with the support of Apex Fund Services as administrator. Captalys has BRL1.5 billion in AUM and invests in Brazilian private credit. The onshore fund has a six-year track-record (returning
Law firm Michelmores and communications agency Bell Pottinger have combined to provide a new crisis management service to help mitigate reputation risk for the alternative investment and finance market. The service was launched at an event at Michelmores’ offices on
Optima Fund Management, a fund of hedge funds and hedge fund allocation firm, is making its Optima STAR Long Strategy available in Europe. STAR Long Strategy offers investors the opportunity to benefit from the highest-conviction stock positions held by Optima’s
The alternative UCITS market continued on its strong growth path in February with LuxHedge recording a net inflow of EUR5.8 billion in assets under management, representing solid growth of 1.4 per cent on a monthly basis. For the second month
CEO and Founder of Sun Global Investments, Mihir Kapadia, has commented on why investors are increasingly choosing ETFs over hedge funds. “ETFs already outstrip hedge funds by about USD3.4tr, or by over 10 per cent,” Kapadia (pictured) says. “The ETF industry has
Concern about the impact of geopolitical risk in the investment profession has grown since the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in July 2016, according to a poll of almost 1,500 investment professionals from around the world by the
Protos Cryptocurrency Asset Management is planning to hold an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to raise capital for a data-driven crypto hedge fund that will invest solely in cryptocurrencies and tokens. Protos tokens will be a security issued under the exemption
ML Capital has launched the Quest Convertible Absolute Return UCITS Fund, a convertible arbitrage strategy, hosted on the MontLake UCITS Platform. MontLake is an independent platform for UCITS funds that provide investors with access to a range of liquid, transparent
