Until recently retail investors were at the forefront of digital asset investments. Since the pandemic, all types of investors, notably institutional investors who were somewhat initially reluctant, are steadily realising the potential of investing in cryptocurrency.
While the volatile nature of cryptocurrencies – coupled with the still-unfolding shape of regulation – has kept some investors on the sidelines, outsized returns offered by digital assets continue to draw in hedge fund managers.
Emerging Markets hedge fund have started 2022 with losses, led by a steep decline in the HFRI EM: Russia/Eastern Europe Index, as Russia invaded Ukraine resulting in severe economic sanctions, oil prices spiked, the Russian Rouble collapsed, the Russian stock
If you have a background in traditional finance, you may be familiar with the concept of “capital markets”. According to Investopedia, “Capital markets are where savings and investments are channelled between suppliers – people or institutions with capital to lend
Roughly a third of hedge fund managers are considering launching a digital assets-focused strategy over the next 12 months, underlining the depth of appetite.
Alternative assets data, tools, and insights specialist Preqin, has published its H1 Investor Outlook for 2022, with represents the views of more than 350 LPs, interviewed in November 2021, investing across alternative assets — breaking down investor sentiment in the
The hedge fund industry gave up a bit of ground in February, falling back -1.00 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.
CVC Credit has priced Cordatus XXIII, a Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) fund totalling EUR502 million, arranged by Jefferies. This is the second new CLO fund CVC Credit has announced globally this year, both of which have priced in the last
The global hedge fund business had an aggregate return of -0.17 per cent in February, according to eVestment’s February 2022 hedge fund performance data.
Rising inflation globally is forcing asset managers to reallocate their capital into commodities and real estate, according to new research from Clearwater Analytics (CWAN). A poll of over 100 firms representing more than USD5 trillion in AUM shows that the
