Multi-strategy hedge funds were again the capital raising winners in August bringing in a net +$2.75 billion, and taking year to date inflows to +$18.37 billion, according to a report by AlphaWeek.
Hedge funds and traders see the wild swings seen in British markets in the past couple of days as having provided an “opportunity of a lifetime” for currency and bond trading, according to a report by Reuters. The market turmoil
Horizon Software (Horizon), a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has opened a new Singapore office to support more sales in the region. Horizon already has five clients located in Singapore and the client base is witnessing significant growth
JonesTrading Institutional Services (JonesTrading), a global banking and brokerage firm, has formed a strategic relationship with Boldwater Partners (Boldwater) to develop its capital introduction services offering.
Nuveen Infrastructure’s Glennmont Partners, a clean energy infrastructure manager, has launched its energy transition enhanced credit II strategy (ETEC II) after raising €250 million, for investments in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure assets. The new strategy will draw on the
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has announced its newly elected and appointed members of its Board of Directors for 2022-2023. These new board members, who officially begin their term on
SpiderRock Technology Services, an algorithmic execution and risk management technology provider to institutional trading clients, as well as agency broker-dealer and market data provider, has deployed the Eventus Validus platform for trade surveillance, initially for the firm’s client activity in
While allocations to alternative investments have long been a staple of endowment and pension portfolios, they have yet to penetrate the defined contribution (DC) market. However, the return profiles and unique diversification of illiquid alternatives may offer an attractive investment
Daniel Small, a former fund manager at Platinum Partners, wants his conviction for rigging a bondholder vote overturned because he says prosecutors failed to prove he intended to commit a crime, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites
Crispin Odey, the founder of hedge fund Odey Asset Management and well-known donor to the Conservative party, believes it’s too early to get bullish on sterling despite the fund plugging to a record low against the dally following Chancellor Kwasi
