The Managed Funds Association, an association for the alternative asset management industry, has released a research report showcasing the important role short selling can play in advancing ESG goals. The report, “The Use of Short Selling to Achieve ESG Goals,”
Hedge funds are spreading misinformation by claiming they have the backing of the largest US unions in their ‘fight’ against new financial regulations, according to a report by The Financial Times. Following the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, the Securities
Quantitative investment firm Quest Partners (Quest), which manages over $2.5 billion of assets on behalf of some of the world’s largest institutions, has appointed Mike Harris as president. In this role, Harris will lead all functional areas at Quest, reporting
Akin Gump has appointed Dasha Sobornova as a partner in the firm’s London office. Sobornova joins Akin Gump from Mayer Brown, where she was a banking and finance partner, leading the firm’s European collateralised loan obligation (CLO) practice. With a
Los Angeles-based hedge fund AlphaTriAI is rising funds for two new portfolios which will aim to reduce the volatility of the digital assets by investing in a broad range of popular cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether, according to a report
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has appointed Manuel Kalbreier, as managing director and head of alternative specialists, EMEA Institutional.
Fulcrum Asset Management has launched two new Cayman-based strategies, the Fulcrum Inflation Protection Strategy (FIPS) and the Fulcrum Discretionary Macro Strategy (FDM). Both are managed by Fulcrum’s CIO, Suhail Shaikh, and supported by a team of around 40 investment specialists
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index measured -1.30% in in May.
Investcorp-Tages has launched Selwood Asset Management’s latest fund on its UCITS platform.
Mala Gaonkar, a former managing director at Lone Pine Capital has recruited staff from rivals Third Point and Maverick Capital for her forthcoming hedge fund launch, according to a report by Bloomberg.
