CoinShares, the European crypto ETP specialist, is planning to launch its first hedge fund open to accredited US investors as part of a wider first-time push into actively managed digital asset products, according to a report by Blockworks.
Concerns over US life insurance company Lincoln National’s exposure to commercial real estate have prompted two hedge funds to wager that the company’s bonds will fall, or that its default risk will increase, according to a report by Reuters.
US-based hedge funds sold around $700m in New York-listed shares of Chinese companies during July amid a rally in the country’s stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Morgan Stanley’ prime brokerage division.
European credit hedge funds are the most in-demand strategy among investors for the second half of the year, with a net 14% keen to up their allocations by the end of 2023, according to a report by Reuters citing data
A rally in prices across the energy complex, which has seen crude prices climb above $80 a barrel and petrol prices surge to multi-month highs, has prompted hedge funds to up their bullish wagers in the sector, according to a
Walmart has paid $1.4bn to acquire Tiger Global Management’s remaining stake in Flipkart, in a deal that values the Indian e-commerce giant at $35bn, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a letter sent by Tiger Global to investors.
Digital Currency Group, the company that owns cryptocurrency trading, lending, and asset custody platform Genesis, and digital currency asset manager Greyscale Investments, has appointed Mark Shifke as its Chief Financial officer, according to a report by CoinDesk.
BlueCrest Capital Management, the family office founded by Mike Platt which is “definitely not a hedge fund”, has continued its recent hiring spree with the addition of two portfolio managers in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Cboe Global Markets is expanding its corporate bond index product suite with two new offerings – new options on Cboe iBoxx iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index futures and Cboe iBoxx iShares $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index futures,
Alpha Theory, a portfolio management and decision-processing platform for the global alternative investment industry, has partnered with FactSet, a global financial digital platform, to provide investment managers with systematic factor exposure data. In collaboration with FactSet’s Quantitative Analytics team, Alpha
