By A Paris – The institutionalisation and maturing of the cryptocurrency and digital assets world is taking place – at present this is primarily happening through investment professionals moving from traditional finance and setting up their own cryptocurrency funds. But increased allocations
New hedge fund launches have slumped to lows not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis, while liquidations hit their highest level since the end of 2015, according to new analysis from Hedge Fund Research. HFR’s ‘Market Microstructure Report’ for
US investment manager Wealthspring Capital has launched its debut hedge fund strategy, Fountain Opportunities, which aims to capitalise on the ongoing boom in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The new fund, Fountain Opportunities, will take an opportunistic approach to the SPAC market through selective
OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has released OptionMetrics IvyDB Europe 3.0m which offers new features for institutional investors and academia to assess extreme volatility and complex trading strategies. Major advancements include
Continued central bank support amid the Covid-19 pandemic is creating “bubble-style valuations” in markets, according to Chenavari Investment Managers, a London-based credit-focused hedge fund.
Altana Wealth, the credit, currency and special situations-focused hedge fund led by former Trafalgar Asset Managers co-founder Lee Robinson, is making bumper returns from distressed opportunities within the global oil services sector, where companies have been clobbered by Covid-19. The Altana
Man Group saw its funds under management swell further during the first three months of the year, rising to USD127 billion thanks to strong investment performance and continued investor inflows.
The companies admitted to trading at the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have elected a new Exchange Council. Amongst other things, the Exchange Council appoints and supervises the Management Board of the Exchange, approves the rules and regulations of the exchange
By Patrick Ghali (pictured), managing partner, Sussex Partners – A lively debate is currently taking place amongst allocators as to whether onsite due diligence and face-to-face meetings are still necessary given the current environment. The simple answer must be a
Compliance and data analytics firm SteelEye, and UnaVista, the regulatory reporting platform from London Stock Exchange Group, have formed a partnership to support financial firms with best-in-class reporting services as they migrate from CME’s European Trade Repository (TR) and NEX
