
Trends in demand for hedge fund strategies
By Don A Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising of numerous strategies that attract varying degrees of interest over time.

By Don A Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising of numerous strategies that attract varying degrees of interest over time.

Stockholm-based Brummer & Partners’ flagship multi-strategy fund has dipped into negative territory in recent weeks according to mid-month estimates for March, with long/short equity losses offsetting gains made by other strategies. The Brummer Multi-Strategy (BMS) vehicle’s SEK class fell 1.1
The New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have launched the first auction for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) – with strong uptake seen across the key sectors of the New Zealand economy. The
Tyr Capital, a specialist cryptocurrency hedge fund, has integrated with Copper, a London-based digital asset infrastructure provider. Investors placing funds with Tyr will be guaranteed greater security by Copper’s proprietary technology, which reinforces sophisticated internal processes with further protection

Industrial metals and bulk materials stand to gain from the nascent post-Covid economic recovery according to metals and mining-focused hedge fund Delbrook Capital, while precious metals trades – an investor favourite during market uncertainty – could be starting to run
Quincy Data has added bitcoin futures to its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. Quincy sources bitcoin futures data in Aurora, Illinois and uses the McKay Brothers’ microwave network to transport the data in less than four milliseconds (ms) one-way to
In response to increasing demand for access to foreign exchange venues and global exchanges, MarketFactory’s API based solutions are now available on the QuantHouse qh API Ecosystem Store. MarketFactory provides connectivity to more than 90 currency exchanges and liquidity providers
Digital asset investment products closed on Friday with a record of USD5.8 billion of assets under management following positive price action and inflows last week of USD242 million. That’s according to the latest Coinshares Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report
Blackstone has announced that Scott Bommer has joined the firm as the Chief Investment Officer of the new Blackstone Horizon platform, an initiative being launched by Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM). Blackstone Horizon is a new investment business that targets
Managed futures funds posted a positive month in February gaining 1.76 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. For the year to date, CTAs returned 1.68 per cent through the end