The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published a memo that provides a framework for alternative investment managers to navigate the complexities of developing a Responsible Investment approach. The memo, part of a series of SBAI publications and events
FRAX, the world’s first fractional-algorithmic stablecoin, is bringing its US dollar-pegged stablecoin to Avalanche’s decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Upon completion of the deployment (expected to be by 20 March), FRAX will expand the selection of stablecoins available on the platform
RWC Partners’ Clark Fenton believes the broad commodities complex is poised for a bull run after much of the global mining and energy sectors were “starved” of capital for a prolonged period.Capital expenditure from commodity producers has been in the
Cyprus-regulated hedge fund ARK36 has partnered with France-based Prime Broker SheeldMarket to execute orders for a variety of digital assets. ARK36 will maintain custody of its assets within the broker’s compliant and insured infrastructure while accessing liquidity through cutting-edge, algorithmic
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with EUR1.8 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has continued to see positive inflows, despite the backdrop of an uncertain credit cycle and the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020. Third-party assets under
Galaxy Plus, a platform for managers and investors providing an institutional level, “managed account like” experience in alternative assets, has added two new hedge fund managers. Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
The hedge fund industry gathered further momentum during February, as managers generated positive performances across the strategy spectrum, with equities, macro, commodities, activist and cryptocurrency strategies generating particularly strong gains, new industry data shows. Amid rapidly-evolving developments on vaccinations, energy
Fidelity Digital Assets has launched a new offering that enables clients on Fidelity’s institutional-grade digital assets custody platform to pledge bitcoin as collateral in a transaction. The new capability marks Fidelity’s entrance into the digital asset financing space, strengthening and broadening
CLSA, Asia’s leading capital markets and investment group, has deployed GigaSpaces In-Memory Computing Platform for algorithmic trade execution and for all client and exchange-facing management systems. GigaSpaces InsightEdge Smart Operational Data Store (ODS), a Digital Integration Hub (DIH), reduces algorithmic trading
Last month the fear of inflation in the US economy reared its head. Yields on 1-year US Treasury securities bounced higher from a low of 5.6 basis points on 19 February to 8.9 basis points by close of play on
