BlueBay Asset Management, the London-based fixed income and emerging markets manager, is warning the recent uptick in economic activity could give way to “a more difficult backdrop” in August, as the future direction of the global economy continues to hinge
North Capital, a provider of technology and brokerage services for exempt securities offerings, is now authorised for secondary trading of unregistered securities, including digital asset securities, on its Alternative Trading System (ATS), the Public Private Execution Network (PPEX). “We’re very happy to
Dromeus Capital, an emerging markets investment specialist, is to invest EUR200 million in Greek Commercial Real Estate assets. Prices for commercial real estate assets have fallen sharply since their peak before the Greek financial crisis and yields are amongst the
The National Bank of Greece (NBG) has joined European Commodity Clearing (ECC) as a new general clearing member. NBG obtained a general clearing licence and can now offer Euro denominated clearing services for all products and markets cleared by ECC.
Hedge funds continued their positive ways in June, riding a continuing stock market recovery and reopening economies to a 2.04 per cent monthly return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison,
Arrano Capital, the blockchain arm of Venture Smart Asia Limited, has licensed the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Index (MVBTC) for its recently launched bitcoin fund. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA) is to sell Mariner Investment Group (Mariner) to Curtis Arledge, Mariner Chairman and CEO, William Michaelcheck, Mariner Founder, Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer and other senior members of the firm. The transaction aligns with ORIX
Investors like Bill Ackman are bringing Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) back into vogue, and while the size and sophistication of these ‘blank-check’ companies is evolving, it is unlikely to signal a long-term structural shift.
Mourant Ozannes’ Jersey investment funds team has shown significant growth over the last 12 months with the appointment of three associates, Sally Muller, Rachel McGinness and Faria Rahman, as well as senior associate, Alex Henderson. The team, which is the
Soaring gold prices are bringing stellar returns for hedge funds this year, and now projections for the rest of 2020 are being revised upwards in light of the commodity’s runaway momentum.
