Aggregate hedge fund industry performance slipped into the red again in September, with the industry returning -0.11 per cent last month, according to eVestment September 2019 hedge fund performance figures. This marked the second consecutive month of negative industry returns,
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in the volatile month of September, as quantitative, trend-following CTAs declined, reversing August gains, on rising US interest rates, while equity markets traded in a wide intra-month range. The HFR Asset Weighted Composite Index posted
Napoleon Capital, with the support of BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’), has launched Napoleon World Equities AR Dynamix Fund, providing access to an absolute return quantitative strategy investing in global equities. Available since 3 September, the fund is one
Q&A with Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar – CEO, Rootstock (RSK) What is RSK? Rootstock (RSK) is an innovative blockchain network with a unique value proposition: combining Bitcoin’s large user base and robust security with smart contracting capabilities. RSK achieves this by enabling
Q&A with Simon Gray, Head of Business Development & Marketing, BVI Finance How do you assess the importance of the crypto/digital asset class as a future growth driver for the jurisdiction? We see crypto assets as a huge potential driver for
EEX Group further expanded its global position and achieved significant volume growth in almost all business fields in 2017. Following the acquisition of Nodal Exchange and the migration of the PXE markets to the EEX platform, EEX Group recorded the
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has selected big xyt’s Liquidity Cockpit to providing a consolidated view across all European trading venue activity with on-exchange and off-exchange liquidity including over-the-counter (OTC) equities and Systematic Internaliser (SI) transactions. Over
Prime Trust, a crypto qualified custodian and trust company, has become the first US-based Qualified Custodian to partner with Fireblocks, a secure transfer platform for digital assets. In the last eighteen months, over USD3 billion of digital assets disappeared from
The estimated size of the global cryptocurrency market stands at USD293 billion, according to Cointelegraph. Within this arena, PwC estimates that there are around 150 active crypto hedge funds, managing approximately USD1 billion in aggregate AUM. Fund sizes remain modest, with
By Ben Watford & James Burnie – Setting up a crypto-fund is not straightforward. Participants can be unclear as to the nature of this nascent asset class, whether it is an asset class, and just generally what it all means and
