The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has welcomed the vote by the European Parliament plenary, formally adopting the trilogue agreement on the Commission’s initiative to remove cross-border barriers to the distribution of investment funds. This marks a decisive
Puro – the world’s first marketplace to kick-start CO2 removal from the atmosphere – has been launched as an internal startup at clean energy provider Fortum. Puro is an experiment by a group of 23 companies and is aimed at
Alternative investment manager Highland Capital Management has added two institutional business development professionals to its team – Laurie Whetstone as managing director, and Kieran Brennan as director. The appointments have been made in anticipation of increased opportunities in distressed credit.
Angelo, Gordon & Co, an alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, has appointed Ryan Mollett as Global Head of Distressed Debt. Mollett was most recently a Senior Managing Director of GSO Capital Partners LP, the global
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.06 per cent in March, bringing its year-to-date return to 4.36 per cent – the strongest Q1 performance of the hedge fund industry since the global financial crisis. Roughly half of the hedge fund
Managed futures remained in positive territory in March with a 1.65 per cent return for the month according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge. March’s CTA fund performance brought managed futures back into the black for the year,
3iQ Corp has agreed to terms and conditions with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to act as Canada’s first Portfolio Manager (PM) and Investment Fund Manager (IFM) permitted to invest in multiple crypto assets.
Online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, Saxo Bank, has appointed Ulrik Ross as Head of Group Treasury, effective 1 March, 2018. Ross (pictured), will report directly to Steen Blaafalk, Head of Group Finance & Risk (GFR), and will be part
March saw a 70 per cent increase in volume from crypto to crypto exchanges compared to February, while those that offer fiat pairs decreased 8 per cent, according to the latest Monthly Exchange Review from CryptoCompare. The review, which offers
Independent investment consultancy bfinance has appointed Philip Coté, CFA, FRM as Director, Client Consulting in the firm’s Canada team. Joining the client consulting team at bfinance’s Montréal office, Coté brings over sixteen years’ experience in financial services, investment consulting, manager
