GAM Systematic, the Cambridge-based quantitative investment management unit of Swiss-headquartered global asset manager GAM, saw its assets tumble in the first half of 2020 as investors withdrew CHF900 million (USD981.3 million).
Hedge fund short sellers took a hefty beating in what proved to be a bruising July, losing some USD6 billion across a range of strong-performing technology stocks, including more than USD4 billion from Tesla shorts alone. New data from Ortex
Agency-focused brokerage and trading services provider Convergex has enhanced its recently launched Small Cap Algorithm by improving the algo's fair price model. This enables traders to source as much liquidity as possible in less liquid names while minimising impact in
Pictet Asset Management, the investment management arm of the Geneva-headquartered wealth management giant Pictet Group, has unveiled a new market neutral global equity hedge fund which trades liquid US and European stocks, with a low correlation to broader equity markets.
A decade after starting Blue Sky Alternative Investments, founder Mark Sowerby will hand over the reins to the company’s current chief operating officer, Robert Shand, on 30 September 2016. Shand has been with Blue Sky since 2010, was promoted to
Stephen Meli has been appointed as a partner in Foley & Lardner’s Business Law Department and Fund Formation & Investment Management Practice Group in Boston. Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) has been approved as a Registered Market Operator (RMO) by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). CFE may now allow professional investors, accredited investors and expert investors, as defined under Singaporean law, to become CFE Trading
Digital asset exchange provider Binance has launched COIN- and USDT-margined product categories for its range of perpetual and quarterly futures to highlight the use of bitcoin and altcoins as the currencies for settlement. The new categorisation puts cryptocurrencies on more equal
Blockchain company Huobi Group has established Huobi DeFi Labs, a platform for DeFi (Decentralised Finance) research, investment, and incubation and eco system building in DeFi space. It aims to build a better financial system in collaborations with the global crypto and
Enigma Securities, a technology-driven financial institution dedicated to corporate client solutions for cryptoassets, has partnered with Iconic Holding’s Multi-Manager Platform. Applying its expertise in capital markets, Enigma will provide liquidity, provision of credit, and capital introduction for the Multi-Manager Platform. In
