Most hedge fund managers have taken action to protect their firm’s data from external attacks. However, there is a growing recognition of the importance of shielding the firm from risks which can breed within the firm itself, and also protecting
By A Paris – The volatility experienced since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 has largely been a positive development for alpha-hunting hedge fund managers who were able to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunities available. However, various market
New hedge fund launches have slumped to lows not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis, while liquidations hit their highest level since the end of 2015, according to new analysis from Hedge Fund Research. HFR’s ‘Market Microstructure Report’ for
US investment manager Wealthspring Capital has launched its debut hedge fund strategy, Fountain Opportunities, which aims to capitalise on the ongoing boom in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The new fund, Fountain Opportunities, will take an opportunistic approach to the SPAC market through selective
Continued central bank support amid the Covid-19 pandemic is creating “bubble-style valuations” in markets, according to Chenavari Investment Managers, a London-based credit-focused hedge fund.
Altana Wealth, the credit, currency and special situations-focused hedge fund led by former Trafalgar Asset Managers co-founder Lee Robinson, is making bumper returns from distressed opportunities within the global oil services sector, where companies have been clobbered by Covid-19. The Altana
Man Group saw its funds under management swell further during the first three months of the year, rising to USD127 billion thanks to strong investment performance and continued investor inflows.
New analysis from ETF provider GraniteShares, which offers a range of 3x short and 3x leveraged ETPs on popular UK and US stocks, reveals that as of 15 April 2021, Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, was the most
The LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund (LFMAX, LFMCX, LFMIX), has surpassed the milestone of USD1 billion in net assets. The LoCorr Macro Strategies Fund is not only the largest fund in the firm’s suite of low correlating solutions, but is the
New Hyde Park Alternative Funds has added the Galaxy Plus – Eagle Spectrum Fund (Eagle Spectrum), an investment strategy from Eagle Investment Solutions (Eagle), to its Galaxy Plus managed account platforms. Eagle Spectrum invests in a diversified mix of liquid,
