The hedge fund industry continued its positive run in March returning 1.23 per cent for a fifth consecutive month in the black, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison the
Hedge funds are stacking up gains this year as shuttered economies continue to unlock, with the industry navigating volatility and inflation to score its best January-to-May performance in two-and-a-half decades.
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2020 measured 4.24 per cent, up from 4.00 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2020 of 4.24 per cent was closely in line with historical averages for the
Argentium Digital Asset Management, a London-based cryptocurrency hedge fund founded by ex-JP Morgan and Credit Suisse manager Paul Frost-Smith, has committed to a carbon-neutral investment approach. The fund’s blockchain activity will be independently assessed annually for carbon impact, with Argentium pledging to purchase
Larger hedge funds have entered the second quarter on a high after a staging an impressive fightback which saw them generate above-average returns in March after lagging the industry average during the first two months of the year.
Despite only launching in 2019, SIGTech’s quant trading platform is now being used by fund managers with a combined AUM of USD312 billion.
Gordian Capital has launched the R Squared Global Fund, managed by William Warner and Justin Leow.
Hedge funds are circling Wirecard AG, the troubled German electronic payment processing company, which saw its share price plummet further on Friday morning (19 June) following revelations of alleged accounting imbalances. The Munich-headquartered company revealed this week that some EUR1.9 billion
Hedge funds that trade emerging markets advanced almost 6 per cent in the first four months of the year, with China, India and Middle East specialist managers leading the pack, as gains from regional equities and cryptocurrencies drove profits in
The recent spate of victories by sustainability-focused shareholder activists against oil giants could spark renewed price volatility, heralding outsized opportunities for hedge funds betting on energy markets.
