Blockchain platform Lohko has teamed up with London-based tech firm Mattereum to launch a new ownership model of physical goods that will enable verifiable gold non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to be traded on the blockchain and attached to carbon offsets. Read
CI Financial Corp is to acquires full ownership of alternative fixed-income investment firm Lawrence Park Asset Management (Lawrence Park). CI currently holds a minority interest in Lawrence Park, a Toronto-based alternative asset manager founded in 2011. Lawrence Park manages approximately
Abry Partners-backed Options Technology, a provider of IT infrastructure to global Capital Markets firms, has closed on its acquisition of Fixnetix, a DXC Technology Company. Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Fixnetix provides outsourced front-office trading
Integral, a technology company in the foreign exchange market, has reported average daily volumes (ADV) across Integral platforms totalled USD53.6 billion in March 2021. This represents an increase of 6.3 per cent compared to February 2021 and a decrease of
The collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which is set to bring hefty losses to a number of exposed investment banks, has again thrown the spotlight onto outsized leverage held by hedge funds and investment managers, and raises renewed fears over
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2021 measured 2.04 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.26 per cent in May. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement
Apex Group has launched an Outsourced Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Chief Operating Officer Solution via subsidiary Throgmorton US. Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
Hedge funds are “cautiously optimistic” on their growth prospects for the coming year, according to a new deep-dive industry study jointly published by the Alternative Investment Management Association, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel.
Energy-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital has bagged its sixth consecutive monthly gain, as it “aggressively” tapped into buying opportunities during last month’s steep oil correction. The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund – Westbeck’s flagship long/short directional hedge fund strategy which trades across equities, futures and options –
Over the past year, more than 100 clients globally have successfully implemented Bloomberg’s Buy-Side Solutions, which are used by some of the world’s largest asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and government agencies. Read the full story at
