Hedge funds staged a fightback in April following a torrid first quarter for the industry, recording their biggest monthly gain since the 2008 global financial crisis, with strategies of various stripes successfully trading the recent stock market rebound and heightened
Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund firm Brummer & Partners has capitalised on last month’s equity surge, with its flagship Brummer Multi-Strategy vehicle generating strong returns across its underlying funds as November’s coronavirus vaccine breakthrough and US election result sent risk appetite
Style Analytics, a London and Boston based factor analysis firm, has added 24 new global asset owners and managers to its roster of industry-leading clients over the past nine months and 41 of its historical clients have increased their subscriptions
This is the third in a series of four articles from the DMS Client Solutions Team, bringing you a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities presented by the shifting European regulatory landscape. In last week’s article Daniel Forbes explored explored
Highbridge Capital Management (Highbridge), a wholly owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Asset Management, has held the final closing of the Highbridge Convertible Dislocation Fund with total investable capital of more than USD2 billion, including approximately USD685 million in equity commitments.In
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned BBB Issuer ratings to three multi-strategy hedge funds: Kensington Global Strategies Ltd (KGSF), Kensington Global Strategies Fund II (KGSF II), Ltd, and Citadel Wellington LLC (Wellington), and a BBB Senior Unsecured rating to
Amsterdam-headquartered Privium Fund Management and London-based software provider Swarm Technology have paired up to launch Swarm XVI, a novel managed futures programme whose trading technology and quantitative investment processes mimic behaviours seen in insect colonies.
With the shape of the post-pandemic recovery still in flux, London-based quantitative hedge fund firm Aspect Capital believes its computer-driven global macro strategy is well positioned to capitalise on both short-term market dislocations and medium-term trends this year, as well
Hedge fund veterans Chris James and Charles Penner are part of the founding team behind new impact investor Engine No 1, which will look to create long-term value by driving positive impact through active ownership and investment in public and
Exchange Data International (EDI) has released a report that questions whether stock and derivative exchanges have copyright in closing prices, and whether they can license the redistribution of these closing prices. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
