Managed futures hedge funds have mounted an impressive fightback in recent weeks after finishing last month in the red, with new data from Société Générale showing its key CTA and trend-following indices storming into positive territory at February’s mid-way point.
JTC, a global provider of fund, corporate and private client services, has acquired INDOS Financial and its subsidiaries (INDOS) for a maximum consideration of GBP12.5 million. The initial consideration is GBP11 million which will be settled in cash GBP10 million
AKJt Holdings Limited (AKJt), an affiliate of AK Jenson Group (AKJ), a provider of turnkey trading and infrastructure solutions for fund managers, has acquired RiskCap Ltd. RiskCap was formed in 2013 and offers services including governance, risk management, and regulatory
Falcon Investment Management and ex-JP Morgan strategist Arman Salavitabar are launching a US equity-focused long/short hedge fund on the London-based firm’s multi-manager investment platform. The Sala Vita L/S Equity Fund brings together human analysis and machine learning algorithms, combining systematic
Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a specialist in technology solutions for equity, equity options, futures and digital asset trading, has reported record growth companywide in 2020. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for January 2021 measured -0.33 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.87 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital
While closing 2020 up 30.93 per cent, Quantumrock’s flagship strategy Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP) fell by 0.2 per cent in January. Michael Zeller, CIO, says: “The market experienced a bumpy road in January. While the S&P500 rallied over 2
Since launching last summer, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) hedge fund has generated a striking double-digit return, trading long and short positions in energy, materials, agriculture and industrial companies across both developed and emerging markets. The
Falcon Investment Management a multi-manager hedge fund platform, has launched its first loss program to support early-stage hedge fund managers with seed and acceleration capital. The program is designed to align interest between investors and managers. Through first loss structure, managers receive
By Stephen Oxley (pictured), managing director, Institutional Relationship Group, PGIM – I read a prediction in one of those crystal-ball gazing missives that financial firms like to put out at the start of every year. It forecast that there will be continued
