The hedge fund industry posted a second consecutive positive month in December, returning 3.29 per cent according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was
The incoming US administration led by Joe Biden will be a “crucial” factor looming large over the healthcare industry this year, with planned reforms heralding potentially far-reaching implications for healthcare stocks and drug prices, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management said
Glafka Capital, an FCA-authorised alternative investments fund manager, has launched a digital currency arbitrage hedge fund which will be hosted on a VALK Corda powered platform. Investors in Glafka’s Starboard Digital Strategies will benefit from a fully institutional grade hedge fund,
Hedge funds posted another positive yet meagre gain in June, dragged down by the losses of emerging markets managers, according to data released by Eurekahedge. Distressed debt hedge fund managers maintained their position across strategic mandates with their year-to-date return,
Carne Group, a digitally driven platform for the asset management industry, has secured a EUR100 million investment from Vitruvian Partners.
The current market uncertainty and value discrepancy offers the biggest opportunity in volatility-based trading in a generation, according to Jerry Haworth (pictured), the chief investment officer of London-based 36 South Capital Advisors, who is preparing a new fund to capitalise
Managed futures strategies slipped deeper into the red over the past week, having already started to give back many of their early strong 2020 gains last month – but short-term trend followers appear to have weathered the recent reversal, according to
TIG Advisors, the New York-based alpha-focused manager which makes growth equity investments in alternative asset management firms, has bought a minority stake in Hong Kong-based credit and distressed situations specialist Arkkan Capital. TIG – which has around USD7 billion in assets,
Hedge fund managers have experienced “significant” performance dispersion over the past 12 months, with the biggest funds seeing the largest gaps between gains and losses, new industry data shows, once again underlining the importance of investor due diligence in separating
Athanase is to acquire 70 percdent of the shares in Catella Fondförvaltning (CFF) for cash consideration of SEK126-154 million, depending on CFF’s development up to the transaction date.The consideration corresponds to the consolidated enterprise value of CFF and the effect
