Investors are divided over how their hedge fund allocations have performed during the recent market crash, a new industry survey has found. Investment consultancy bfinance polled 260 investors – including pension funds, insurers, foundations and endowments and family offices – in
The global hedge fund industry’s shift towards greater customisation and bespoke products is rapidly gathering momentum, as allocators pile into managed accounts and sector- or country-specific strategies, with ESG concerns also increasingly to the fore, according to a new industry
MTS Markets International, part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and BondCliQ, a new corporate bond market data solution, have partnered to provide BondCliQ users with data from MTS BondsPro all-to-all electronic trading platform for corporate bonds. BondCliQ
In the current climate, investors are looking for more defensive hedge fund strategies, capable of providing a predictable risk/return profile.
Alternative investment management team Evanston Capital Management’s (ECM) management team has completed the purchase of the minority equity stake owned by certain private investment funds affiliated with TA Associates (TA).
Activist hedge fund manager CIAM has written to shareholders of French reinsurer SCOR to warn of significant corporate governance deficiencies at the firm, and has called on the company to postpone its upcoming AGM.
European private equity firm Capzanine has invested in Horizon Software (Horizon), becoming a majority shareholder alongside Horizon’s CEO, Sylvain Thieullent, and its management team, to support organic and global growth. From its inception in 1998, Horizon has worked with investment
Eze Castle Integration (ECI), a managed service provider to the financial industry, has secured a significant investment by an affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG). Founded in 1995, Eze Castle Integration has more than 650 clients and offices across the
Hedge fund strategies of all stripes have posted sizeable losses so far this month as fears over the coronavirus outbreak ripped through global markets, new data from Hedge Fund Research shows. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which takes the
Once regarded as something of a fringe concern, responsible investing and ESG (environmental, social and governance) themes have steadily gained momentum in recent years, becoming a key component in many of the world’s biggest and most successful hedge fund strategies.
