Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC), a new blockchain investment and digital currency hedge fund, officially launched on 6 January, 2020, with a focus on delivering growth capital to blockchain companies with a multi-strategy hedge fund that utilises tokens, cryptocurrencies, equities, derivatives,
Brummer & Partners, the long-running Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund firm, is maintaining its market neutral approach and focus on diversification after its flagship strategy stumbled during the recent steep market sell-off. In a note to investors this week, founder Patrik
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least USD59 billion to responsible investment (RI), according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). The survey of 80 asset managers with USD550 billion
Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR47 billion in March 2018, up from EUR25 billion in February, according to the latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA). UCITS registered net sales
The managed futures industry reversed course in February, turning from January’s gains into negative monthly territory losing 0.22 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. CTAs remain in the black for the
The market fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will see continued volatility across equity, credit and commodity markets – but also potential investment opportunities.
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index registered its strongest outperformance relative to underlying markets since February 2009, outperforming the MSCI AC World Index by 6.11 per cent in February. Long volatility and tail risk hedge funds led the performance tables in
SIX has reported operating income of CHF1,129.7 million for the 2019 financial year. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Hedge funds focused on the Middle East and Russia/Eastern Europe led Emerging Markets (EM) hedge fund performance through early 2018, as the US Dollar strengthened and the US Federal Reserve continued increasing interest rates. The HFRI Emerging Markets (Total)
Chenavari Investment Managers, the London-based credit-focused hedge fund, is building “agile and opportunistic” positions for yet further dislocation in global markets, going long in synthetic instruments – such as synthetic bonds and credit default swaps – and shorting cash assets, predominantly
