Traditionally, allocators and investors often eschewed smaller, specialist hedge funds in favour of the firepower offered by larger brand-name managers. But as many smaller funds have posted outsized gains in recent years – while well-established marquee names experienced decidedly mixed performances
Japanese institutional investors now have access to a crypto-asset benchmark following the launch of the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index by MV Index Solutions (MVIS), and Intelligence Unit (IU), in partnership with Nomura Research Institute (NRI). Read the full story at Institutional Asset
Last year provided some optimism for global macro hedge funds, ending the year up 6.50 per cent according to eVestment’s aggregated hedge fund performance data. And there are signs that 2020 could offer good opportunities to make upside, as macro
Prices of palladium have now reached more than USD2,500 per ounce, in a sustained rally potentially indicative of a late stage bull cycle, analysts at Man Group said on Tuesday.
It is rare one can apply the term ‘innovative’ in financial markets with any real conviction, but it absolutely holds true for Aurum Fund Management Ltd (Aurum), a Bermudan fund-of-funds manager with a commitment to environmental conservationism and sustainability. Over the
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.05 per cent in April, underperforming the 0.09 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
Stack, a provider of cryptocurrency trackers and index funds has launched an institutional grade bitcoin index fund in response to investor demand for controlled exposure to the high-yield potential of bitcoin globally. The single-asset index fund expects to capture USD750
2020 Top 10 tech predictions – To introduce the Hedgeweek Global Outlook Report 2020, the team at RFA has made the following 10 predictions on technology and how they might impact the industry over the next 12 months. We took a considered
The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a gain of +4.2 per cent over the past year and more than 80 per cent of funds ended the year in positive territory.
Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic credit and special situations investments, has closed its fourth Asset Income Fund (AIF IV) at its USD900 million hard-cap, exceeding its USD750 million target. AIF IV’s investors are primarily public
