Sydney-based Morphic Asset Management is launching a new global equity strategy on the Trium UCITS platform, employing ESG factors to generate alpha on both short and long positions. The Trium Morphic ESG L/S Fund launches on 20 February 2018, targeting
PineBridge Investments (PineBridge) a global asset manager focused on active, high conviction investing, has launched the PineBridge China A-Shares Quantitative Fund. The Fund seeks to give global investors access to the domestic equity market in China through a quantitatively managed,
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is to acquire Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, in an all share transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately USD27 billion. The transaction will create a
Hedge funds established in 2018 undertook concerted efforts to launch their enterprises on a stable foundation, including raising minimum investment levels significantly over prior years, according to The Seward & Kissel 2018 New Hedge Fund Study, an annual analysis of new
J8 Capital Management has launched the UI-J8 Global Absolute Return UCITS Fund, opening up the firm’s systematic investment strategy to an institutional as well as retail audience. The fund is now open for subscriptions and scheduled to launch on 28
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has reported record results across all sales and client growth metrics the firm tracks for 2017. The growth was fuelled by exceptionally strong demand globally for its industry-leading POEMS
OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives analytics, has raised USD10 million in funding led by early-stage fintech and B2B software venture capital firm Dawn. The funding round includes participation from existing investors Accel, CME Ventures and ex-SunGuard CEO and prolific fintech
EEX Group recorded significant increases in trading volumes on the natural gas, emissions and agricultural markets in 2017. Volumes also increased on the power spot markets while the power derivatives markets showed a year-on year decrease. “While the power market
Kraken has acquired Interchange, an accounting, reconciliation and reporting service provider for cryptocurrency hedge funds, asset managers and fund administrators. The transaction creates an end-to-end crypto trading and reconciliation platform, and brings Interchange co-founders and well-respected crypto veterans Dan Held
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 2 per cent last week amid a strong economic pulse worldwide, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research Team. Global Macro managers outperformed thanks to their portfolios’ allocations to
