Guardian Capital Group Limited is to acquire a significant majority interest in Alta Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Under the agreement, Guardian will acquire 70 per cent of Alta. The consideration to
Hedge funds’ monthly results returned to the black in June with a 1.94 per cent return, a turnaround from May’s 1.66 per cent decline, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total
Hedge fund performance took a small hit in recent days on the back of adverse market developments and trend reversals, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Lyxor writes that higher risk aversion was not
The contribution made by offshore finance centres to the global economy should not be underestimated, writes Paul Smith (pictured), Chairman of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association. Offshore funds provide a way of facilitating the flow of capital around the world
Hickory Lane Capital Management, a New York-based fundamental equities-focused investment manager, is tapping into opportunities across the TMT, industrials and consumer sectors with a new long/short equity strategy, which has launched with USD100 million in assets anchored by asset management
The frantic hunt for an effective vaccine against coronavirus could leave some pharmaceutical companies highly exposed in a fiercely competitive race – and UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital is weighing in with several key bets against the sector.
RedBird Capital Partners (RedBird) and Reverence Capital Partners are to acquire Vida Capital (Vida), an alternative asset management platform specialising in non-correlated investment strategies. Vida’s President and CEO, Jeff Serra, along with members of the management team, will invest alongside
It’s fair to say that Optima Fund Management has seen a lot of change in the hedge fund industry, given that it is preparing to celebrate its 30th anniversary; an achievement few hedge fund firms can lay claim to. Since Dixon
Goldsky Asset Management, an Australia-based quantmental and behavioural science-focused hedge fund that specialises in global equities, has gained 16.05 per cent year-to-date, beating its index benchmark by 7.94 per cent. The hedge fund has delivered a consistent 19.45 per cent
More than 2,000 NYSE FANG+ Index Futures contracts were traded in the first week on ICE. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) successfully launched the NYSE FANG+ Index futures contract on ICE Futures US(R) on 8 November, 2017, with over 2,000 contracts traded
