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
Euronext has expanded its ‘Federal model’ with the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares and voting rights of The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) for EUR137 million. The acquisition is in line with Euronext’s long term strategy, and sees
Visible Alpha has acquired Alpha Exchange, a research, discovery and management platform for investment professionals. Visible Alpha says that the addition of Alpha Exchange’s technology platform to its existing services will create a unified consumption and collaboration experience across research
Credit investment manager Marathon Asset Management (Marathon) has closed its first fund solely dedicated to aviation leasing, the Marathon Aviation Fund (MAF). The new strategy, which was oversubscribed, will focus on leasing the most in-demand early- to mid-life aircraft, and
Asset manager 1Sharpe Capital has completed an initial capital raise of USD500 million. The income generating strategy attracted strong support from global pension plans and foundations and will focus its investments on real estate related loans that can deliver superior
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.51 p[er cent in October, underperforming the -0.22 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire
