John Godden examines how the ‘traditional’ view of hedge funds as super high performance vehicles dominated by predatory macro global traders is changing. A wide ra
In recent years equity swaps have emerged as one of a series of equity derivative products that are playing an increasingly integral part in how hed
Liquidnet has continued the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) investment analytics platform with the acquisition of Prattle, a provider of automated investment research solutions for portfolio managers, research analysts, and other financial professionals. Prattle has developed a proprietary Natural
Concerto Asset Management, a manager of US corporate credit based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has received a EUR60m credit alpha absolute return mandate from Goodhart Partners, a multi-manager business based in London. The win takes Concerto Asset Management, an SEC
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (‘Hang Seng Indexes’) announced it has licensed the Total Return Index (TRI) Series of the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to serve
September was a tough month overall for hedge funds, with several strategies down according to benchmark liquid indices. L/S Equity and Macro/CTA strategies underperformed with sector rotations having a negative impact on the former, and higher bond yields and the
GAM Investments has launched an offshore version of its alternative risk premia strategy, which currently has USD1.8 billion of assets under management, as at 28 September 2018. The new product will complement GAM’s existing range of strategies available to institutional
Pictet Funds has announced this week it is launching Pictet-Environmental Megatrend Selection, a euro denominated UCITS-III compliant fund of funds.
UK-based fund of hedge funds firm, Key Asset Management, is joining forces with one of its owners, Scandinavian bank SEB, to launch its first newcits according to HFMWeek.
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investor data and analytics, has acquired RedQuarry, the provider of a cloud-based investment research management solution. RedQuarry was founded in 2014 by Chris Tinsley and Jared Potter. Tinsley, Potter, co-CEO Patrick Adrian and the rest
