Alternative Risk Premia (ARP) funds – a newer breed of ‘hedge fund alternatives’ – passed their first test during the market correction in the fourth quarter of 2018 by outperforming other comparable major asset classes. That’s according to research from
Adrian Lee & Partners (AL&P), an active currency and Global Macro Manager for institutional investors, has launched a Global Macro Alpha Fund, which seeks to generate consistent excess return through diversification of macro asset class, region and alpha source, while
Siebert Financial Corp (Siebert), a provider of financial services, has completed the acquisition of Weeden Prime Services (Weeden Prime), a prime brokerage services provider for hedge funds and family offices. Weeden Prime is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siebert. The
Valuation is a key discussion point in the collateralised reinsurance and catastrophe insurance-linked securities market right now. Over the course of the loss years of 2017 and 2018, Pillar Capital Management Limited (Pillar Capital) has been very focused on its
Following two challenging months, all SG CTA indices were back in positive territory in November with the SG CTA Index closing the month at +0.87 per cent as 14 out of 20 constituents were positive and cemented their gains YTD,
Heading into year-end, hedge funds extended their run of positive performance in November with broad-based gains across all strategies, led by the high-beta exposure sub-strategies, Healthcare, Technology, and Fundamental Value. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +1.2 per cent
Neuberger Berman has launched the Neuberger Berman Macro Opportunities FX Fund, which aims to deliver positive returns of 5-6 per cent in excess of cash per annum before fees, primarily by exploring relative value across G10 currencies. The fund’s investment
Arabian Bourse (ABX), which has received In-principal Approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) top operate as a crypto asset exchange and custodian, has received a double digit multi-million dollar investment from HBK-GoChain.
After two straight down months, the managed futures industry reversed course in November posting a 0.40 per cent monthly return, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, CTA funds posted a 5.04 per cent return through the
As part of a wide ranging 2020 industry trend outlook, a survey of US asset managers and asset owners conducted by State Street Corporation predicts continued prevalence of digital assets as well as a bigger role in the industry for
