Alternative UCITS funds gained 0.49 per cent in November according to the UCITS Alternative Index Global managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital. That brings year-to-date returns to 3.71 per cent; a substantial improvement on the figure of 1.63 per cent recorded
The summer saw the launch of a new investment platform, AtomInvest, which is designed to democratise access to alternative investment funds across private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. Founder and CEO of AtomInvest Hemal Mehta explains that he has
Amundi Alternative Investments SAS (Amundi AI) has obtained AIFM authorisation from the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for all of its investment solutions. The AIFM directive, transposed by the EU member states on 22 July, regulates alternative fund managers
Hedge funds posted gains in August as US equities and the dollar expanded their respective divergence with non-US assets, Emerging Markets currencies extended losses, and the US technology sector extended record gains. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) gained
Ibis Capital, profiled in AlphaQ, a specialist education technology alternative investment manager, is to launch the world’s first education technology special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The new company will be called EdTechX Holdings and will list on Nasdaq, according to
Beekeeper, a communication and operations platform for frontline workers, has raised an additional USD13 million as a part of its Series A extension round. Atomico and Keen Venture Partners led the round with a diverse group of strategic investors including
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was flat-to-marginally positive at 0.05 per cent during August, trailing the MSCI AC World Index (Local) which gained 1.06 per cent over the month. The Eurekahedge North American Hedge Fund Index maintained its lead gaining
As fears of mass redemptions reverberate through the hedge fund industry, many managers are implementing defensive tactics to counter the possibility of investors withdrawing their capital
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.71 per cent gain in August. Year to date, the Index has lost 1.43 per cent. “Downtrends in agricultural markets, precious metals, and emerging market currencies provided
State Street has acquired BestX, a global market-leading provider of Transaction Cost Analytics (TCA) to support ‘Best Execution’ in OTC markets founded in 2016 by Aman Thind, Pete Eggleston and Oliver Jerome. BestX’s industry leading technology provides state-of-the-art pre-trade and
