Quantumrock, the Munich-based AI investment technology firm, has announced its fifth month of strong performance for its flagship strategy Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP).Up 37.02 per cent for the year, and by 0.63 per cent for the month, VSOP has
The Castlewood Select Funds flagship fund, the Castlewood Select Opportunity Fund, posted a 3.2 per cent return net of fees and expenses for the third-quarter 2017, its fourteenth consecutive monthly gain. Mark Wittenstein (pictured), Managing Partner of the Castlewood Select
Risk assets were again on the rise in July and several asset classes broke records. Last week, the S&P 500 reached an all-time high, while the spot VIX index reached an all-time low. The MSCI World (net total return local currency index)
Adjusted profit before tax (PBT) at Man Group was USD145 million for teh first six months of 2017, an increase of 38 per cent on the H1 2016 figure of USD98 million, according to the company’s latest interim results. Funds under management
Alternative investment platform CAIS, which provides financial advisers with access to a wide range of alternative investment strategies including, hedge funds, has reported rapid adoption of its CAIS IQ learning system.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
Recovery in southern Europe’s markets and stronger performance by manufacturing exporters have delivered for Quaero Capital’s value-driven European Smaller Companies strategy in recent months. Corporate confidence indicators have continued to improve across Europe as the fears of political risk have
Europe-domiciled bond funds received net inflows of EUR29 billion in June, the second-highest monthly tally since Morningstar started to publish European asset flows figures in 2007. Total inflows for bond funds rose to EUR152.2 billion in the first six months
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, saw one of its best ever months in September with a total volume of 184 TWh, up 21 per cent compared to the previous year (September 2016: 152,4 TWh). This strong
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 265.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets in September 2017 (September 2016: 373.3 TWh). The September volume comprised 139.2 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
Two developments reverberated in hedge funds this week, with asset and sector rotations accelerating as US yields kept on adjusting to the Fed, which gives every sign it will proceed with normalisation, while President Trump also unveiled his tax blueprint.
