Managers
Los Angeles-based TrueRisk Capital is a newly-established fully-systematic CTA manager which trades a range of algorithm-based options and futures strategies developed by co-founder and chief quant Rito Bhattacharyya over the course of almost nine years.
Cboe Global Markets, a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, is to launch futures on the AMERIBOR (American Interbank Offered Rate) Term-30 interest rate benchmark.
The new futures are expected to be available for trading on Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) on business date Monday, 13 September, 2021, subject to regulatory review.
The AMERIBOR Term-30 benchmark, disseminated by the American Financial Exchange (AFX), is designed for financial institutions in need of forward-looking short-term interest rates as the planned cessation of LIBOR approaches. The benchmark is designed to capture wholesale funding costs for American financial institutions over a thirty-day
Energy-focused hedge fund manager Westbeck Capital Management’s flagship strategy has suffered its first monthly loss in eight months, after surging coronavirus rates in China, Europe and North America dented oil markets – but the fund remains up more than 70 per cent since the start of the year.
The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund – a long/short directional hedge fund strategy which trades a mix of oil equities, futures and options – fell 5.3 per cent in July. By comparison, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP), which tracks oil services companies, lost 14.4 per cent in
The implementation of ESG metrics for regulated funds under the EU’s sustainability-focused SFDR framework remains a “work in progress” for many hedge funds and other asset managers, according to fund structuring and governance service provider Waystone.
Global Fund Management, the asset management arm of the GDA Group, has launched its latest venture, the Avalon Fund. The fund is being launched by 12 Peers Capital, in partnership with GDA Capital, to provide a mixed asset arbitrage vehicle offering short and long exposure into digital assets, equities, and fixed income products.
“Our mission is to create long-term value for our investors through the identification of digital asset strategies that generate alpha, while also limiting potential downside by generating yields from traditional market exposure like equities and bonds,” says GDA Group COO Zachary Friedman.
“To successfully manage and grow
Launched in the immediate aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, pioneering credit-focused hedge fund manager Sancus Capital Management has built a formidable decade-plus track record in the market, and more recently broadened its focus into CLO management.
By Robert Quartly-Janeiro – Not long ago the debate of active vs passive was a guaranteed topic at industry events where portfolio managers could battle it out with a machine – sorry, I mean quants.
French systematic long/short equity hedge fund Quantology Capital Management’s flagship fund suffered its third consecutive down month in July.
With CTAs and trend-following managers maintaining their positive run this year after enduring a turbulent and unpredictable 2020, the Best CTA Hedge Fund category at this year’s Hedgeweek Americas Awards will highlight how such strategies are successfully positioning for trends as markets continue on their rollercoaster ride.
US non-profits increase allocations to hedge funds, yet private markets remain key
US non-profits increase allocations to hedge funds, yet private markets remain key