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EBS, a global provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in foreign exchange markets, has partnered with TORA, to link its EBS Market and EBS Direct’s FX liquidity with TORA’s order and execution management system (OEMS) multi-asset platform.
Market participants will be able to connect directly to EBS via TORA, enabling them to view prices for all spot FX, forwards, swaps and NDFs traded on EBS Market and EBS Direct side-by-side, along with prices for CME Group FX futures and other asset classes on one platform.
“We are delighted to collaborate with TORA to provide our FX liquidity to
Hedge fund clients of Centaur Fund Services performed strongly in 2020, according to data released by the independent fund administrator.
The company says that increased market volatility caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, optimism over vaccines, US elections and huge government stimulus programmes created a set of opportunities for hedge funds to prove their worth, and on the whole, they responded well.
Almost 10 per cent of Centaur’s clients generated returns in excess of 50 per cent, with nearly 25 per cent of our clients posting gains of over 20 per cent. In addition, more than 35 per cent of our
The hedge fund industry continued its positive run in February, returning 2.68 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.
By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index gained nearly 2.76 per cent in February.
For the year to date, the hedge fund industry gained 3.76 per cent up to the end of February. The S&P 500 Total Return Index returned 1.72 per cent over the same period.
All but one sector tracked in the Barclay Hedge Fund Indices gained ground in February.
“Signs that the US economy was
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has hired ex-Sandell Asset Management event driven specialist Raj Davé to run a new fund within its hedge fund and alternative investment unit, 1798 Alternatives, focusing on special situations and event driven opportunities.
In his new role Davé, who reports to Christophe Khaw, CIO of LIOM’s 1798 Alternatives, will trade opportunities across the capital structure, and aim to generate returns with low correlation to traditional equity and fixed income markets.
New York-based Davé has more than 20 years’ experience trading high yield, distressed and event driven markets. He previously managed the distressed credit fund, Torgos Credit
Crestbridge has been recognised for supporting asset managers with cutting-edge compliance and regulatory expertise at this year’s Hedgeweek European Awards.
Winners were announced at a virtual ceremony on 11 March, with Crestbridge taking the honours in the ‘Best Regulatory Advisory and Compliance Firm’ category. The winners were selected through a rigorous ‘peer review’ online voting process from a broad cross-section of managers, service providers and investors in the European alternative funds space.
An established fixture in the international hedge and alternative fund space, the Hedgeweek European Awards are designed to recognised excellence amongst managers and service providers.
The award win
BCS Global Markets’ (BCS GM) UK-based Prime Brokerage business has been voted the ‘Best Boutique Prime Broker’ in the Hedgeweek Europe Awards 2021.
The annual Hedgeweek European Awards recognise excellence among fund managers and service providers across Europe and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the professionals shaping the future of the hedge fund industry ecosystem.
BCS GM’s reputation as a ‘boutique’ Prime Broker is one of the business’ key strengths. By putting up no hurdles when engaging clients, BCS GM has filled a void in the market. This coupled with the recently launched Capital Introduction service has seen BCS GM
Diginex Limited (Nasdaq: EQOS), a digital assets financial services company, has launched EQUOS Origin (EQO), a token that can only be earned through trading on the EQUOS cryptocurrency exchange.
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Jeremy Touboul, a former fund manager at H2O Asset Management, and Raphaël Remond, former CEO of State Street France, have launched LIOR Global Partners, a new sustainability-focused discretionary global macro hedge fund firm.
LIOR Global Partners will use a top-down research process to identify a mix of directional, relative value and thematic investment opportunities across a mix of credit, equities, sovereign bonds and currencies, investing both long and short to generate absolute returns regardless of market environment.
The portfolio-building process brings together macroeconomic research, valuation metrics, technical indicators and quantitative tools, fusing quantitative models with human analysis.
Jeremy Touboul, co-founder
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 1.18 per cent in February, underperforming the 1.52 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index.
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index family aims to deliver precise market measures for the performance of diversified liquid alternative investment strategies implemented through mutual fund structures, backed by a proprietary classification methodology.
“Following the Reddit-induced deleveraging at the end of January, equity markets bounced back to reach all-time highs during the first three weeks of February,” says Jason Schwarz, President and
AlphaMaven has launched a free Investment Listings service for fund managers which initially includes over 100 funds and managed accounts.
Managers participating in the launch cover a broad cross section of the Alternative Investment universe, including Hedge Funds, CTAs, Venture Capital Funds, Private Equity Funds, Real Estate investments, and Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Investments.
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AlphaMaven’s primary mission is to help investors cost-effectively build and maintain diversified portfolios that include Alternative Investments.
AlphaMaven offers an interactive content platform specifically designed to help investors find alpha. Unlike traditional investment databases, managers can showcase research, awards, news, marketing
