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The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2021 measured -0.23 per cent.
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.33 per cent in April.
“SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index rose 0.33 per cent in April 2021, reflecting net flows into hedge funds. The gain compares favourably to the 0.05 per cent increase reported for the same period a year ago and, in fact, is the largest net inflow for any calendar month of April since 2007,” says Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “This
BMLL, an independent provider of harmonised, historical data and analytics, has appointed Masami Johnstone as Senior Client Advisor and Simon Ellis as Head of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances.
Johnstone will focus on developing senior relationships in the capital community, both on the buyside and sellside and Ellis will be responsible for continuing the development of the wider BMLL ecosystem.
An award-winning industry leader in advising FinTech firms on business and product development and client engagement strategies, Johnstone brings strong capital markets expertise across data, analytics and sales development. She joins BMLL from CLS, where she was Managing Director of Information
By Don Steinbrugge (pictured), Agecroft Partners – Hedge fund capital introduction events, in which investors and fund managers meet in a speed-dating environment, have increased in popularity within the past decade.
These events allow participating allocators to review the details of a large number of fund managers, and select a subset of those they would like to meet in a brief one-on-one meeting or group roundtable setting. These can be either intro or update meetings. These capital introduction events are an efficient way for investors to quickly complete initial due diligence on a large scale. They also allow managers to
Gresham Investment Management, the diversified commodities and futures pioneer, has raised USD30 million for a new strategy which taps into growing investor demand for actively-managed commodity exposure amid signs of a new bull market in the sector.
The Gresham Dynamic Commodities strategy will focus on a range of asset types spanning precious metals, energy, agriculture, livestock and food and fibres, and aims to be less constrained than traditional beta offerings in this sector.
Commodities have historically been considered a portfolio diversifier in times of drawdowns, mitigating the impact of inflation rate changes and providing a hedge against geopolitical event risk.
Collaborative music creation platform Endlesss will stage a live-streamed collaborative jam session, with highlight moments minted as clean NFTs in real-time – in one of the first events of its kind. The event will be hosted on Twitch and Mixcloud at 8PM BST on 15 April.
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The recent dip in oil markets is a “healthy correction” which heralds attractive buying opportunities, according to London-based commodities-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital Management, which maintained its positive Q1 momentum despite March’s pullback.
AI-driven investment manager Quantumrock’s absolute return strategy, the Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), has closed the first quarter of 2021 up 2.77 per cent.
Vidrio Financial (Vidrio), a provider of software and data services for institutional alternative allocators globally, has launched Vidrio “One”, its first non-enterprise offering driven by increased demand from a broader range of institutional investors including pensions, endowments, foundations, consultants and family offices to allocate across the alternatives landscape.
CFE Finance, an investment banking boutique specialised in niche credit strategies and trade finance, has strengthened its team in the United Kingdom with two new seniors: Anna Sizova as Senior Vice President in Emerging Markets Trading & Portfolio Management and Marina Ryabokon as Senior VP in Sales/Trading and Fixed Income EM.
With over 25 years of experience in the trading sector and portfolio management, Anna Sizova specialises in fixed income, credit derivatives, interest rates and Foreign Exchange. Throughout her career, she worked in leading investment banks among which Finantia UK, the London branch of Banco Finantia, where she was the
How macro hedge funds can do more to embrace SRI
How macro hedge funds can do more to embrace SRI