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By Philip Graham, Partner, Harneys – One of the most common scenarios we encounter is a US-based manager who initially establishes a domestic fund to attract US taxable investors. With the performance going in the right direction, the manager begins to think about US tax-exempt investors, such as charities, pension funds and university endowments, as well as investors based outside of the US, who like the track record and want to invest.
By A Paris – The shift to a virtual world means the sales cycle for emerging managers is being elongated as investors go through a deeper due diligence exercise, in lieu of face to face meetings. In this tough environment, niche players are more likely to triumph.
For new and emerging managers, capital raising is always going to be the first and arguably the most important hurdle they have to overcome. No matter how avant-garde their investment strategy is, they need money to implement it so getting access to those funds is the key to getting started.
Although organisations were quick to
Seizing on the assortment of opportunities arising from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has unveiled a new credit-focused strategy which taps into stressed and distressed situations within mid-market US and European corporate credit, collateralised loan obligations and segments of the European commercial real estate sector.
The fund, named UBP Distressed Opportunity, is led by Kier Boley (pictured), CIO and co-head of UBP’s Alternative Investment Solutions group based in London and Geneva, which constructs portfolios and investment vehicles in hedge fund strategies and alternative assets for a range of institutional and private investors.
The new strategy, which had
Vaccine optimism and hopes of an end to coronavirus quarantines and lockdowns are spurring growth among emerging markets-focused hedge fund managers, new industry analysis shows.
Hedge Fund Research said on Friday that an upsurge in both performance and capital over the past year have positioned emerging markets managers – and, in particular, those focused on China – for a “strong continuation” of gains in 2021.
EM hedge funds – as measured by HFR’s Emerging Markets (Total) Index – gained 12.7 per cent in 2020. China-focused strategies powered the advance, with the Emerging Markets China Index soaring more than 26.3 percent
Q&A with Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar (pictured), RSK Co-Founder and IOVlabs CEO. Rootstock (RSK) is an innovative blockchain network launched by veteran technologists and venture capitalists in 2018. RSK offers a unique proposition for its users, combining Bitcoin’s security and userbase with Ethereum’s smart contract capabilities. RSK has its own internal currency, called RIF, which powers many of the network’s services.
March 2021 will see the inception of the digital asset industry’s first capital introduction conference, the OSL Digital Asset Capital Introduction Conference. The Conference will connect investors, including hedge funds, real money managers, private banks/ family offices, corporates and HNWI with ways to invest into digital assets including a range of leading crypto funds, crypto fund-of-funds, CME Futures and direct investment into coins. OSL is one of the biggest and most experienced digital asset prime brokerages in the world.
Q&A with Dr Kyle Scerri, Regulated Industries and Compliance Advisor at CSB Group, a member of FinanceMalta, and Dr Ian Gauci, Managing Partner at GTG Advocates, a member of FinanceMalta…
Simon Gray, Head of Business Development and Marketing at BVI Finance, discusses regtech and fintech and the importance of vision, foresight and energy coupled with pragmatism in any regulatory response…
The future is now
Traditional financial service providers have had to grapple with a host of new challengers, from digital entrepreneurs to blockchain and cryptocurrency pioneers. In addition, the pandemic has also positively accelerated digital innovation in all major economies. Reliance on digital platforms has now become an essential part of securing and completing financial deals and transactions in this new norm of remote working. International Financial Centres (IFCs) like the British
Security is one of the major obstacles to operational and capital efficiency in the digital asset market. But developing infrastructure and regulatory support is rousing greater interest among investors, which should further drive progress and evolution.
Michael Shaulov CEO and co-founder of Fireblocks comments: “While blockchain-based assets by themselves are cryptographically secure, safely moving digital assets between counterparties, exchanges, and liquidity providers for trading and settlement becomes an operational nightmare.
“More than USD3.8 billion in digital assets were stolen by hackers in 2020 due to private key theft, spoofing, and compromised credentials.”
Shaulov, together with co-founders Pavel Berengoltz and Idan
Transaction speed is the next frontier for digital asset trading, enabling institutional investors to seize market opportunities faster. What is more important – speed or security? The debate has divided digital asset traders for years.
