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EEX is to introduce financially settled natural gas futures in the first quarter of 2021. The new futures will be offered for the Dutch (TTF), the Austrian (CEGH) and the German (NCG) market areas. The range of maturities for the new contracts will cover the full curve and also include Day, Weekend and Week contracts in addition to the monthly, quarterly, seasonal and annual expiries. The financial futures will be settled against EEX’s European Gas Spot Index (EGSI).
This launch will not only extend the range of trading opportunities for the customers, it will also enable EEX to launch spark spread
Managers should be looking to shore up their internal processes and security, focusing on improved end-point protection and appropriate training for staff to recognise anomalies. This is critical as cybersecurity develops further to keep ahead of the hackers.
Hedge fund returns for 2021 are forecast to be lower due to lower public market performance, but despite this improved operating conditions should be supportive for most hedge fund strategies to generate alpha.
2021 will see an “acceleration of trends” across the hedge fund industry, according to Jack Inglis, CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, with the sector becoming more digitalised and more socially conscious, as managers play an “integral part” in the economic recovery following the coronavirus crisis.
Hedge funds are set for a “renaissance” next year as investor interest in the sector rebounds following 2020’s momentous events, driving a “major rethink on portfolio allocation” among clients.
“During the peak Covid-19 market volatility in the first half of 2020, hedge funds, on average, halved the losses incurred by equity markets and
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and expertise, has appointed capital markets veteran Seiichiro Miyaoka as Managing Director and APAC Head of the Global Markets Group (GMG). Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the hedge fund and global alternative investment industry, has appointed Andrew Lowenthal as Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global Policy. Lowenthal comes to MFA from the office of Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12), where he served as chief of staff. He begins his new role in early January and will be based in Washington, DC.
“Andrew is a seasoned policy professional with decades of experience in government service, advocacy, and alternative investments. He has a deep understanding of the industry and how we create value for our investors, many
Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio’s long-running hedge fund giant, has paired up with French institutional manager Lyxor Asset Management to launch a new multi-asset strategy next year, based around sustainable investing.
The new vehicle – which is designed for investors to achieve financial and sustainability targets – is built around Bridgewater’s ‘All-Weather’ multi-asset framework, and trades assets aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Bridgewater, the world’s biggest hedge fund with more than USD130 billion in assets, will bring its systematic research process to analyse and select public market assets aligned to the UN SDGs. The fund will employ the hedge
RWC Partners’ Clark Fenton believes the broad commodities complex is poised for a bull run after much of the global mining and energy sectors were “starved” of capital for a prolonged period.Capital expenditure from commodity producers has been in the doldrums for much of the last 12 months amid the coronavirus pandemic, with tumbling prices keeping a lid on investment in new and existing projects.
While demand slumped amid the global lockdown, supply of many commodities has also been constrained thanks to the pandemic and other environmental factors.
Now, as demand rapidly bounces back, Fenton, manager of the
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with EUR1.8 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has continued to see positive inflows, despite the backdrop of an uncertain credit cycle and the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020. Third-party assets under management (AuM) increased for a second consecutive year by over EUR300 million to EUR1.8 billion, as of the end of November 2020, bringing AuM for the Group to an all-time high. Over 70 per cent of the inflows in the period were into the Group’s Legacy funds.
Earlier in the year, Axiom continued to strengthen its long/short product range, both
Brexit: “UK heading for the worst possible outcome at the worst possible time”, says Crimson Black Capital’s Ansal
Brexit: “UK heading for the worst possible outcome at the worst possible time”, says Crimson Black Capital’s Ansal