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Belgo-Estonian fintech, Osom Finance has unveiled its new quant trending technology for crypto, developed by tech and finance veterans from Credit Suisse and KBC, specially designed for financial institutions and traders looking for a simple way to gain exposure to a very diversified set of crypto assets.As the central banks turn to quantitative easing to mitigate economic turmoil, an inflationary environment looms, and traditional fiat currencies face the threat of debasement. Cryptocurrencies, with their deflationary nature, fixed supply and resistance to unconventional monetary policy, act as a prime hedge against such macro risks, offering speculators a veritable opt-out clause.
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Cryptocurrency and digital asset specialist Aaro Capital is tapping into the growing investment opportunities in digital ledger technology and blockchain-related technologies with a trio of new hires.
The global hedge fund industry is currently facing headwinds from fee pressure, increased redemptions, and liquidations, with the situation being further worsened due to the decreasing number of launches of new funds, as investors around the world are more inclined toward defensive strategies.
That’s according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com – Global Hedge Fund Industry | Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2020-2025) – which reveals that despite these tough times, the industry witnessed double-digit annualised return in 2019 for the first time in the past six years.
The United States accounts for three-quarters of the Assets Under Management (AuM) across
Apex Group (Apex) has been appointed to provide full fund administration services to Stockholm-based alternative investment management company Keel Capital AB (Keel Capital).Apex has been mandated to provide full fund administration and depositary and custody services to Keel Capital’s funds under the Apex and European Depositary Bank brands.
Keel Capital is regulated in Sweden as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen). Keel Capital’s funds (Alternative Investment Fund Keel Capital S.A – SICAV-SIF Foghorn Fund, Foghorn X2 and Longhorn Fund) are all registered and domiciled in Luxembourg.
This latest client win further demonstrates
Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a specialist in compliance, risk and infrastructure solutions for equity, options and futures trading, has completed its integration with Linear Investments, a global trading firm and full-service prime broker with offices in London, Hamburg and Dubai.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
KingSwap, a regulated DeFi project introducing a liquidity pool platform with fiat conversions, has raised over USD20 million in funding and liquidity support. KingSwap will go live on Uniswap on Saturday, 31 October, 2020. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
DFG Investment Advisers (DFG), an alternative credit investment manager, has appointed Rehan Virani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Virani will oversee management of the firm, spearhead strategic fundraising initiatives and develop tailored investment solutions that align investors’ interests with DFG’s core competencies in structured and corporate credit. Virani most recently served as Head of Business Development for private debt for the Americas and Asia at Partners Group.
In connection with Virani’s appointment, DFG is expanding its leadership team with the promotions of Kashyap Arora to Co-Chief Investment Officer, Selma Cilka to Co-Chief Risk Officer, and Alex Nerguizian to
In recent years, the relative underperformance of hedge fund strategies compared to the S&P 500’s returns prompted many institutional investors to cast doubt on the value of this industry to their portfolios.
But the dramatic swings in markets brought about by the coronavirus pandemic this year have proven a wake-up call for investors, according to Nicolas Gaussel, founding partner and CEO of Metori Capital Management – and firmly demonstrates the worth of a non-correlated trend-following strategy to investors.
Paris-based CTA specialist Metori was established in 2017 by a team of former Société Générale and Lyxor Asset Management employees, who spun out
Hedge fund asset management platform provider Brooklands Fund Management is now providing back office support to multi-family offices with a plan to increase the scope of work to more middle office and reporting functions over the course of 2021.
Increased automation of the middle-office, and the use of secure cloud-based platforms should be key priorities for firms amid an increasingly challenging post-trade operations environment exacerbated by this year’s unprecedented market volatility, according to a new report.
