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Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Tetsuaki Take as Head of Fulcrum Japan, working closely with Fulcrum’s senior adviser in Japan, Akio Ohtsuka.Take will be responsible for enhancing Fulcrum’s presence in the Japanese market and building on the company’s strong relationship with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd (SuMi), Japan’s largest trust bank, with whom Fulcrum recently partnered to launch the Real Assets Optimal Fund.
Prior to joining Fulcrum, Take was an investment director at SuMi TRUST. He has also worked as a product specialist for Allianz Global Investors and was a portfolio manager for UBS Global Asset Management. Tetsuaki has
Marathon Asset Management (Marathon), a global credit investment manager, has appointed Ana Jelenkovic as Director and Sovereign Strategist.
Electroneum has listed its token on Changelly, which provides millions of crypto investors with global access to more than 160 cryptocurrencies for seamless swapping and 48 fiat currencies with which people can purchase ETN.With millions of users, Changelly is one of the most popular non-custodial instant crypto exchanges, mainly because it enables crypto users to swap cryptocurrencies without opening accounts at exchanges. Instant crypto exchanges have also become significantly appealing for not holding users’ funds and arranging a functional yet instant platform for cryptocurrency trading.
“We are happy Electroneum has joined the Changelly family, offering our users the instrument to
Covid-19 has created a series of dynamic opportunities for hedge funds, presenting managers with the opportunity to diversify into new markets and new asset classes to seek out fresh sources of alpha.
Hedge fund managers need to be able to strike while the iron is hot and have the confidence to scale up their businesses and maintain an AUM growth trajectory by diversifying into new asset classes.
In order to diversify, and capitalise on dislocation opportunities in areas like distressed credit or convertible bonds, managers need to ask themselves, ‘Does our current operational infrastructure allow us to trade new assets,
By Donald A Steinbrugge (pictured), CFA, Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners – The hedge fund industry is dynamic, comprising numerous strategies that attract varying degrees of interest over time. Demand for each strategy is impacted by many variables including capital market valuations, expectations of economic growth, market liquidity and risk appetite among others.
Industry professionals spend a great deal of time analysing these variables in order to identify which strategies they believe offer the best opportunities for outperformance. In this paper, we share some data and thoughts on where investors are focusing their time and resources starting with a brief
The global hedge fund industry is successfully weathering the global coronavirus pandemic, with firms continuing to build talent and utilise technology to adapt investor relations and ops functions, according to extensive new industry research by the Alternative Investment Management Association and KPMG.
The report, titled ‘Agile and Resilient: Alternative Investments Embrace The New Reality’, quizzed some 144 hedge fund managers globally, representing around USD840 billion in assets under management.
The wide-ranging study explored how hedge funds’ hiring strategies have been shaped by the coronavirus pandemic, along with how operating models, core processes, cost structures and work environments have been affected.
Sanne is now a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is recognised as the leading global network for investors committed to integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into investment practices.
Karlien de Bruin, Head of ESG at Sanne, notes that through this commitment, Sanne pledges to uphold and promote the PRI principles. “Operating responsibly is a core part of our business as we continue to embrace and engrain ESG principles into our daily work lives.
“As a global business Sanne has an impact on people all over the world
Arcesium, a global financial technology and professional services firm delivering solutions to hedge funds, banks, and institutional asset managers, has opened an office in London.The firm also announced that Chris Barrow has been appointed as the Head of Business Development for Europe, to be based in the new London office.
Chris has more than 20 years of experience in law, banking, and financial technology. He started his career as a lawyer, specialising in banking and capital markets, and then moved into business development roles focusing on hedge funds and asset managers. Chris has led the global sales teams for
Enfusion, a provider of cloud-based investment management software, has appointed Lorelei Skillman as Chief Marketing Officer. With over 20 years of transformative marketing experience in the financial services sector, Skillman will lead Enfusion’s global marketing and communications initiatives, working alongside the organisation’s executive leadership team to expand and evolve its brand, footprint, and bottom-line impact.
Skillman’s appointment is part of the ongoing expansion of Enfusion’s executive leadership team with other recent new hires including Thomas Kim joining as CEO in March and Julie Nagle, Steven Bachert and Steve Dorton joining as Chief People Officer, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Financial
Flexible working, virtual fundraising and recreating that ‘water cooler’ environment
Flexible working, virtual fundraising and recreating that ‘water cooler’ environment