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Oklahoma Police Pension & Retirement System has withdrawn its investment allocations to two alternative investment managers, its long/short equity manager Grosvenor Capital, and absolute return manager PAAMCA Prisma, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
As a result, the USD3.25 billion pension scheme’s allocations to both asset classes have fallen below their targets of 10 per cent (long/short equity) and and 5 per cent (absolute return) to 7.52 per cent and 4.57 per cent, respectively.
Before the investments were withdrawn, Grosvenor managed approximately USD240 million, and PAAMCO Prisma USD65 million.
MillTechFX, the fintech affiliate of Millennium Global Investments, has expanded into Europe following the success of its multi-bank foreign exchange (FX) marketplace in the UK and North America.
The firm has selected Paris for its European hub and has now received regulatory approval from both French financial authorities – the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and the Prudential and Resolution Control Authority (ACPR).
MillTechFX’s multi-bank FX marketplace allows asset managers and corporates to significantly reduce both FX costs and the operational burden associated with FX execution and rolling hedging requirements. Its independent end-to-end currency solution provides direct access to wholesale
Akram & Associates PLLC (Akram), the assurance, advisory and tax firm, has expanded its footprint into new places across the globe. New offices have opened in Newport Beach, California, Lahore, Pakistan and Singapore.
Akram’s geographic expansion allows the firm to diversify its workforce, resulting in a greater ability to serve our clients in different parts of the world, all in accordance with their local time zones.
Varenne Capital Partners (Varenne Capital), a Paris-based global investment management firm that has developed a unique hedge fund strategy combining four complementary investment frameworks – Long Equity, Short Equity, Merger Arbitrage and Tail Risk Hedging – has promoted three investment professionals –Florent Bersani, Giacomo De Nardis and Bertrand Vaur – to Managing Director.
Varenne Capital’s team includes 15 investment professionals with a nine-year average tenure, reflecting the collaborative culture that leads to very low turnover. Founded in 2003, Varenne Capital has $4.3 Billion assets under management at year-end 2021.
Varenne applies private equity-style due diligence to fundamental analysis of public equities.
Automated document processing has already progressed far beyond many people’s expectations and the capabilities available provide hedge fund managers with a number of significant benefits. However, the human element remains key, and training an artificial intelligence (AI) program is crucial for investors to take full advantage of this technology’s power.
Cboe Global Markets, a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, has made two senior executive promotions that will further accelerate the company’s growth as it continues to advance on its global expansion strategy.
Tim Lipscomb has been named as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Stephanie Renner as Senior Vice President, International Finance.
Lipscomb, currently Chief Operating Officer of Cboe Europe, will now lead Cboe’s technology strategy, innovation and integration efforts globally, including overseeing all of Cboe’s exchange, data and clearing platforms.
Renner meanwhile, currently Chief Financial Officer of Cboe Europe, will lead all of Cboe’s
Schulte Roth & Zabel has added Peter Greene, Benjamin Kozinn, and Eileen Overbaugh as partners based in the firm’s New York office.
Greene is an industry leader who has advised many of the leading private fund launches over the past 17 years. He advises clients on all matters related to the formation and structuring of private funds and management companies, compliance and regulatory requirements, and public to private investment opportunities. He has particular experience in insider trading determinations, including the purchase, analysis, and use of alternative/big data and related enforcement.
He joins as a co-leader of the SRZ Investment
Kayenta Ltd (Kayenta), developers of hedge fund treasury software, have closed a capital raise.
The capital will be used to expand R&D resources and accelerate product development tailored to the needs of their hedge fund clients. Kayenta builds cloud native, API driven software that gives investment managers unparalleled transparency into their financing costs. The robust base offering with optional modules such as financing wallet, security level reconciliation, and securities finance data offers clients the opportunity to build the system that best fits their needs and price point.
The lead investor, South Street Securities Holdings, Inc (South Street), operates a
Liquidnet has appointed James Rubinstein as Head of Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS), Americas.
More than eight out of ten (84 per cent) professional investors believe digital assets will become mainstream, with just 3 per cent saying this will not happen and 13 per cent claiming it is too early to say. This is according to new research from London-based digital assets hedge fund Nickel Digital Asset Management (Nickel).
