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Hedge fund strategies have lagged stock markets and traditional equity/bond portfolios in recent years, driving down management and performance fees – but firms led by women and minorities are pulling ahead of their industry peers when it comes to returns, new data published by Bloomberg shows.
BSO, a global infrastructure and connectivity provider, has become an approved international network provider for Brazilian stock exchange B3.
B3 (Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão), headquartered in São Paulo is the largest exchange in Latin America and BSO is now the lowest-latency vendor registered with the exchange and connecting international traders to the Latin American hub. By strengthening its Latin American offering and widening access to the region, BSO is providing international traders with faster, more cost-effective access to one of the world’s most promising financial services market.
The connection is bolstered by BSO’s recent introduction of a direct ultra-low latency
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has launched the EEX Weekly European Cheese Indices (WECI) which will bring further price transparency to the European dairy market.
Launched in September 2019, the Trium ESG Emissions Impact Fund uses a market neutral long/short investment strategy to target high-emitting companies in hard-to-abate sectors – such as energy, mining and chemicals – where successful transformations in the form of decarbonisation and lower CO2 emissions can offer attractive long-term returns.
BestEx Research Group, a provider of algorithmic execution and measurement solutions for equities, futures, and foreign exchange trading, has appointed industry veteran Hector Robles as Managing Director of Business Development to expand the firm’s futures business.
Robles will report to Founder and CEO Hitesh Mittal as BestEx Research aggressively expands its footprint in the futures market.
“Hector is arriving at a pivotal time in our growth,” says Mittal, “and we are confident that his deep knowledge of the complexities of algorithmic futures execution and his diverse experiences in senior roles at institutions large and small will help drive our expansion
Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling USD174 million last week, marking the 12th consecutive week of inflows, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report from Coinshares.
This brings year-to-date inflows to USD8.9 billion, significantly greater than the USD6.7 billion seen in 2020.
Bitcoin inflows in this eight-week bull-run now total USD2.8 billion with year-to-date inflows now at a record USD6.4 billion.
Tron, a digital platform focussed primarily on hosting entertainment applications, has seen inflows totalling USD79 million over the last seven weeks making it the eighth largest by AuM.
Cryptocurrency hedge fund Tyr Capital is tapping into growing investor appetite for digital assets with the launch of a new long-only fund next year, after its main multi-strategy vehicle increased assets and scored double-digit returns this year.
Its main multi-strategy fund, Tyr Capital Arbitrage, is now on track for a 25 per cent gain this year, with a Sharpe ratio above 3.5 since inception for its investors.
Launched in 2019, the strategy – which aims to generate alpha through a diversified set of arbitrage and relative value strategies – has quadrupled its AUM in 2021 thanks to surging investor demand,
After a rocky September and the crypto price crash wiping out hundreds of billions of dollars from the entire market, digital currencies quickly bounced back, driving the global crypto market cap to new record highs.
The TM CRUX UK Special Situations Fund has generated a 44 per cent return for investors over its first three years, underscoring the attractions of long-term capital growth through bottom-up, high-conviction investing in mispriced British stocks.
The Fund is ranked amongst the top 10 performers investing in UK companies over the last year and has grown to over GBP200 million AUM.
Launched in October 2018, the TM CRUX UK Special Situations Fund balances growth and value, investing in UK companies experiencing strong growth but are trading at attractive valuations. The Fund also backs companies where the prospects of management change
Linedata, a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, has unveiled its tenth Global Asset Management Survey Report in partnership with financial services insights and advisory firm, Aite Novarica.
The survey of 200 asset managers, hedge funds, fund administrators, banks, wealth managers and custodians across Europe, North America and Asia, highlights the current state of the industry, operational and technology trends that are shaping day-to-day practices and how the industry will continue to evolve.
Since the last survey was conducted, in 2019, much has changed from a global, regional and industry perspective. As the world navigates
