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The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering proposals to tighten the disclosure deadline for hedge funds that hold significant shares in companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Qblue Balanced (Qblue), a Copenhagen based asset manager, and Heptagon Capital (Heptagon), a London based asset management firm, have jointly launched an Article 9 equity fund – ‘Qblue Global Sustainable Leaders Fund’.
The fund went live with USD140.5 million on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 as a sub fund within Heptagon’s USD8 billion Irish UCITS fund umbrella.
The Qblue Global Sustainable Leaders Fund investment team is led by CIO Fredrik Martinsson and is focused on a data driven and systematic investment process with a strong focus on sustainability. The Fund invests in companies that have come the furthest in the field
A tipping point has been reached where the maturity of and regulatory clarity of the cryptocurrency asset have passed the threshold for institutional investors to make significant allocations.
FTX US Derivatives, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated digital asset futures & options exchange and clearinghouse, has named its Board of Directors. Larry E Thompson has been named as Chairman of the Board and will be joined by professionals from the traditional finance, crypto and regulatory landscapes.
Since launching in 2017, FTX US Derivatives, previously known as LedgerX, has made crypto-related options and swaps contracts available to both retail and institutional investors 24/7. The Company pioneered bitcoin mini contracts in the US and its offerings include physical settlement of all contracts, block trading and algorithmic trading opportunities for
Investors pulled USD19.96 billion from the global hedge fund business in December, bringing full-year 2021 hedge fund AUM growth to +USD15.90 billion, according to eVestment’s December and Full Year 2021 Hedge Fund Asset Flows report.
Quant-focused Renaissance Technologies has seen almost USD15 billion in outflows over the past 14 months, according to a Bloomberg report, despite the firm’s three publically-available hedge funds having delivered double-digit returns for investors in 2021.
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association (PBHFA) has partnered with LONDON2TOKYO, a global private Members’ club, and a specialist in luxury lifestyle living, offering private concierge services and access to global events and experiences.
LONDON2TOKYO, is assists high-net-worth individuals and their families with their day-to-day needs, travel arrangements and special requests. The company has a network. Of global contacts and brand relationships that members can access through a single contact – their lifestyle manager.
Michael Hintze’s hedge fund CQS is is considering launching a ‘green’ collateralised loan obligation (CLO) in Europe according to a report by Bloomberg, as it looks to further expand its ESG offering.
The report says that CQS, which already holds about 60 per cent of its USD2.6 billion assets under management via Article 8 ESG mandates, has written to investors to outline the plan.
FX HedgePool, the matching engine for mid-market execution of FX swaps, has launched a new monthly, mid-month, settlement date-based matching cycle that will anchor to the third Wednesday of each month, creating a more frequent cycle that aligns with the familiar quarterly IMM (International Monetary Market) maturity dates.
The first transactions matched involved FX HedgePool’s newest member, a European Pension Administrator.
The new matching cycle complements FX HedgePool’s already established trade date-based month-end matching event, and will provide a standardised settlement date in the middle of the month. This will enable the buy-side to more readily supply liquidity to each
DL Holdings Group Limited has agreed agreed a deal with Hong Kong based hedge fund and asset management start-up company Atlas Multi-assets Capital Holdings Limited, to pay up top USD6.5 million to acquire about 38 per cent of the issued shares of Atlas Multi-assets.
The preliminary post-money valuation is USD 20 million.
Atlas is operated by a veteran team with experience in both global investment and private banking. The target firm is licensed by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to engage in Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) regulated activities. Atlas specialises in fixed income
