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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
As investor interest in cryptocurrencies continues to mount, regulators are sharpening their focus on the asset class. Though education remains a key impediment to growth, investment opportunities in new areas, such as decentralised finance, are ripe.
By and large, institutional investors have been hesitant about delving into crypto investments. Though reputable managers like Larry Fink and his ilk have heralded the age of digital assets, adoption remains relatively low.
According to Konstantin Anissimov, executive director, CEX.IO, the answer lies in regulation: “The safety that comes from regulations is beneficial and will ultimately help the industry mature. Having this clarity means institutional
EEX Group continued to expand its position in the global commodity exchange space , across all time zones, Europe, Asia and North America, in 2021 reporting significant increases in its power, natural gas, environmentals and dry freight markets.
Ironshield Capital Management (Ironshield), a European event-driven corporate credit specialist, delivered positive performance of 30 per cent in 2021.
The firm’s AUM stood at USD308 million as at 31 December 2021, across its three funds: L1 Special Situations, L2 Special Situations and Ironshield Credit Fund – UCITS.
Ironshield’s strategy significantly outperformed high yield credit markets throughout the year, beating the Bloomberg Pan-European High Yield Index which returned 4 per cent, and had low beta to both equity and credit markets. The 2021 performance was generated from a broad range of credits with idiosyncratic price catalysts, across a number of
SigTech, a quant technologies provider, has seen multi-fold growth in 2021. Clients with combined AUM of over USD5 trillion in are now using its enterprise SaaS platform in over a dozen countries including mainland China.
Quilter Cheviot has strengthened its fund research team with the hire of Ghazanfar Saleem as a fund research analyst.
Reporting to head of investment fund research Nick Wood, Saleem will be responsible for the analysis of alternative funds, including hedge funds, as well as funds within the fixed income universe.
Saleem joins Quilter Cheviot from The Capital Partnership, an asset management and investment platform, where he oversaw hedge fund research and manager selection. He brings with him over 15 years of work experience in alternative investments, having previously worked as a senior analyst at hedge fund consultant Amber Partners, and
Total hedge fund industry capital has passed the USD4 trillion milestone to begin 2022, with managers navigating a volatile Q4 21 driven by another wave of coronavirus variant, as well as rising interest rates and increased expectations for additional increases in 2022.
Global alternative investment firm Värde Partners as promoted three senior investment professionals to the role of Partner: Jim Dunbar, Aneek Mamik and Carlos Sanz Esteve.
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