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HITE Hedge Asset Management (HITE Hedge) a USD670 million, alpha-focused investment firm specialising in the energy sector and its transition, has appointed industry veteran Howard B Rubin, CFA as its Chief Operating Officer.
Rubin has a successful multi-decade track record of managing institutional infrastructures and compliance for a variety of hedge funds and investment firms and will oversee all business management and operational functions at HITE Hedge.
Prior to joining HITE Hedge, Rubin was the Chief Operating Officer of Burrage Capital Management LLC, a Boston-based healthcare sector focused hedge fund he joined in 2018. Before that he was a
Man GLG, the discretionary hedge fund unit of London-headquartered global asset management giant Man Group, now holds the largest number of short positions against UK-listed stocks, followed by Marshall Wace and BlackRock, according to new industry data.
SEI has acquired Finomial, an investor lifecycle management firm offering cloud-native financial technology. The technology is expected to be added to SEI’s existing investor-focused platforms to further enhance automation and digitisation capabilities, as well as reporting and transparency.
In mid-January 2022, South Florida will host thousands of alternative investment fund managers and investors attending multiple capital introduction conferences. Gaining the Edge, one of the industry’s prominent thought leaders and event organisers, has announced a strategy to improve networking across these multiple events while raising money for charities that benefit at risk youth.
Gaining the Edge will host a day of charitable, social activities open to all industry professionals including those attending other cap intro events on Saturday, 22 January, directly following its Gaining the Edge Cap Intro Florida conference.
Opening participation to attendees of other, potentially competing,
Align, a global provider of technology infrastructure solutions and Managed IT Services, has been voted as “Best Cybersecurity Provider” in the Hedgeweek US Awards 2021.
This recognition is based on an online peer-review survey in which investors, hedge fund managers and service providers are invited to nominate a “best-in-class” in a variety of categories.
Over the past 18 months, Align Managed Services and its dedicated Cybersecurity Advisory team have ensured that their clients were able to operate their firms seamlessly and securely while addressing the compliance, operational and security challenges associated with the pandemic and subsequent industry shifts.
“To meet
Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM), the next generation, insured, asset-backed cryptocurrency, has officially listed on the DigiFinex exchange, opening over 200 per cent in its first hour of trading. Bitcoin Latinum congratulates DigiFinex on a successful launch, and everyone who has supported the project.
Monsoon Blockchain, Bitcoin Latinum’s developer, plans for Bitcoin Latinum to officially list on seven top-tier public exchanges, under the ticker LTNM. In addition to DigiFinex, the exchanges are: HitBTC (the fifth largest exchange by volume at USD4 billion), FMFW (formerly Bitcoin.com and operating with USD3.3 billion in daily trading volume), Changelly (USD2.71 billion in daily volume), Changelly Pro,
Hedge funds are well-placed to outperform other assets classes in a potentially choppy market environment during the fourth quarter, with commodities, event driven and certain credit strategies faced with a rich opportunity set and strong upside potential as markets adjust to a post-Covid world.
In its latest ‘Fourth-Quarter Hedge-Fund Strategy Outlook’, K2 Advisors said global equities and bond markets are now locked in a “tug-of-war” between good news and bad news, which is shaping the way investors position their portfolios.
“Change creates opportunities for those nimble enough to capture the new tailwinds while hedging out the risks associated with a
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has appointed Josh McLane and Niya Tang as partners in the firm’s Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts & Estates practice group.
McLane is based in the firm’s Orange County office and was most recently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Tang joins the firm’s New York office and was most recently a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig. Sheppard Mullin has added 20 lateral partners this year.
“Our transactional tax partners have been extremely busy due, in large part, to the sustained surge in the deals being handled by our corporate group,” says Jon Newby, vice chairman of
As any start-up founder knows, launching a new business can be an exhausting and all-consuming experience. When not dealing with day-to-day operations or handling accounts, there are investors to deal with and venture funding to be raised, often from multiple backers with competing agendas.
Apex Group has appointed Paul Monahan as Head of Corporate Services, Jersey and Chantal Slabber as Head of Client Services & Operations, Jersey.
