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A rift between the co-founders of New York-based hedge fund Two Sigma Investments over the firm’s organisation and succession plan, as well as a host of other disputes, could pose a risk to the firm and its clients, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Trifon Natsis, co-founder of global macro hedge fund firm Brevan Howard has relocated to Abu Dhabi as part of the Jersey-based investment manager’s plans to expand in the UAE, according to a report by Financial News.
Awards
Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the European Digital Assets Awards 2023, which reward excellence among fund managers and service providers in the digital assets space.
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Much of the financial industry still operates on legacy technology, resulting in fragmented systems and interfaces which leave participants unable to be as agile and responsive as they need to be. Cloud-native clearing and custody systems can improve efficiency while minimising cost and risk. Andy Volz (pictured), chief operating officer and head of prime sales, Clear Street, explains further
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Global hedge funds holding short positions in Ocado, including Man and AQR, were facing potential losses on Thursday after shares in the UK online grocery business surged, according to a report by Reuters citing data from research group Breakout Point.
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Marshall Wace, the London-headquartered hedge fund major founded by Paul Marshall and Ian Wace, has tapped one of Citadel’s top credit portfolio managers – Dan Shatz – for a new role in New York, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
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The digital assets market has experienced significant growth, supported by the rising participation of hedge fund managers and institutional investors looking to capitalise on the returns this new asset class has to offer. But as an emerging area of interest, the infrastructure to support investment and trade is still in development.
Rise in specialist providers
Hedge fund managers have lamented the lack of prime brokerage services specifically tailored to crypto assets, with limited access to crypto prime brokerage services being raised as one of the top concerns in the 2022 PwC Crypto Hedge Fund Report. Further, the report reveals an
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In the context of growing demand for digital assets, hedge funds operating in the space need to make a choice critical to the growth of their business – do they build their digital infrastructure or buy in the capabilities from a third party? Their choice here can significantly impact the fund’s operational efficiency and selecting which best suits their specific fund and business can support their development in a fragmented and shifting market.
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The rapid growth of digital assets has created unique challenges and opportunities as the industry balances the needs of an innovative, ambitious sector with the checks and balances needed to ensure the security and safekeeping of assets.
Market structures are developing to mirror traditional financial standards and against this backdrop, the custody of digital assets has come under sharper scrutiny. There are two key approaches to custody that investors and asset managers should consider, self-custody or managed custody. Each comes with its own set of benefits and drawbacks which investors must weigh when making their decision.
In this context, asset
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Hedge funds that want to be active in the crypto space are immediately faced with the difficulty of how to execute on their trading strategies. Other asset classes, like equities or commodities, don’t present this problem in such a heightened way because those markets have well-defined, regulatory-compliant ways to act on trade ideas.
This article argues that over-the-counter derivatives (for brevity, swaps) can help mitigate regulatory and operational difficulties that hedge funds face when executing on crypto trading strategies. The article focuses on US hedge funds and US regulations because the US generally presents the greatest difficulties for hedge funds
