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FUND PERFORMANCE
AI-driven investment manager Quantumrock’s absolute return strategy, the Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP), has closed the first quarter of 2021 up 2.77 per cent.
DIGITAL ASSETS
Well-known hedge fund bear Russell Clark is questioning how valuable bitcoin is under the stock-to-flow model, a framework traditionally used for precious metals such as gold and platinum, in light of recent sharp price volatility.
GUEST ARTICLE
By Mario Acquistapace (pictured), Associate – Investment Research, Capital Generation Partners – As allocators we have, in part, a responsibility for the actions and inactions of the managers we select. When it comes to responsible investing there is certainly very little consensus on the right approach, and ultimately investors tend not share identical views of what is or is not an appropriate SRI investment policy to adopt.
However, over the past two years now we have witnessed significant progress on this front and a huge movement in the right direction from investors all over the world. One area that has
SPONSORED CONTENT
“As an investment case, bitcoin is very early stage and offers big potential, as its long-term correlation is low compared to traditional asset classes.” In the following article Michael Zbinden, CIO, and Dr Hartmut Neff (pictured, above left with Zbinden), Portfolio Manager, with the Crypto Finance Group, offer an introduction to the considerations around investing in crypto assets.
hedgeweeklive NORTH AMERICA
The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on cybersecurity, and the challenges of remote working on start-up hedge funds’ business operations, proved a key theme at this year’s hedgeweekLIVE North America event, ‘Managing a Start-up or Emerging Hedge Fund in 2020’.
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As investor and regulator focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues has gathered pace globally in recent years, attention is turning to how investment managers, hedge funds and private equity firms can build effective ESG programmes that stand up to regulatory scrutiny and help them stay competitive in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
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By Neil Coxhead (pictured), Waystone – On 7 May 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), unveiled plans to create a new regime with the specific aim of channelling investment into more illiquid assets, giving asset managers a hint of how UK fund regulation will develop after Brexit.
OIL
Westbeck Capital Management, the London-based long/short energy specialist hedge fund, is positioning for a continued recovery in oil and oil equities after making bumper returns amid frenzied markets during the first six months of the year.
The Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund has generated a remarkable 76 per cent year to date, having gained more than 11 per cent in the first few weeks of June, which followed a 5.6 per cent return in May.
Westbeck CEO Jean-Louis Le Mee said the fund’s long position at the back of the curve in oil markets drove its May gains, while recent June
INNOVATION
In 2016, SEI issued a paper on what it saw as five major innovations that were causing disruptions both within and outside of their respective industries. The company has revisited those themes – Watsonisation, Googlisation, Amazonisation, Twitterisation, and Uberisation – to provide an up-to-date picture of the innovations occurring in our industry today. Over the next few months SEI will share its findings and recent developments for each theme. Next up: Uberisation…
INTERVIEW
Volatility hedge fund Dominicé eyes inflation risk opportunities
INTERVIEW
Volatility hedge fund Dominicé eyes inflation risk opportunities