C.P. Eaton Partners opens Shanghai office
Independent placement agent C.P.

LFIS, a USD14 billion Paris-based asset manager, has released the results of a new survey which highlights the continued influence and growth of quant investment strategies in Europe. With nearly three quarters (70 per cent) of allocators considering quant strategies

The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading association for the blockchain ecosystem, has appointed Tom Jessop, president of Fidelity Digital Assets and head of Corporate Business Development at Fidelity Investments, to its board. Jessop’s appointment to GBBC’s board will
Investment industry software solution provider PerTrac Financial Solutions has appointed Jeff S Hendren as managing director and global head of sales, succeeding Daniel Simpson, who will r
International Asset Management, one of the oldest fund of hedge funds managers, has completed a management buyout following a strategic review underway since the merger, completed in April

New research amongst institutional investors from the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) reveals that 63 per cent believe senior executives at large established businesses have a poor understanding of blockchain. Only 7 per cent described their understanding as ‘good’, with

Slowing German output and lower inflation in the US and China will likely favour bonds over equities and export-oriented European equities over domestic-focused stocks in Q1 2019, according to an analysis by Kestrel Investment Partners (KIP), an independent global allocation
Madrid-based Próxima Alfa Investments has announced the recruitment of Igor Ojereliev from Deutsche Bank with a view to launching the Global Emerging Markets Fund in the near future

“Tech-tonic Shift: Innovation in Alternative Investments” will be the theme of the 2019 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS), https://cais.ky. This will be the sixth year for CAIS and it promises to be the biggest yet at the Kimpton Seafire Resort

The MJ Hudson Allenbridge Alternative Risk Premia Fund Review 2019 estimates that there are now from USD150 billion to USD200 billion of assets in global alternative risk premia funds following a long/short, multi-strategy approach. This estimate excludes strategy offerings by investment banks.