31 Aug 2020
Block-Builders reports 27 per cent decrease in global bitcoin trading
Trading volume in bitcoin has decreased by up to 37 per cent globally compared to last year according to Block-Builders.de.Read the full…
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27 Aug 2020
Emerging markets hedge funds surge as equities gain through global pandemic
Emerging Markets and Asian hedge funds surged in Q2 2020, recovering from steep losses experienced in late 1Q, with many indices posting…
25 Aug 2020
Fund admin firm HC Global Fund Services partners with AST Private Company Solutions
HC Global Funds Services (HC Global), a provider of fund administration services to seed fund, accelerator fund, venture, and private…
Institutional investors expect further rise in bitcoin value in 2021, says new research
Institutional investors expect further rises in the valuation of the bitcoin by the end of 2020, according to new research carried out by…
US alt IM investment valuations recover amid record fundraising
Rebounding equity markets and credit spread tightening led to meaningful sequential-quarter recoveries of fund performance and balance…
20 Aug 2020
Hedge funds see USD15.1bn in inflows in June, says Backstop BarclayHedge
Hedge funds reversed course in June from the pandemic-driven redemption trend of prior months, posting USD15.1 billion in inflows. It was a…
Harmonate appoints CEO to expand leadership in data operations for funds
Harmonate has appointed Kevin Walkup as CEO, as the firm looks to accelerate its data operations platform for fund administration.“We are…
19 Aug 2020
US dollar second only to gold as good investment right now, says RWC Partners
Naysayers of the world’s reserve currency forget its potential as an asset in what are still crisis conditions, says RWC Diversified…
18 Aug 2020
Hedge fund contrarian Russell Clark eyes euro rise against the dollar
The euro could be set to appreciate against the US dollar, says London-based global equities hedge fund Russell Clark Investment…
17 Aug 2020
Hedge funds up 2.76 per cent in July, says Backstop BarclayHedge
The hedge fund industry turned in a fourth consecutive positive month in July as stock markets’ continued strong performance contributed to…
AIMA and Albourne launch new initiative to strengthen diversity and inclusion within hedge fund industry
The Alternative Investment Management Association has launched a new initiative aimed at improving transparency around diversity and…
Continued extreme anxiety is boosting our confidence, says Ardevora's Lang
By Jeremy Lang, partner and co-founder of Ardevora Asset Management – Humans are notoriously poor at forming subjective probabilities – the…
14 Aug 2020
A crisis is coming, and Americans are woefully unprepared
By James McDonald (pictured), CEO/CIO of Hercules Investments – America is in bad shape. While the rest of the world seems to be moving…
Recession-hit UK now a “difficult sell” for investors, with potential concerns for hedge funds
The UK’s slide into recession could squeeze investor flows into the country, carrying far-reaching implications for hedge funds focused on…
13 Aug 2020
Chinese credit market continues to look attractive despite US sanctions, says Muzinich & Co's Bastin
Cristina Bastin, portfolio manager of Muzinich & Co’s Asia Credit Strategies, comments of the outlook for the Chinese credit market……
