24 Jun 2020
Chanos warned investors of a 'speculative leg-up' back in November
Jim Chanos, the president and founder of Kynikos Associates and one of the industry’s higher profile short-sellers, said that the evidence…
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23 Jun 2020
The “locusts” were the canaries in the coal mine (again): Hedge fund short-sellers vindicated as Wirecard blow-up jolts Germany
There is precious little to celebrate in the precipitous collapse of Wirecard, the German payments group whose shares have lost 90 per cent…
18 Jun 2020
New online tool provides unique snapshot of global markets
An new tool by DailyFX is allowing traders and analysts to get an instant snapshot of global market performance. Market Health allows…
17 Jun 2020
Sixty per cent of traders either neutral or unsatisfied with crypto asset derivatives
The research team at short and leverage crypto token issuer Amun has published an extensive study on the state of derivatives, leverage and…
16 Jun 2020
Backstop Solutions Group and Mercer form strategic alliance
Backstop Solutions Group (Backstop), a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, and Mercer, a business…
Hedge fund industry split over return to work and client meetings, as lockdown measures ease
Most hedge fund industry employees have been working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, but now firms are split over when staff…
10 Jun 2020
ASC launches research coverage model on blockchain companies with tokenised ecosystems
Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC), a digital assets fund focused on delivering growth capital to blockchain and tokenised projects has launched…
Gibraltar ranks No3 in the world for crypto hedge fund managers
A new report into the global crypto hedge fund landscape from PwC and Elwood Asset Management has shown Gibraltar as the third most popular…
09 Jun 2020
Xignite enhances two cloud APIs to streamline delivery of news headlines and company earnings
Xignite has enhanced two of its financial data cloud APIs. Now offering functionality built for greater speed and specificity, these APIs…
05 Jun 2020
Pictet chief strategist cautious on equities rebound, warning on UK as materials and Japan offer value
The current stock market rebound is “out of step with economic reality”, according to Pictet Asset Management’s chief strategist Luca…
As lockdown easing pushes markets higher, hedge funds gauge the ‘new normal’
As global economies re-emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, Hedgeweek rounds up a range of views from across the hedge fund spectrum on…
04 Jun 2020
Crypto exchanges and investments firms facing insurance challenges, says Evertas
Crypto asset insurance company Evertas says crypto investment firms and exchanges could fail to meet the insurance requirements…
03 Jun 2020
PwC Luxembourg’s 2020 barometer on management companies showcases strong growth for Alternative Management Companies
PwC Luxembourg has published its patented 2020 barometer on management companies (Manco) which showcases the growth of the asset management…
02 Jun 2020
Style Analytics launches factor-based fund screening, search and comparison tool
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytics tools for investment professionals, has launched a new tool in…
01 Jun 2020
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