26 Jul 2022
Edelman launches global financial comms boutique
Edelman has launched Edelman Smithfield, a financial communications boutique that specialises in financial markets and strategic…
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Barclays acquires stake in £2bn crypto firm Copper
Barclays has acquired a stake in crypto custody and prime broking firm Copper, according to a report by AltFi. The report cites Sky News as…
Stouff PM quits after market turmoil delays launch of new global macro crypto hedge fund
Stouff Capital has delayed the launch of a planned global macro crypto hedge fund due to ongoing turmoil in the digital assets markets,…
Hedge funds and money managers boost oil positions
Hedge funds and other money managers bought the equivalent of 31 million barrels of in the top six petroleum futures and options contracts…
Late trade reporting pushes month-to-date digital assets investment product inflows to $394m
Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling $30 million last week, while late reporting of trades from the prior week saw…
25 Jul 2022
Sell-side systems in need of upgrade for new risk reality, says new Acuity study
Sell-side risk management is in need of an overhaul that consolidates systems and incorporates the increased importance of margin into risk…
Tradeteq to securitise trade finance receivables on XDC Network’s public blockchain
Tradeteq, a World Economic Forum member, has selected the XDC Network to launch TRADA Tokens, the first ever fully regulated, trade…
EQONEX appoints Apex for its first crypto-linked exchange-traded product
Apex Group Ltd (Apex), a global financial services provider, has been appointed to provide corporate, administrative and trustee services…
Mercer appoints US NFP CIO
Mercer, a global leader in redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, has appointed Gene Lohmeyer, CFA, as…
CLS reports continued growth in settled values of cross currency swaps
CLS, a financial markets infrastructure (FMI) delivering settlement, processing and data solutions across the global FX ecosystem, has…
Tesla short-sellers could be facing 'short squeeze hell', says S3 Partners
Tesla, may be the most shorted stock in the world, but investors betting against the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer lost $1 billion…
Connection Capital survey reveals increase in HNWI alternative investment allocations
High net worth investors (HNWIs) are including much higher weightings of alternative investments in their portfolios than five years ago,…
Alphanect launches Alphanect Selection curated portfolio of private market investments
Zug-based fintech firm Alphanect has launched Alphanect Selection, an all-new curated portfolio of private market products for wealth…
Hedge funds disappoint investors but still outperform public options, says Preqin
Alternative assets data specialist Preqin’s hedge fund benchmark declined by 7.95% during Q2, according to the firm's Q2 2022 Hedge Funds…
Global oil demand to bounce back, predicts star hedge fund trader Andurand
Star hedge fund trader Pierre Anurand has predicted that demand for oil will surpass expectations even if global economic growth stalls,…
