04 Apr 2022
A Transformational Year: Assessing the changing prime brokerage landscape
The collapse of Archegos and the GameStop short squeeze has radically upended the hedge fund prime brokerage space over the past year,…
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Hedge funds target British retailers
Hedge funds are targeting British retailers including Asos, B&Q owner Kingfisher, BooHoo, and Dixons Carphone, taking short positions…
WhiteStar acquires Carlson Capital’s CLO business
WhiteStar Asset Management (WhiteStar), the CLO, structured products, and broadly syndicated credit arm of Clearlake Capital Group, has…
01 Apr 2022
Long/short equity hedge funds falling out of favour with investors
A new study based on research by SigTech and data from Preqin shows that long/short equity is the most popular strategy among fund…
Carne adopts new branding
Carne, a European third-party management company, has adopted new branding.Carne’s role in the asset management industry has grown rapidly…
Toscafund expands Asia-Pacific presence with new Hong Kong office
Toscafund, a London-headquartered specialist asset manager founded by Martin Hughes in 2000 and chaired by Martin Gilbert, has opened a…
Rolaz Group sets aside launch date for IEO and listing
The Rolaz Group, the firm behind the first tokenised hedge fund, has set aside a date for its token IEO and listing on P2PB2B and…
Liontrust completes acquisition of Majedie
Liontrust Asset Management has completed the acquisition of Majedie Asset Management, adding GBP5.2 billion to Liontrust’s assets under…
AKJ acquires FMG Malta
AK Jensen Group (AKJ), the leading provider of turnkey trading and infrastructure solutions for fund managers, has closed its acquisition…
31 Mar 2022
A Tech Revolution: How machines are reshaping hedge fund investment
AMX Podcast Series – The ecosystem revolution in fund management
In this podcast, Hedgeweek and AMX explore the ecosystem revolution in fund management, over five informative podcast episodes and look at…
Investor confidence down 4.2 points in March to 99.7
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 99.7 in March, down 4.2 points from February’s revised reading of 103.9. The…
Man GLG launches Sustainable Water and Circular Economy fund
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management engine of Man Group, has launched Man GLG RI Sustainable Water and Circular Economy.The…
Preqin hires General Counsel
Preqin, a global specialist in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has appointed Chris Hawkins as its General Counsel.Following…
Cineworld is most shorted UK-listed company, says GraniteShares research
New analysis (1) from ETP provider GraniteShares, which offers a range of 3x short and 3x leveraged ETPs on popular UK, US, and European…
