01 Sep 2020
INDOS Financial calls for resolution of AIFMD omissions
Independent depositary and fund oversight provider INDOS Financial has highlighted a series of omissions in the EU’s Alternative Investment…
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GCM Grosvenor names new CFO
Global alternative asset management firm GCM Grosvenor has appointed Pamela Bentley as Managing Director of Finance effective October and…
Evli adds portfolio manager to alternative investments team
Evli has appointed Ville Toivakainen as a portfolio manager in its alternative investments team.Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
Taking full advantage of data
The growing computing power witnessed in the past few years has led to data becoming more accessible, often at the touch of a button.…
Gauging value through data
As various pharmaceutical companies around the world endeavour to find a workable vaccine against the coronavirus, alternative data could…
Harmonised data to enhance alpha generation
Using order book data to drive investment decisions was historically the domain of high frequency trading hedge funds. However, as these…
Gaining an edge – Human + machine
By A Paris – Alternative data and data science techniques can help give hedge funds a competitive edge but, it is the symbiotic integration…
31 Aug 2020
Huobi Futures to launch bitcoin options on 1 September
Huobi Futures, the crypto derivatives market of Huobi Group, is to launch bitcoin (BTC) options for trading on 1 September 1st at 10:00…
CF Benchmarks to provide crypto price indexes for BlockFi lending products
BlockFi, a financial services company focused on building products for cryptocurrencies, has partnered with cryptocurrency benchmark…
RQSI launches new software platform to provide enhanced customisation and transparency for systematic strategy
Ramsey Quantitative Systems (RQSI) has announced a major shift in its core offerings with the introduction of a new software platform…
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…
28 Aug 2020
Union Bancaire Privée’s new ESG hedge fund targets Japan’s patchy corporate governance record
A new hedge fund launched last month by Union Bancaire Privée which trades on good and bad governance within Japanese companies has started…
27 Aug 2020
Profits nosedive as hedge funds lose EUR800m on airline bets in August
Hedge funds seeking to take advantage of turbulence in the global aviation industry have lost almost EUR800 million in August, according to…
QuantConnect increases access to Alpha Streams market
QuantConnect, an algorithmic trading platform that connects hedge funds to its community of 110,000-plus DIY quant traders, has expanded…
Binance partners with Oasis Labs to combat crypto fraud
Binance, a global blockchain firm behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is partnering with Oasis Labs, a…
