05 Aug 2020
SPAC IPOs on the rise in 2020, says Proskauer study
International law firm Proskauer has released released its 2020 SPAC IPO Study which reveals that from 2016 through 2019, SPAC IPOs have…
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Swedish multi-strategy hedge fund Brummer maintains momentum in July
Brummer & Partners, a Stockholm-based multi-strategy hedge fund firm, continued to generate positive performance as markets moved into…
04 Aug 2020
Huobi Tech’s asset management subsidiary obtains SFC Type 4 and Type 9 licenses
Huobi Asset Management (Hong Kong), the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Huobi Technology Holdings, has been granted with Type 4…
Bitfinex offers up to USD400m reward for return of stolen 2016 bitcoins
Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex is offering a reward to persons that connect the exchange with the hackers responsible for the…
GAM Systematic’s assets tumble as investors flee Core Macro and Alternative Risk Premia funds
GAM Systematic, the Cambridge-based quantitative investment management unit of Swiss-headquartered global asset manager GAM, saw its assets…
Hedge fund short sellers “battered” by USD6 billion loss in tech rally – but bearish bets may yet rebound
Hedge fund short sellers took a hefty beating in what proved to be a bruising July, losing some USD6 billion across a range of…
Pictet eyes long-term growth stocks with new market neutral global equities hedge fund launch
Pictet Asset Management, the investment management arm of the Geneva-headquartered wealth management giant Pictet Group, has unveiled a new…
Foley appoints new Partner in National Fund Formation Practice
Stephen Meli has been appointed as a partner in Foley & Lardner's Business Law Department and Fund Formation & Investment…
Binance launches COIN- and USDT-margined categories for futures
Digital asset exchange provider Binance has launched COIN- and USDT-margined product categories for its range of perpetual and quarterly…
03 Aug 2020
Huobi establishes Huobi DeFi Labs
Blockchain company Huobi Group has established Huobi DeFi Labs, a platform for DeFi (Decentralised Finance) research, investment, and…
Iconic Holding's multi-manager platform partners with Enigma Securities
Enigma Securities, a technology-driven financial institution dedicated to corporate client solutions for cryptoassets, has partnered with…
Government bond investors are now “boiling frogs” amid yield squeeze, says Algebris macro chief
Alberto Gallo, head of macro strategies at multi-strategy credit and equities hedge fund Algebris Investments, has compared investors in…
Prime Capital launches Liquid Alternatives Credit fund of funds
Prime Capital AG, an independent asset manager and financial services provider that manages EUR17.2bn across multiple funds, has launched…
JMP Group makes management changes
JMP Group LLC (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, has announced management changes, including the…
Options recognised as office 'connectivity vendor' to Moscow Exchange
Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, is now recognised as an official “Connectivity Vendor”…