15 Jul 2020
Four things Covid-19 has taught us about the resilience of the fund management industry
By Xavier Parain (pictured), CEO, FundRock Management Company – The impact of Covid-19 has altered the mechanics of almost every…
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BNP Paribas taps into ESG surge with new global sustainability-focused hedge fund launch
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a long/short global equity hedge fund which will invest in companies grappling with looming…
SBAI publishes alternative risk premia guidance
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published two memos on alternative risk premia (aka dynamic beta) investing…
FlexTRADER EMS now offering Liquidnet Targeted Invitations
FlexTrade Systems (FlexTrade), a specialist in multi-asset execution and order management systems has announced direct availability of…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index returns 2.51 per cent for June
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2020 measured 2.51 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by…
14 Jul 2020
Hedge fund industry gains 2.04 per cent in June, saysBackstop BarclayHedge
Hedge funds continued their positive ways in June, riding a continuing stock market recovery and reopening economies to a 2.04 per cent…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index up 0.92 per cent in June
TheWilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
Brave New Coin signs multi-year deal to power cryptocurrency options trading on tFOSE
Digital asset trading, research and data company Brave New Coin has agreed a multi-year partnership with Toronto Futures Options Swaps…
Activist hedge funds remain in the red despite recent recovery, as campaigns dwindle in 2020
The first half of 2020 has proved tricky for activist hedge fund managers, as performance remained in the red and the number of companies…
AlgoDynamix appoints sales director, Americas and new representatives across Asia
AlgoDynamix, a financial instrument price movement forecasting analytics provider, has extended its reach across North America and Asia. …
QMA promotes co-head of Quantitative Equities to CIO
QMA, PFGIM's multi-asset and quantitative equity specialist has appointed George Patterson as its new CIO.Read the full story at…
13 Jul 2020
Huobi Futures to launch bitcoin options trading in Q3
Following the successful launch of perpetual swaps in Q2 of this year, Huobi Futures will be aiming to launch bitcoin options trading in…
CoinDesk launches a library for digital asset and market research from crypto industry’s top analysts
CoinDesk, a blockchain and cryptocurrency news and information platform, has launched its Research Hub, a point of connection for the…
Cowen makes key hires and launches new integrated liquidity sources
Cowen Inc has announced several key hires and a significant product enhancement in response to strong growth at UK-headquartered trading…
Cerno Capital adds to Investment Advisory Committee
Independent investment manager, Cerno Capital Partners (Cerno) has appointed Richard Chenevix-Trench, to its Investment Advisory…
