17 Mar 2020
SIX sees solid performance
SIX has reported operating income of CHF1,129.7 million for the 2019 financial year. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
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16 Mar 2020
EU watchdog ESMA tightens short-selling rules amid “serious threat to market confidence”
The European Securities and Markets Authority, the pan-EU financial watchdog, tightened rules on short-selling on Monday, and will now…
Credit hedge fund Chenavari eyes “agile and opportunistic” positions amid further dislocation
Chenavari Investment Managers, the London-based credit-focused hedge fund, is building “agile and opportunistic” positions for yet further…
Government proposals could make UK more attractive to alternative investment funds
The UK could prove more attractive to hedge funds and other alternative investment funds under new Government proposals to review how asset…
Performance is top concern for risk premia managers
Performance remains top concern for alternative risk premia managers despite a better year for the industry, according to new research by…
Bitfinex hosts launch of USD280m crypto hedge fund Fulgur Alpha
Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, has onboarded Fulgur Alpha, a USD280 million Bahamas-based absolute returns…
CoinShares Group CEO provides update on current market volatility
Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO of CoinShares Group, a leading digital asset management firm, today commented on recent market volatility and…
13 Mar 2020
Chinese recovery offers “springboard”, with a revalued yuan boosting post-virus global economy
A stronger revalued yuan is vital to any post-coronavirus global economic recovery, with reinvigorated Chinese financial firepower helping…
FCA halts short-selling of Italian stocks following market slides
The Financial Conduct Authority has introduced a temporary ban on the short selling of certain Italian stocks, which will last until the…
Tether tops USD5bn market cap
Tether, a blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin, has surpassed USD5 billion in market capitalisation.The…
CloudQuant proves value in PA Signals alt date set
CloudQuant says it has proven the value in the Precision Alpha Machine Learning Signals (PA Signals) alternative data set. Its detailed…
Hedge funds down 2.81 per cent in February, says Backstop BarclayHedge
Hedge fund losses picked up in February with the industry down 2.81 per cent for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index…
12 Mar 2020
Horseman eyes Korea volatility for autocallables opportunities
Recent spikes in Korean stock market volatility following the global sell-off could see an upswing in margin calls in its autocallables…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index down 1.99 per cent in February
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
Hedge fund short Cineworld sees stock plummet amid Coronavirus concerns
Cineworld, the London-listed cinema group heavily shorted by a number of hedge funds, saw its share price tumble on Thursday amid the…
