28 Feb 2020
Coronavirus sends markets plummeting - but mispricing offers alpha opportunities
With global markets in freefall on the back of coronavirus fears, BlueBay Asset Management recommends curbing risk levels for now - but…
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Man Group enjoys “solid growth” with record funds under management and profit surge
Man Group has seen its funds under management surge to a record USD117.7 billion in the last year, up from USD108.5 billion in 2018, which…
Crestbridge named Best Regulatory Advisory and Compliance Firm at Hedgeweek Awards
Crestbridge has been recognised for its regulatory expertise and the quality of the support it provides to fund managers through its…
Liquidnet President appointed CEO
Seth Merrin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Liquidnet, has announced the promotion of President Brian Conroy to the role of…
Celsius Network and Stonegate Global Fund Administration partner to support Crypto investment fund managers
Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending platform with over USD6.22 billion in lending to date, has partnered with Stonegate Global Fund…
Pretium acquires investment management business of Latigo
Pretium Partners has acquired the investment management business of Latigo, a fund manager that specialises in event-driven investing with…
Branding dominates hedge fund flows
By Don A Steinbrugge, Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners – Over the past decade, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to…
To outsource or not to outsource, that is the question
Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and compliance teams face mounting pressure as heightened levels of global regulation combine with…
27 Feb 2020
Man Group: “Worst possible time” for investors’ hedge fund withdrawal, as cycle turns
Investors are slashing their exposure to hedge fund products at the “worst possible time”, says Man Group’s Pierre-Henri Flamand, amid…
ESG surge risks “90s-style tech bubble” as investors shun fundamentals
The surge in appetite for ESG-themed trades could be leading investors to ignore investment fundamentals – potentially fuelling a…
Hedge funds off to a weak 2020 start as COVID-19 outbreak weighs on global growth outlook
Hedge fund managers returned 0.07 per cent in January 2020, recording their weakest January since 2016, according to data released by…
QuantConnect launches free trial periods for Alpha Streams marketplace strategies
QuantConnect has launched free trial periods for all algorithms listed on the Alpha Streams alpha marketplace. Institutional clients can…
Spain’s Azvalor appoints Senior Analyst
Spanish value manager Azvalor has appointed Paul Gait as a Senior Analyst in the UK. Gait joins Azvalor from Sanford Bernstein where he’s…
LFIS launches diversified, all-weather derivatives strategy
LFIS has launched the LFIS Vision - Global Derivatives Opportunities Fund , a highly-diversified derivatives arbitrage strategy that seeks…
Kepler Cheuvreux implements big xyt analytics
Kepler Cheuvreux, an independent European financial services firm specialising in research, execution services and advisory services, is…
