13 Feb 2020
Former hedge fund man Rishi Sunak named UK chancellor after Javid quits
Rishi Sunak, former partner at global long/short equity hedge fund Theleme Partners and Sir Chris Hohn's The Children’s Investment Fund…
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Hedge funds staying negative on European airline stocks
Hedge funds are continuing to bet against Europe’s travel industry, with several brand-name managers growing their shorts in travel staples…
Barclay CTA Index posts 0.51 per cent return in January
The managed futures industry stepped into 2020 on a positive note with a 0.51 per cent return in January, according to the Barclay CTA…
IHS Markit adds Credit Benchmark consensus analytics to Securities Finance platform
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, is to use Credit Benchmark’s credit risk analytics in its…
12 Feb 2020
Hedge funds down 0.18 per cent in January
The hedge fund industry had a downbeat start to the new year losing 0.18 per cent in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index…
CubeLogic and Numerix partnership yields rapid results
CubeLogic, a provider of Business Intelligence enabled Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance solutions has secured two new client…
Momentum bias looms over CTA inflows despite January gains
Investors’ bias towards momentum risk is making trend-following hedge fund strategies particularly sensitive to investor inflows, amid a…
Evolution of shrinking Hedge fund fees – What do investors need to know?
By Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – Hedge funds fees remain under extreme pressure across the industry. This strong trend is driven by…
CTAs indices begin 2020 in positive territory led by strong performance from short-term strategies
Continuing the positive run from 2019, CTAs kicked off 2020 with all Societe Generale CTA indices in positive territory and the SG CTA…
Hedge Fund Association adds two to leadership team
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA), an international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organisation, has appointed Josh Stone, Legal…
CFTC charges ‘crypto club’ Q3 and its Principal in USD33m over fraudulent digital asset scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against defendants Q3 Holdings, and Q3 I, and their…
Tourmaline Partners appoints new senior trader in Sydney office
Outsourced trading solutions firm Tourmaline Partners has appointed Joe Hodgkins as a senior trader in the firm’s Asia-Pacific office in…
Catalyst Funds launches Catalyst/Teza Algorithmic Allocation Income Fund
Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focused fund company, has launched the Catalyst/Teza Algorithmic Allocation Income Fund (TEZIX), which…
11 Feb 2020
Angelo Gordon raises USD1.8bn for inaugural credit solutions fund
Angelo, Gordon & Co, a USD38 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, has held the final…
Hedge fund managers record modest returns as coronavirus concerns escalate
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.17 per cent in January, outperforming the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI…
