28 Jan 2020
Man Group weighs up palladium rally against end of bull market cycle
Prices of palladium have now reached more than USD2,500 per ounce, in a sustained rally potentially indicative of a late stage bull cycle,…
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Aurum’s innovative use of management fees helping to fight ecological risks
It is rare one can apply the term ‘innovative’ in financial markets with any real conviction, but it absolutely holds true for Aurum Fund…
Stack launches institutional-grade bitcoin index fund in Asia
Stack, a provider of cryptocurrency trackers and index funds has launched an institutional grade bitcoin index fund in response to investor…
Akin Gump expands Asia Investment Management Practice in Singapore
Akin Gump has expanded its investment management capabilities in Asia with the relocation of investment management partner Olivia Chung and…
IHS Markit hires risk management expert as Global Head of Financial Risk Analytics
IHS Markit a business information provide to over 500 asset managers including more than 300 hedge funds, has appointed pricing and risk…
Commodity pool operator and CEO to pay more than USD10m for misleading statements and supervisory failures
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Catalyst Capital Advisors,…
Boutique accountancy service provides high responsiveness
Emerging managers and family offices can benefit from the services offered by boutique accountancy firms as this gives them access to high…
27 Jan 2020
Global Hedge Fund Outlook 2020
2020 Top 10 tech predictions – To introduce the Hedgeweek Global Outlook Report 2020, the team at RFA has made the following 10 predictions…
New York tops London (again) as pre-eminent financial hub
The Big Apple is the world’s foremost financial hub, beating London into second place for the second year running, according to a new…
New York Institute of Finance and Google Cloud launch a Machine Learning for Trading Specialisation on Coursera
The New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) and Google Cloud have launched a new Machine Learning for Trading Specialisation available…
Percentage of female Partners at private equity firms and hedge funds remains unchanged in the last year
The percentage of female partners of private equity firms and hedge funds and other financial services partnerships has stuck at just 14…
Alt UCITs return 4.2 per cent in 2019
The LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a gain of +4.2 per cent over the past year and more than 80 per cent of funds ended the…
24 Jan 2020
Alternative data sets … quality is the challenge, not quantity
There are an estimated 445 alternative data providers in the funds industry, serving the needs of both traditional and alternative fund…
The Year of the Rat: China’s economy is strong but investors need to be on their guard
As China enters the Year of the Rat this Saturday (25 January), Jasmine Kang, Portfolio Manager at Comgest, an independent, international…
23 Jan 2020
Skytra selects Nasdaq to provide technology for new venue for air travel price derivatives
Airbus’ wholly owned subsidiary Skytra has selected Nasdaq to provide the core technology for its derivatives trading venue.Headquartered…
