13 Jan 2020
INTL FCStone acquires GIROXX in Germany
INTL FCStone's London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd, has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire GIROXX in Frankfurt,…
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Macro hedge funds rebound as investment landscape improves in Q4
– Timing and discipline “key” to returns in 2020, says BlueBay – Macro-focused hedge funds have enjoyed a resurgence in recent months,…
Refinitiv appoints Chief Customer Proposition Officer
Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure, has appointed Andrea Remyn Stone as Chief Customer Proposition Officer…
Pole Star joins Marco Polo network
Maritime technology and regulatory compliance firm, Pole Star has partnered with global trade finance technology provider TradeIX, to bring…
Former Tradeweb sales head joins Mosaic Smart Data as new Head of Sales
Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), a real-time capital markets data analytics company, has appointed Mike Thorpe as its new Head of Sales.Over the…
Alternative investment fund finance moving from niche to mainstream
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of alternative investment professionals have a good understanding of the benefits of fund finance but cite…
AMX appoints new Head of Product to expand service offering
The Asset Management Exchange (AMX), an institutional platform for investors and asset managers, has appointed Dr Kerrie Mitchener-Nissen…
Circle Fund is Asia's first compliant crypto hedge fund
As the digital currency market matures, a new crypto hedge fund, Circle Fund, has emerged — the first to be compliant in Asia. The company…
10 Jan 2020
How to prepare for a successful hedge fund launch – Step 1: Define your business
In this new monthly blog, Joel Press, formerly a senior partner and Head of the Global Hedge Fund Practice at Ernst & Young, and a…
Hedge funds industry up 9.74 per cent in 2019
The global hedge fund industry returned +1.75 per cent in December, bringing aggregate 2019 full-year returns to +9.74 per cent, according…
PWP Capital Management appoints Partner
Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) Capital Management has elected Amita Schultes a Partner of the firm, effective 1 January, 2020. Perella…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index up 0.66 per cent in December
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
09 Jan 2020
LiquidityBook adds two to EMEA Client Service Team
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has made two London-based hires for…
CTAs close best year since 2014 as trend followers lead performance in 2019
Following positive gains in November, CTAs experienced a small dip in December, as the SG CTA Index closed the month at -0.65 per cent.…
Absolute Return Partners raises US recession fears despite trade war truce
– Founder and CIO Niels Clemen Jensen flags up potential liquidity squeeze – ARP founder and chief investment officer Niels Clemen Jensen…
