(Bloomberg) New hedge fund firms have a higher rate of survival in Asia than the U.S., according to an internal study by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The research, compiled in July, showed that the bank’s prime brokerage business in Asia […]

(Hedgeweek) Exablaze, a provider of ultra-low latency network devices, has broken the previous best STAC-T0 benchmark results with its newly-announced ExaNIC FDK-XP (Firmware Development Kit Extension Pack). To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Aggregate hedge fund industry performance slipped into the red again in September, with the industry returning -0.11 per cent last month, according to eVestment September 2019 hedge fund performance figures. To read this article:

(Opalesque) U.S. venture capitalists are expected to pour over $100 billion into startups for a second straight year, following the record sum invested in 2018, said PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. During the first three quarters of the year, venture capital firms […]

(Opalesque) Nearly two-thirds (61%) of the largest asset managers worldwide are experiencing stagnant or declining interest in their corporate brands revealed a study. To read this article:

(Opalesque) UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, announced that it has launched a cryptocurrency fund and become the first United Nations organization to hold onto its crypto donations. Without converting them into fiat, the fund will hold two cryptocurrencies – […]

(Insider Monkey) Reuters has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings. The 13F filings show the hedge funds’ and successful investors’ positions as of the end of […]

(Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator said on Thursday it is monitoring Lime Asset Management after the hedge fund suspended withdrawals that media reports valued at about $520 million. Lime, which manages assets worth nearly $4 billion, said on Tuesday […]

(Chicago Business) Envestnet founder Judson Bergman, who revolutionized the financial services technology sector, and his investment adviser wife were killed in a car crash last week. Crain’s senior reporter Lynne Marek discusses his life and work. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Aggregate hedge fund industry performance slipped into the red again in September, with the industry returning -0.11 per cent last month, according to eVestment September 2019 hedge fund performance figures. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds posted mixed performance in the volatile month of September, as quantitative, trend-following CTAs declined, reversing August gains, on rising US interest rates, while equity markets traded in a wide intra-month range. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) With so much bandwidth being absorbed by the gravitational pull of Brexit, hedge fund managers could be forgiven for paying short shrift to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which formally comes into effect on 9 December 2019. […]