Category Archives: Syndicated
Trium adds to Dublin Super ManCo team
(HedgeWeek) Trium has appointed Jamie Murphy as Head of Risk at Trium Ireland as part of the firm’s initiative to create a Dublin-based Super ManCo. Subject to regulatory approval, the Irish office will add to Trium’s distribution capabilities, create a […]
Why ECB Sanctions Will Have Little Long-Term Effect On Debt-Ridden Italy
(Forbes) Last week, the European Commission announced potential sanctions on Italy due to the country’s increasing level of public debt. According to Factset Economics, Italy’s public debt was 132.2% of national GDP in 2018. To read this article:
Crypto Investment Opportunities are Expanding
(Harvest) Crypto investors often get too caught up in ideologies, and as such, are potentially missing some of the greatest investments available. To read this article:
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index Index Fell -1.5% in May as Global Equities Post Steep Losses
(Opalesque) Hedge fund performance fell in May, posting the first monthly decline for 2019, as global equities suffered steep losses amidst ongoing trade negotiations and the inversion of the US yield curve, according to data released by HFR®. The HFRI […]
StatPro acquires ESG research and index business
(Hedgeweek) StatPro Group, an AIM-listed provider of cloud-based portfolio analysis and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, has acquired the environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and index business unit (ECPI) from ECPI Group for EUR2.9 million […]
A Watchdog Says Hedge-Fund Secrets Kept by the CFTC are Vulnerable to Hacking
(Bloomberg) Confidential market information collected from hedge funds and brokers by the main U.S. derivatives regulator is vulnerable to hacking because of the agency’s outdated computer systems, according to an internal watchdog. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission needs to correct […]
Jeff Talpins’s Element Disbands Group of Non-Core Managers
(Bloomberg) Jeff Talpins’s hedge fund Element Capital Management is dismissing seven portfolio managers as it refocuses on its main macro strategy, according to people familiar with the matter. The managers were part of a program the New York-based firm started […]
Impact of the evolving relationship between investors and managers on fund structuring
(Opalesque) A combination of diminished returns across the hedge fund industry amid challenging market conditions for generating alpha and a continued and increased focus on performance has given rise to a shift away from more traditional hedge fund products to […]
Trium adds to Dublin Super ManCo team
(Hedgeweek) Trium has appointed Jamie Murphy as Head of Risk at Trium Ireland as part of the firm’s initiative to create a Dublin-based Super ManCo. To read this article:
Angel Oak Capital Advisors passes USD10bn in AUM
(Hedgeweek) Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm specialising in value-driven alternative credit, has surpassed USD10 billion in assets under management across its platform of public funds, private funds and separately managed accounts. To read this article:
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Intel retirement fund dispute
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear Intel Corp’s bid to avoid a lawsuit accusing it of violating federal law in making employee retirement plan investments that cost beneficiaries hundreds of millions of dollars. To read […]
Hedge Fund Chatham Weighs Shutting $763 Million Liquid Alts Unit
(Bloomberg) Chatham Asset Management, the $4.3 billion credit hedge fund, is weighing the closure of a unit that manages $763 million for clients including mutual fund giant Franklin Templeton Investments. Chatham, founded by Anthony Melchiorre in 2003, is pondering the […]