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East vs West? The New Frontier of Regulations in Crypto Assets

13 March 2023 Public Mark Witten

We see many potential ways in which crypto innovation can be a solution to regulatory challenges. Critically, there is a wide range of outcomes for crypto regulation and adoption around the world

Macro The Best Performing Hedge Fund Category In February As Equity Hedge Declines

8 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Macro led all hedge fund categories with an average gain of +0.19%, padding year to date returns to +0.54%

Ben Melkman joins Schonfeld as a Macro Senior Portfolio Manager

7 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Melkman plans to operate out of the Bahamas as Schonfeld seeks to further expand its global footprint in this region

bfinance Appoints Olivier Cassin as Head of Investments and Research

6 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Cassin was previously at bfinance from 2000 to 2014

Latest Numbers Signal Upbeat Outlook for South Africa’s Hedge Funds Sector

6 March 2023 Public Stuart Fieldhouse

The South African hedge fund industry grew its assets by a punchy 30% in 2023 with ZAR 5.33bn (USD 290m) of net inflows in 2022

Hedge Funds Q&A: Oliver Skutil, Petrus Advisers

6 March 2023 Public Greg Winterton

AlphaWeek’s Greg Winterton spoke to Oliver Skutil, Head of Special Situations at London-based hedge fund manager Petrus Advisers, to learn more about the outlook for European equity investing

Gramercy Funds Management Adds Tom Humphrey as President

2 March 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Gramercy also announced that Bill Foley will be joining the firm as a Managing Director and senior member of the Gramercy Business Development Team

Cinctive Capital Management Adds New Long/Short Quant Strategy

27 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

The strategy will be overseen by Thong Nguyen, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Olympiad Research

AIMA Publishes Due Diligence Questionnaire for Digital Asset Funds

27 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

These DDQs are the initiative of AIMA’s Digital Assets Working Group

Trium Capital Adds Deepak Baghla As Co-Portfolio Manager of Alternative Growth Fund

23 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Baghla will work alongside Toby Hayes, who has managed the strategy since its inception in September 2021

iM Global Partner Launches the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Fund

23 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Dynamic Beta investments is the sub-manager of the fund

Investcorp-Tages UCITS Platform Launches New Melqart Event-Driven Fund

20 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

The Melqart Event Driven UCITS Fund is managed by Michel Massoud, alongside Portfolio Managers Joseph Gebran and Can Ozdemir

New SEC Rules: Why Investment Firms Must Step up their Cybersecurity Oversight

20 February 2023 Public Christian Scott

With April only weeks away, firms need to proactively prepare for and respond to these imminent rules

Growth in the Hedge Fund Industry is Slowing

15 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

Last year witnessed the lowest number of launches since 2010, with ca. 900 new funds

Brevan Howard Opens New Office in Abu Dhabi

15 February 2023 AlphaWeek Basic Greg Winterton

The firm has leased space at the Al Sarab Tower for more than one hundred people and is relocating several senior executives from across the business to lead this expansion