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NEWSLETTER | 29 Jan 2020

Unhedged US exposure among corporates and pensions offers cheap options play for macro funds

Last year provided some optimism for global macro hedge funds, ending the year up 6.50 per cent according to eVestment’s aggregated hedge fund performance data. And there are signs that 2020 could offer good opportunities to make upside, as macro traders position themselves for higher inflation in Europe and investor rotation out of US equities.

Wed | 29 Jan 2020, 11:36

It is rare one can apply the term ‘innovative’ in financial markets with any real conviction, but it absolutely holds true for Aurum Fund Management Ltd (Aurum), a Bermudan fund-of-funds manager with a commitment to environmental conservationism and sustainability.

Wed | 29 Jan 2020, 11:36

Japanese institutional investors now have access to a crypto-asset benchmark following the launch of the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index by MV Index Solutions (MVIS), and Intelligence Unit (IU), in partnership with Nomura Research Institute (NRI).

Wed | 29 Jan 2020, 11:36

OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for international institutional investors and academic researchers, launched its new IvyDB Signed Volume dataset at Europe EQD 2020 in Barcelona.

Wed | 29 Jan 2020, 11:36

CIFC, an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally, has appointed Jason Horowitz as Head of US High Yield Bond Investments.

Wed | 29 Jan 2020, 11:36

Stack, a provider of cryptocurrency trackers and index funds has launched an institutional grade bitcoin index fund in response to investor demand for controlled exposure to the high-yield potential of bitcoin globally.