Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Almost all conversations about buy-side roles eventually turn to multi-manager hedge funds , also known as “pod shops.” There are only a few dozen large funds in this category worldwide, but they’ve greatly impacted the markets and finance careers. These funds are usually multi-strategy as well.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 19, 2023

When you hear the term “long-only hedge funds,” your first thought might be: “How can a hedge fund hold only long positions? Doesn’t that contradict the term ‘hedge fund’? Why would investors pay high fees for what is effectively a mutual fund?” These are all good questions.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you think about the most “public” investors – the likes of Bill Ackman and David Einhorn – many of them have something in common: they operate single-manager hedge funds. In other words, they’re the public face and brand of their fund, and all investment decisions flow through them. 10 – 15 positions rather than 100+).

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The TRADE

AUGUST 23, 2023

Asset managers have tapped fixed income, equities and exchange traded funds (ETFs) for their greatest market data spend over the next 12 months, according to a new Coalition Greenwich and SIX report published on 22 August.

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The TRADE

JUNE 27, 2023

The LBX suite is now connected to ICE ETF Hub’s FIX application programming interface (API), providing third-party platforms and ETF market participants with improved access to the ICE ETF Hub platform, alongside the ability to systematically manage their creation and redemption orders.

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The TRADE

APRIL 10, 2024

According to Nasdaq, it will make it possible for investors to gain exposure in the Swedish small cap market and simplify investment strategies through consolidating a diversified portfolio of small cap stocks into a single instrument. In addition, the screening criteria allows investors to make decisions which are aligned with ESG outcomes.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Ask anyone interested in distressed debt hedge funds for “the pitch,” and they’ll probably mention one of the following: “It’s like long/short equity or credit , but more interesting!” Distressed assets offer non-correlated returns, similar to global macro.” Distressed investing offers equity-like returns with lower risk.”

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The TRADE

AUGUST 30, 2023

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, The TRADE can reveal. Union is bolstering its digital assets division, The TRADE understands.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

“Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. But the other problem is that all hedge funds are “event-driven” because they invest based on catalysts , or specific events that could change a security’s price. If this fund is right, the company’s price may increase by 50%.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The year ahead will be busy for institutional investors and pension funds as they navigate political turbulence and speculations around when the economic cycle will shift. The industry is rethinking how to manage the generation, storage, transformation, usage and retirement of both structured and unstructured data. Blockchain.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 5, 2023

But one possible exception lies in sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) , which are similar to funds of funds in some ways. I’ll address all these points here and cover the advantages and disadvantages of SWFs, but let’s start with the definitions and overview: What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds?

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Specifically, the Netherlands-based impact asset manager will utilise Bloomberg’s offerings to enhance processes for its investment funds and discretionary clients’ business. Together, the solutions manage integrated workflows for more than 200 clients – which includes over 100 of the world’s top asset managers (by AUM).

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

His experience also encompasses hedge fund related roles, including futures and options trading and work on a fixed income desk. RBC BlueBay Asset Management equity trader, Michael Tamou, left the asset manager to join Qube Research & Technologies (QRT).

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

As part of the new system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise, participants including major banks, hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds will be asked to evaluate the impact of “severe but plausible” stress including what actions they might individually take in that scenario, with a focus on the UK markets.

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

Among the key products to now be available to traders and portfolio managers in a modular format is the EMS’ predictive fair value (FV) model. eLiSA has seen increasing buy-side interest of late after it onboarded its first hedge fund client earlier this month.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Union Investment’s Christoph Hock is set to step away from his role as head of multi-asset trading later this year to pursue an opportunity in digital assets and tokenisation within the asset management firm, as revealed by The TRADE. His new role is not yet public but will be communicated in due course.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

With this integration, TS Imagine users will now be able to: calculate margin requirements, optimise collateral usage in derivatives markets, analyse drivers and movement in margin exposure, reduce initial margin levels, and maximise margin efficiency.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Instead, a combination of rising interest rates, inflation, soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions have hit hedge funds, and subsequently the risk management practices of prime brokers. This is a timing problem which causes issues on T+1 if there are any trade discrepancies between the asset manager and the executing broker.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 4, 2023

LiquidityBook is set to acquire boutique capital markets fintech provider, Messer Financial Software, in a bid to accelerate its multi-asset capabilities. As a result, LiquidityBook’s LBX suite has become a full-featured Portfolio, Order and Execution Management System (POEMS) with an embedded FIX network.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

GAM heads, Mark Hawtin and Jeremy Roberts, are set to join Liontrust Asset Management in the coming months as head of global growth equities, and head of global distribution (ex UK), respectively. The deal, once completed, was set to create a global asset manager with £53 billion in assets under management and administration.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Portfolio Management Merchant banking companies provide portfolio management services to high -net-worth individuals and corporate investors. These services include a selection of securities, portfolio monitoring and review, advice on the rationalization of portfolios, and tax planning.

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The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

The application incorporates real-time liquidity information from LTX Liquidity Cloud to simplify workflows and increase efficiency for users’ bond selection and portfolio construction processes, which LTX stated will benefit asset managers hedge funds and dealers.

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The TRADE

JUNE 13, 2023

State Street has expanded the capabilities of its Alpha platform to support the entire lifecycle for exchange traded funds (ETFs).

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Industry Person of the Year 2023 shortlist: Seema Arora, managing director, head of execution sales, Instinet Europe Champion of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution award scheme, Instinet Europe’s Seema Arora needs little introduction with an extensive financial career spanning more than 25 years.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

State Street’s asset management business State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has named Dublin-based Ann Prendergast head of EMEA. She has been with State Street since 2000, beginning as a relationship manager. Previous head of EMEA Rory Tobin retired in June after nine years at State Street Global Advisors.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. The move has opened up swathes of synergy opportunities for the pure fixed income asset manager, with its traders now working directly alongside RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s equities desk.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For some asset managers and hedge funds, the seemingly impossible notion of all traders not physically sitting together on a centralised desk and communicating face-to-face was all but wiped away overnight as the hybrid working setup was forcibly tested and passed with flying colours.

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The TRADE

MAY 30, 2023

Cheung was previously a strategic account manager at Enfusion, focused on APAC-based hedge funds, family offices and asset management firms. In his new role, Hoong will provide technical account management and support to clients in Hong Kong.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For the right person, though, fixed income research can be even better than equity research, whether you’re at a bank, an asset management firm, a hedge fund, or a credit rating agency: Table of Contents: What is Fixed Income Research? closer to the work at a quant fund ).

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The ICE Global Network offers banks, asset managers, hedge funds and other market participants direct market access to data and execution services from more than 150 exchanges and marketplaces around the world.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Lastly, as active management becomes more relevant again, so too the impact a buy-side trader can have on the investment process; gone are the days of execution only dealers.  In Q3-Q4 of 2023, there was an emphasis on the cost of collateral and the strategies firms use to efficiently utilise their asset portfolios for collateral purposes.

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The TRADE

JUNE 29, 2023

Specialist multi-asset manager Candriam and its parent company New York Life Investments have expanded their partnership to grow their remit in the US offshore market. Following the expansion of the partnership, the pair will offer solutions and services to non-US resident investors who invest through US intermediaries.

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

Global asset manager Robeco leverages a low touch and high touch trading team that spans across three continents. And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow.

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Growth Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Management teams usually have a background in fund management rather than private equity investment. Founded in 1996, Blackfinch is interested in companies that have already raised funding, gained traction and aim to accelerate the start-up process. They may opt for loan notes or equity shares. Contact fiona@edge.vc

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Up against other individuals from Invesco, Liontrust Asset Management, Baillie Gifford and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), Nutting took home the award after an industry-wide vote. In 2016, Nutting moved to Principia Investment Management Limited where she was an execution trader and fund manager assistant.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The middle class is growing, hence domestic savings, pension funds, local markets are deepening. We at Ostrum Asset Management are so confident with this trend that we are strengthening our presence in Asia, while recruiting new credit analysts and fund managers. East Asia is seeing more foreign investments.

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Growth Business

JUNE 2, 2023

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success EXCLUSIVE: Target Global is to deploy around £87m (€100m) from its £435m (€500m) venture fund for companies at late Series A and upwards in 2023, according to its founding partner. When we launched our first seed fund, we did more B2B SaaS.

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