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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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

JUNE 7, 2024

Credit Suisse has signed an agreement to sell its majority stake in Credit Suisse Investment Partners (CSIP), owned by Credit Suisse Asset Management. CSIP segment manages funds and associated mandates – including convertible bond funds – with a total of CHF 1 billion in assets under management.

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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). The platform is designed as an open architecture structure to integrate with external ETF providers as well as State Street’s internal ETF systems.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Frankfurt-based Chom Capital GmbH is an owner-operated asset management boutique, licenced to conduct financial services in the form of investment brokerage, investment advice, contract broking and financial portfolio management.

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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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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

After leaving university, she undertook several sell-side internships at RBC, Nomura and Fisher Investments, returning to RBC in 2014 to work on its cash management team for its foreign exchange traders. 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

DECEMBER 11, 2023

M&G Investments has led a $30 million Series B funding round for FCA-authorised digital asset derivatives venue GFO-X. Alongside the funding round, M&G Investment will join the board of Global Futures and Options Holdings.

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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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OfficeHours

JUNE 12, 2023

Through a private equity internship, you will be exposed to high-stakes, complex financial transactions and gain valuable experience in investment analysis, deal structuring, and portfolio management. if it’s a publicly listed firm, take a look at their recent investor presentations and earnings calls).

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

Wavelabs has opened up its eLiSA execution management system (EMS) to non-users with modular versions of the system’s analytics products, The TRADE can reveal. 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.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

More than 200 asset managers, hedge funds and other users of outsourced trading providers voiced their opinions in this first-of-its-kind piece of research. The post Around two-thirds of buy-siders believe outsourced desks could enhance trade performance in cross-border trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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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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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“Investors are looking for ways to balance income and stability in this rate environment, and building a bond ladder portfolio through investing in ETFs may be an efficient way to manage duration risk and cash flow to meet liquidity needs,” said SSGA. SSGA’s dedicated active fixed income portfolio management team will manage the funds.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As part of the acquisition, Bryan Messer has been appointed general manager of Asia Pacific, managing director of portfolio management solutions and artificial intelligence at LiquidityBook, with his staff also joining. In addition, the accounting and reconciliation engines of Messer Financial Software will be integrated.

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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. But unlike incidents of the past, the market mayhem of 2023 has not been confined to one event.

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Razorpay

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Private banking is a personalized financial and wealth management service provided by banks to high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). It involves offering exclusive products, tailored advice, and one-on-one attention to help clients manage, grow, and protect their wealth. What is Private Banking?

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The Deal

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The duo also talked about the growing wave of portfolio managers leaving established activist funds to start up their own firms and how to respond. The duo also talked about the growing wave of portfolio managers leaving established activist funds to start up their own firms and how to respond.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

Initially during her tenure at BNY Mellon, she served as an assistant portfolio manager, fixed income. Following this, Lambert was promoted to portfolio manager, fixed income for just over five years. Australian pension fund AustralianSuper selected one of its own to take up the reins for its dealing business.

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The TRADE

MARCH 20, 2024

Pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors will be provided with more efficient ways to hedge their global equity exposure, while minimising potential trading error and currency risk. Cboe Global Markets has launched options on three new MSCI indices as part of the firm’s plans to deepen its relationship with MSCI.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 5, 2024

Before that also worked as an investment fund specialist at Aviva Investors and as a stockbroker at Redmayne Bentley. His new role will see Robert take charge of the firm’s market structure content and “provide key regulatory insights to assist clients in navigating the complexities of the equities trading ecosystem”.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

RBC has appointed Guy Chalkley as managing director, UK flow rates sales, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. Chalkley brings more than three decades worth of financial services to the role, in both portfolio management and rates sales. Before joining RBC, Chalkley spent 11 years at NatWest Markets.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Triodos Investment Management has selected Bloomberg’s AIM and PORT Enterprise solutions in a bid to support its front-office workflows. Specifically, the Netherlands-based impact asset manager will utilise Bloomberg’s offerings to enhance processes for its investment funds and discretionary clients’ business.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 24, 2024

During periods of high volatility, some quant funds as well as funds which typically use long duration or schedule-based strategies such as VWAP or TWAP, will see a shift in urgency to go into more arrival like benchmarks such as liquidity seeking algos. Instead, it becomes a by-product of a change in objective of the buy-side trader.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 15, 2023

These assets can be in the form of equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), real estate, commodities , and more. It's a tool to manage and diversify risk while seeking returns. A classic example is investing in an S&P 500 index fund.

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The TRADE

MAY 31, 2023

Swedish independent fund management company Lannebo Fonder AB has adopted the Bloomberg buy-side offering – which includes its order management system (OMS) AIM and its risk and reporting PORT Enterprise solutions. AIM is Bloomberg’s buy-side order management system (OMS), which is fully integrated with the Bloomberg terminal.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Order and execution management platform, Adroit Trading Technologies, has raised $15 million in its series A funding round led by specialised growth equity firm, Centana Growth Partners, with the capital set to be used to accelerate the business’ growth. It services the likes of Invesco.

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The TRADE

JULY 10, 2024

The platform is managed by Jonathan Webb, who previously served as head of FX strategy at Jefferies. The platform is managed by Jonathan Webb, who previously served as head of FX strategy at Jefferies. The post C8 Technologies enhances FX hedging platform with carry strategies appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MAY 30, 2023

TS Imagine has expanded its team in the Asia Pacific with two new appointments from investment management fintech Enfusion. Stephanie Cheung has been appointed sales director, while An Hoong will work within the account management team, responsible for technical account management and client support.

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OfficeHours

JULY 20, 2023

The “top-tier” and most competitive funds signal the start of Buyside recruiting season by being the first to extend interview invitations. To answer this, it helps to have conducted informational interviews and to do some research on previous deals and fund performance. Unfortunately though, it usually doesn’t work that way.

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OfficeHours

JULY 14, 2023

The “top-tier” and most competitive funds signal the start of Buyside recruiting season by being the first to extend interview invitations. To answer this, it helps to have conducted informational interviews and to do some research on previous deals and fund performance. Unfortunately, though, it usually doesn’t work that way.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 29, 2023

The BCG Matrix, also known as the Growth-Share Matrix, is a visual representation of a company's portfolio of products or business units. It is an important factor to consider when analyzing a company's portfolio because high-growth markets tend to offer greater opportunities for expansion and profitability. What is the BCG Matrix?

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The TRADE

JUNE 24, 2024

Northern Trust Asset Management appointed Naoto Komoro to lead its asset management business in Japan. He joined Northern Trust in 2007 and has since worked in senior roles across portfolio management, client management and sales. as a fund manager for the passive and quantitative investment management department.

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

The platform has the ability to adapting the shifting market conditions to access opportunities and mitigate risk, offering a hedging solution to protect portfolios against adverse currency movements. Jonathan Webb, former head of FX strategy at Jefferies, manages the C8 Hedge platform.

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Wall Street Mojo

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Replicating Portfolio Approach Explained Replicating portfolio involves the pooling of assets in a manner that allows portfolio managers to easily hedge the risks of these assets and balance the risk-return of the target asset. The replicating portfolio concept is widely used in financial markets.

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2024

But the headwinds have subsided, and the tailwinds have finally arrived in the form of new fund launches, a rise in allocations and increasing returns for funds, not to mention the continuing emergence of multi-strategy hedge funds. The prime brokerage industry is back to its best. billion in 2023.

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