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MSCI shifts to the cloud with Microsoft alliance

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Global index provider MSCI has formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft to shift its products, data and services onto the cloud, in a move that the duo says will accelerate innovation among the global investment industry. The partnership will enhance ...

Former investment adviser charged with $85m fraud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... IIG's investment advisory clients. According to the complaint, Hu grossly overvalued the assets in IIG's flagship hedge fund, resulting in the fund paying inflated fees to IIG. In addition, through the company, Hu allegedly sold at least US$60 ...

New player in geared, index-shorting ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... really evolved and there is a lot more that will happen in this space." The July 13 launch of ETFS Ultra Long Nasdaq 100 Hedge Fund (LNAS) and ETFS Ultra Short Nasdaq 100 (SNAS) comes on the heels of BetaShares' geared, shorting ETFs catching investor ...

New fund launches on ASX

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... Securities Exchange, aiming to achieve long-term capital growth. The Montaka Global Extension Fund (Quoted Managed Hedge Fund) has been launched to help investors gain access to opportunities to make attractive, multi-generational investments. The funds ...

Sydney boutique research head steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Sydney hedge fund VGI Partners' Douglas Tynan is stepping down from his executive roles but will stay on the board and remain an investor in the boutique's funds. Tynan's resignation is for personal reasons, according to VGI. Following his ...

Melbourne boutique partners with Swiss bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
A Melbourne equities boutique and a Swiss private bank have entered a two-way distribution partnership, as each looks to tap into the other's markets. Union Bancaire Privee will market Bell Asset Management's global small and mid cap strategies ...

Hedge funds in the green in May

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... That's according to the latest data from institutional investment data firm eVestment, and comes following a global hedge fund recovery in April. The only hedge funds that posted positive performance in May and year-to-date were volatility/options ...

New equity partners at Tribeca unit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... year has been a far cry from 2016 when it reported a net return of 148.7%. In 2017, it was named the best performing hedge fund in the world in Preqin's Global Hedge Fund Report, based on a core long/short strategy in equities, credit and commodities. ...

New private trades platform for family offices

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones backed Clearlist Holdings is partnering with ShareNett Holdings todevelop a platform for family offices to transact in private markets securities. Sharenett, which is a network of over 400 family offices and ultra-high-net-worths ...

Global manager shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... multi-asset investment platforms, and Rosenberg Equities) and alternatives business (real assets, structured finance and hedge fund business Chorus).