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NEWSLETTER | 18 Feb 2021

Equities and macro names drive Brummer multi-strategy hedge fund’s February rebound

Brummer & Partners’ flagship multi-strategy fund has made a strong start to February, with its equities- and macro-focused managers generating strong gains that have helped the Stockholm-based outfit reverse January’s losses.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Creighton AI, a west coast quant equity fund manager which launched its computer-driven global long/short strategy earlier this year, has named Ryan Willson as chief executive officer.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

State Street Corporation has launched Insights, a new research platform that offers clients proprietary research, exclusive data-driven indicators and the latest market commentary from the firm’s team of global macro strategists.

Former Merck Finck CIO joins AI-driven hedge fund Quantumrock

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Quantumrock, an AI-driven investment manager based in Munich, has appointed Thomas Kemming as its Head of Institutional Client Relations.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

iCapital Network has partnered with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association to launch of AltsEdge, a new education initiative designed to help financial advisers better understand alternative investments and how they can leverage these products to improve client outcomes.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

CARL has bolstered its list of quantitative strategies previously only available to institutions and the uber-wealthy, with the addition of Victory Peak from Alphatative which is managed by David Bush.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Bitwise Asset Management has launched the Bitwise DeFi Crypto Index Fund.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Digital token trading platform Bitfinex has increased the maximum leverage for margin trading on the bitcoin-US dollar pair to from 5x to 10x.

Diginex teams with Itiviti to launch front-to-back digital assets trading, portfolio management and risk platform

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Diginex Limited, a digital assets financial services company, and Itiviti, a global technology and service provider to financial institutions, have launched 'Access', a front-to-back trading, portfolio, and risk management solution that enables the trading of cryptocurrencies and crypto derivatives across several platforms.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has appointed David Pentlow as Senior Counsel in the firm's Private Funds & Investment Management Practice.

Thu | 18 Feb 2021, 11:10

Options, a provider of Ultra-Low Latency (ULL) connectivity to the Financial Services markets, has made a further successful expansion into B3, the Brazilian Stock Exchange.