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NEWSLETTER | 3 Nov 2020

Hedge funds “relatively prepared” for contested election result

Some hedge fund managers fear that a contested outcome in tomorrow’s US presidential election, followed by a prolonged wrangle over the final result, may not be priced in to markets to the degree that it should be.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Zoom has been the ultimate success story for 2020 as firms, globally, have adjusted to remote working. If I think about what the next best thing to Zoom will be, I would say it needs to be something that gives you the ability to walk into someone’s computer just as easily as walking into their office.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Hedgeweek, in partnership with Bloomberg, is starting the analysis of European hedge fund performance ahead of the annual Hedgeweek European Hedge Fund Awards.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Belgo-Estonian fintech, Osom Finance has unveiled its new quant trending technology for crypto, developed by tech and finance veterans from Credit Suisse and KBC, specially designed for financial institutions and traders looking for a simple way to gain exposure to a very diversified set of crypto assets.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Envestnet Yodlee, a data aggregation and analytics platform specialising in consumer spending data analytics, says asset managers are increasingly seeking out such alternative data insights in their hunt for alpha.

SSW Group launches private cryptocurrency fund

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

The SSW Group, which carries out proprietary trading in the asset classes of equities, ETPs and bonds, has launched a flagship private cryptocurrency fund as part of its expanding digital asset offering. The fund is managed in Gibraltar by SSW Group.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Regulated DeFi project KingSwap has achieved USD4 million in transaction volume in its first three days on Uniswap. KingSwap is a high-yield liquidity platform that offers extensive staking rewards, digital collectibles, and fiat conversions.

Tue | 3 Nov 2020, 11:15

Integral, a technology company in the foreign exchange market, has reported that average daily volumes (ADV) across its platforms totalled USD43.8 billion in October 2020. This represents an increase of 6.8 per cent compared to September 2020, and an increase of 20.3 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.