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NEWSLETTER | 15 May 2020

High-conviction long bets outperformed high-conviction shorts during Q1 chaos, says MSCI study

High-conviction long-positioned hedge fund portfolios outperformed high-conviction short portfolios during the recent market meltdown, according to new MSCI research exploring how hedge fund managers navigated Q1’s unprecedented volatility surge.

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

BEQUANT, a global provider of cryptocurrency and digital asset services for professional traders and institutions, has launched BEQUANT PRO, a prime brokerage platform.

Barclay CTA Index up again in April

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

As the economic toll of the novel coronavirus mounted, managed futures posted another positive month in April gaining 0.12 per cen,t according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

State Street Corporation has entered into an alliance with Coremont to provide fully integrated outsourcing services for hedge fund managers, covering front, middle and back office operations.

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

Digital asset trading platform FalconX has secured USD17 million in financing from investors including Accel, Accomplice VC, Coinbase Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Avon Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments.

JTC appoints leadership team for new Dublin office

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

JTC has appointed Ronan Reilly as Managing Director and Imran Khan as Director of the company’s new Dublin office.

JonesTrading names COO

Fri | 15 May 2020, 11:21

JonesTrading Institutional Services has named Andrew (Andy) Volz as Chief Operating Officer, to oversee the global operations of the firm, across all divisions. Volz reports to Alan Hill, JonesTrading’s CEO.