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NEWSLETTER | 17 Jun 2020  
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Short selling in UK companies surges by 25 per cent year-on-year, as high-profile hedge funds pile in

The amount of short bets against UK stocks during the first five months of 2020 has surged 25 per cent compared to the same period last year, with the increase triggered by huge surges in market volatility, according to industry analysis by GraniteShares.

 
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Hedge fund industry split over return to work and client meetings, as lockdown measures ease
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
Most hedge fund industry employees have been working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, but now firms are split over when staff should return to work and when businesses can resume face-to-face contact with investors and other clients, a new study by the Alternative Investment Management Association has found.
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CMC Markets adds new share baskets reflecting impact of home working
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
CMC Markets, a contracts for difference (CFD) provider, has launched two new share baskets to track key behavioural changes, harnessing the popularity of Remote Lifestyle and Collaborative Technology investments.
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Ardent Financial turns securities dealer for institutional market
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
Ardent Financial has launched itself as a new global securities dealer with institutional-quality permanent equity to provide firm markets and liquidity. Veteran CEO, Peter Chung, says he hopes to address “the continuing decline of well-resourced and seasoned dealers over the past decade”, and has already onboarded a number of European and US institutional clients.
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Backstop Solutions Group and Mercer form strategic alliance
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
Backstop Solutions Group (Backstop), a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, and Mercer, a business of Marsh & McLennan, have formed a strategic alliance which will make Mercer’s institutional investment data, forward-looking research and ratings available through Backstop’s platform.
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Campbell & Company becomes investment adviser to flagship fund
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
The Campbell Systematic Macro Fund, a series of The RBB Fund, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Equinox Campbell Strategy Fund effective 1 June, 2020.
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New Head of UK Wholesale Distribution at Kames Capital
Wed | 17 Jun 2020, 11:41
Mark Ferguson has been appointed as Head of UK Wholesale Distribution at Kames Capital.
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