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NEWSLETTER | 14 May 2020  
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Sustainable alpha: How a French commando-turned-hedge fund chief is navigating the ESG “fog of war”

A year after launching Atlas Global Investors, a traditional long/short fundamental equity hedge fund with a core responsible investing focus, Quentin Dumortier is convinced that ESG (environment, social and governance) themes are more important than ever for investors. 

 
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Evolution of the hedge fund industry since 2008
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
By Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – Recent news headlines state that the hedge fund industry saw its highest level of redemptions during the first quarter of 2020 in over a decade, with USD33 billion leaving the industry. A more appropriate headline would have been “Hedge funds only lose 1 per cent of industry assets – learned from 2008 Experience.” 
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SEI Podcast Series: Technology transformation in investment management firms
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
In a recent white paper entitled Evolution in Asset Management, SEI pointed out that 70 per cent of US fund managers are currently looking to deploy advanced analytics in the front-office. The field of data science and machine learning-based data analysis is helping to transform how fund managers think about data to gain a competitive edge. 
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New market-led initiative enables instant and secure cryptoasset trading across six exchanges
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
Copper, a London-based digital asset infrastructure provider, has launched ClearLoop, a tool for investors to instantly settle crypto trades off-exchange.
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Crypto hedge fund Tyr Capital ends first year with strong double digit returns
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
Tyr Capital Arbitrage SP (Tyr Capital), a crypto hedge fund for institutional investors, family offices and high net-worth individuals, has announced strong double digit returns for investors in its first year results.
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Hedge fund industry gains 5.46 per cent in April, says Backstop BarclayHedge
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
US stocks had their best month in decades in April and hedge funds sailed to a 5.46 per cent return, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was up 12.8 per cent in April.
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iCapital Network adds to private markets offering with Artivest acquisition
Thu | 14 May 2020, 11:18
iCapital Network has added to its offering of hedge fund and private equity investments for financial advisers and their high net worth clients with the acquisition of Artivest.
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