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NEWSLETTER | 14 Aug 2020

Hedge funds gain from travel turbulence as short bets in Lufthansa, TUI and IAG take off

Hedge funds have collected almost EUR200 million from successful bets against the embattled travel and leisure sector, with short positions in Lufthansa, TUI and IAG driving the bulk of the gains recently.

Fri | 14 Aug 2020, 11:23

Larger hedge funds’ performance in 2020 remains “significantly” below industry averages, according to new industry stats, suggesting that bigger may not necessarily be better when it comes to managers recouping losses suffered earlier in the year.

Fri | 14 Aug 2020, 11:23

The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2020 measured 1.82 per cent.

Fri | 14 Aug 2020, 11:23

Cryptocurrency trading specialist Huobi has reported trading volume of USD877.8 billion in the first six months of 2020.

Fri | 14 Aug 2020, 11:23

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Quantitative digital asset investment firm Cambrian Asset Management names hedge fund vet as President

Fri | 14 Aug 2020, 11:23

Cambrian Asset Management (Cambrian), a quantitative investment firm specialising in liquid digital assets, has appointed Tony Fenner-Leitao as President.