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NEWSLETTER | 24 Feb 2020

Not going viral… Hedge fund managers maintain discipline despite market jitters over coronavirus

Equity markets have merely sneezed in response to the coronavirus and while there is uncertainty over how much fear has been priced in, as infection numbers continue to rise, hedge funds have navigated developments with discipline and a most reduction in net long exposure. For now, rather than try to react to short-term moves, managers are taking a prosaic stance.

DG Partners appoints Head of Marketing

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

DG Partners, the London-based investment management firm with approximately USD1.4 billion in assets under management, has appointed Richard Blake as Head of Marketing to develop its client business across markets globally outside of North America.

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

Sara Gilbert has been appointed as head of business development for Northern Trusts' alternatives asset servicing business in Europe.

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

Sky Seal Capital has launched Phoenix Lending, a platform that allows users to deposit digital asset and earn interest.

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

First Digital Trust (FDT), the digital asset spin-off from Legacy Trust, is in the testing phase of Asia’s first instant Rapid Settlement and Clearing Network (RSCN) that will transform the way digital assets are owned, traded and invested in.

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

Peter Mayer, formerly a Partner at PJT Park Hill with responsibility for leading the firm’s European hedge fund business, has been appointed as Head of Europe at alternative investment industry recruitment specialist Jensen Partners.

Mon | 24 Feb 2020, 11:20

Crystal Capital the operator of an alternative investment platforms for financial advisors and their qualified purchaser (QP) investors offering access to hedge fund and private equity investments, has reported 93 per cent growth in new Advisory relationships since January 2019.