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Galaxy Plus Adds Multiple Fund Managers to Managed Account Platform, Announces New Ownership

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Galaxy Plus , a platform for managers and investors providing an institutional level, "managed account like" experience in alternative assets, today announced the addition of four new fund managers available on the Galaxy Plus Platform.

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  • CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Galaxy Plus , a platform for managers and investors providing an institutional level, "managed account like" experience in alternative assets, today announced the addition of four new fund managers available on the Galaxy Plus Platform.
  • These managers join a diverse offering of alternative investment vehicles from over 30 different fund managers that includes managed futures, commodities, hedge funds, foreign equities and derivatives contracts.
  • In August, Gemini Alternative Funds, LLC and its Galaxy Plus Platform were acquired by New Hyde Park Alts from Ultimus Fund Solutions.
  • Galaxy Plus is a managed account platform for managers and investors providing an institutional level, "managed account like" experience in alternative assets.

Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Launches Next-Generation Investor Portal

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Monday, November 9, 2020

We aim to be an extension of our clients business and understand the significant role that technology plays in their relationships with investors, said Jeff Boyd, chief executive officer of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services.

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  • We aim to be an extension of our clients business and understand the significant role that technology plays in their relationships with investors, said Jeff Boyd, chief executive officer of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services.
  • The Northern Trust investor portal solution provides multiple features to enhance the user experience:
    Direct interface allowing investors 24/7 access to their updated investment data.
  • Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services continues to show true leadership in keeping investors' needs front and center, said Will Bailey, chief strategy officer at InvestCloud.
  • Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services is a leading provider of administration and middle office services for alternative fund managers and institutional investors with complex portfolios.

Global Hedge Fund Industry: Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2020-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The "Global Hedge Fund Industry: Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Hedge Fund Industry: Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2020-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Despite hedge fund activity in other regions globally expanding alongside that of the United States, the country accounts for 3,405 of the 5,523 institutional investors active in hedge funds and 3,319 of the 5,383 active hedge fund managers.
  • Over the last decade, the global hedge fund industry initially saw inflows as investors put money back to work following the global financial crisis.
  • The report includes an overview of not only the largest hedge funds by assets managed but also major digital asset hedge funds.

Hathersage Capital Management Wins Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund at Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Hathersage Capital Management LLC, a global macro investment manager specializing in G10 currencies and absolute returns, today announced that its dbSelect Hathersage Long Term Currency Strategy was named Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund at the Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards 2020.

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  • Hathersage Capital Management LLC, a global macro investment manager specializing in G10 currencies and absolute returns, today announced that its dbSelect Hathersage Long Term Currency Strategy was named Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund at the Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards 2020.
  • The Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards 2020 are the most prestigious event for the European hedge fund industry, attracting the top names from the industry and recognizing true performance, skill and expertise of managers according to Hedge Funds Review.
  • The judging panels, chaired by Hedge Funds Review awards editor Margie Lindsay, are impartial and unbiased.
  • Including this latest award, this is the 10th major award for Hathersage since 2016:
    2018 Best Macro Hedge Fund US, Hedgeweek
    2018 Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund Global, Hedgeweek
    2017 Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund, Hedge Funds Review
    2017 Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund Global, Hedgeweek
    2017 Best Macro Hedge Fund US, Hedgeweek
    2016 Global Macro Fund of the Year, Absolute Return
    2016 Best Macro CTA US, Hedgeweek
    2016 Best Foreign Exchange Hedge Fund, Hedge Funds Review
    2016 Hedge Fund of the Year, Hedge Funds Review
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Wasatch Core Growth and Small Cap Growth Funds to Close to New Investors

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Wasatch Global Investors is a 100% employee-owned investment manager founded in 1975 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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  • Wasatch Global Investors is a 100% employee-owned investment manager founded in 1975 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Wasatch had $21.1 billion in assets under management as of May 31, 2020.
  • Wasatch Global Investors is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
  • Investing in small or micro cap funds will be more volatile and loss of principal could be greater than investing in large cap or more diversified funds.

Best’s Special Report: Insurers Continue to Reduce Hedge Fund Exposures

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Bests Special Report, titled Insurers Continue to Reduce Hedge Fund Exposures, states that the continued pullback leaves the property/casualty segment with $6.3 billion of hedge fund investments.

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  • The Bests Special Report, titled Insurers Continue to Reduce Hedge Fund Exposures, states that the continued pullback leaves the property/casualty segment with $6.3 billion of hedge fund investments.
  • Insurers hedge fund investment trends have followed the broader market, according to the report, as more than $97 billion in total hedge fund asset flows were pulled back in 2019.
  • Companies rated by AM Best account for nearly 96% of the U.S. insurance industrys total hedge fund holdings.
  • Insurers continue to modify their hedge fund investment strategies, with some notable changes in 2019.

Northern Trust Appointed by Modular Asset Management for Hedge Fund Middle and Back-Office Asset Servicing Mandate

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Ltd. (Modular), a specialist Asian macro alternative investment management company licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, for a new asset servicing mandate.

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  • Ltd. (Modular), a specialist Asian macro alternative investment management company licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, for a new asset servicing mandate.
  • Modular , which spun out of a large US hedge fund manager in January 2020, is one of Asias largest hedge fund launches in recent years.
  • Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services is a leading provider of administration and middle office services for alternative fund managers and institutional investors with complex portfolios.
  • Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals.

Hedge Funds Down 8.03% in March, According to Backstop BarclayHedge

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Monday, April 13, 2020

The hedge fund industry fared much better than the S&P Total Return Index which was down 16.2% for the month.

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  • The hedge fund industry fared much better than the S&P Total Return Index which was down 16.2% for the month.
  • For a complete table of BarclayHedge Hedge Fund and Sub-Index results for March, as well as historical returns, click here .
  • Backstop provides its industry-leading cloud-based productivity suite to investment consultants, pensions, funds of funds, family offices, endowments, foundations, private equity, hedge funds and real estate investment firms.
  • BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop, currently maintains data on more than 7,100 hedge funds, funds of funds and CTAs.

Carlton James Group’s Flagship Fund Safeguards Investor Capital As Major Global Stock Indexes Plummet Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

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Sunday, March 15, 2020

ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, United Kingdom, March 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carlton James Group , a private investment group specialising in diversified portfolios across varying global assets designed to protect investor capital against varying market conditions, today commented on global market conditions resulting from the widespread coronavirus pandemic, as well as the positioning of the groups flagship fund, DAF The Multi-Asset Fund, is currently outperforming all major indexes and safeguarding investor capital.

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  • ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, United Kingdom, March 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carlton James Group , a private investment group specialising in diversified portfolios across varying global assets designed to protect investor capital against varying market conditions, today commented on global market conditions resulting from the widespread coronavirus pandemic, as well as the positioning of the groups flagship fund, DAF The Multi-Asset Fund, is currently outperforming all major indexes and safeguarding investor capital.
  • The Groups flagship fund, DAF The Multi-Asset Fund, was designed to preserve capital during the expected cycle of a 10-year market correction that Carlton James had foreseen.
  • Calton was also recently quoted in a South China Morning Post article detailing the global market impact of the coronavirus.
  • The Carlton James Group is a private investment group specializing in diversified portfolios across varying global asset classes with a core emphasis on real estate.

Evallon Global Investment Provides Qualified Investors With Access to Alternative Platform

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Evallon Global Investment , the New York and Hong Kong-based asset manager and alternative investment solutions provider, has announced that its alternative investment offering will be available for qualified investors from January 2020 onwards.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Evallon Global Investment , the New York and Hong Kong-based asset manager and alternative investment solutions provider, has announced that its alternative investment offering will be available for qualified investors from January 2020 onwards.
  • Initially reserved for institutional investors, Evallon's alternative platform is focused on a number of strategies ranging from secondary market transactions to private equity and to the delivery of hedge fund access.
  • Our aim at Evallon is to make investing in alternatives as easy as investing in a mutual fund," commented Carl Sayers, Director of Global Business, Evallon Global Investment.
  • Evallon Global Investment provides alternative asset management solutions to a global client base comprised of private investors and institutions.