News category: Europe, Middle East and Africa

Magnus Linder, head of volatility and options arbitrage strategies at Tidan Capital in Stockholm, is gearing up to launch his market neutral volatility and options arbitrage strategy on July 1. The launch is part of a wider plan at Tidan to increase diversification. 

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Was it the least equity-specific EQDerivatives event ever? Some audience members and speakers at the Wynn earlier this week were wondering.

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The USD570 billion asset manager Allspring Global Investments is seeing increased traction for its equity income overlay strategy.

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The Middle East is now home to 370 investment firms after a first-quarter influx, according to a new report this week. The region has been luring talent from traditional finance in an attempt to rival other global hubs. Investors are moving there at an unprecedented rate often citing both its time-zone and lifestyle benefits. Dubai and Abu Dhabi in particular have become the latest hedge fund hot spots.

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Steffen Kern, head of volatility trading at Germany’s USD1 billion LeanVal Asset Management, said the current volatility environment is an opportune time for relative value strategies with new trading opportunities every few weeks.

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A new absolute return commodity strategy geared toward professional investors, including institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals, launched on Wednesday. The Frontier Commodities strategy, led by Aline Carnizelo, focuses on long/short investments in metals, energy, agricultural and environmental commodities.

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Pierre de Saab, partner and portfolio manager at USD1.5 billion Dominice in Geneva, said he is finding opportunities in zero days to expiration options as a way to manage event risk and smooth trade execution.

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The Middle East has been slow to develop an appetite for derivatives products. But over the last few years investor interest in liquid strategies and listed and over-the-counter markets has started to gain momentum at a quicker pace.

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In recent years, quantitative investment strategies have surged in popularity, offering a solution to the shortcomings associated with hedge funds.

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London-based GBP9 billion Seven Investment Management has added a medium term trend-following allocation to its passive multi-asset fund range Pathbuilder. Portfolio managers implemented the trend allocation up to a 4% weight in May and aim to increase this throughout the year.

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