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Nickel's latest survey of 200 institutional investors, as highlighted by Funds Europe, sheds light on the evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets in the U.S. Institutional investors are increasingly optimistic, with 68% expecting the SEC to adopt a more lenient stance towards digital assets in the coming year. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eY3Eg55Y #DigitalAssets #Regulation

【Big news!🎉】We are thrilled to announce that Victory Securities has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Virtual Seed Global (VSG), a virtual asset ecosystem company, to leverage their respective strengths, including compliance, data Mining, and capability-judgment cycle, to provide investors with virtual asset fund based on the overall goals and requirements of the compliance system in the future.   Victory Securities and VSG have a high degree of complementarity in areas such as virtual asset compliance, risk control, investment research, and data mining. The cooperation allows them to empower each other's industry ecosystem, collaborate across various fintech sectors, and leverage their respective strengths to provide professional virtual asset investment strategies and asset management services, to tap into the market's exponential growth.   💬 More details: https://lnkd.in/gYua9iAr #VictorySecurities #VictoryX #VirtualSeedGlobal #VSG #Fintech #strategiccooperation #virtualasset

In the May Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund commentary, Portfolio Manager Amar Pandya, CFA, looks back on a positive and active month for the Fund as several key deals held in the Fund closed after achieving their final approvals. Amar also explains why the pick-up in deal activity in our core universe in late May is encouraging, and what he expects in the coming months. “Pender’s equity portfolios are primed with many businesses we believe have the potential to be acquisition targets.” Read the full commentary here: https://bit.ly/3RArU6e You can learn more about Pender's approach to Merger Arbitrage investing here: https://bit.ly/3BYyc7q If you liked this post, please #subscribe for all our content updates: https://bit.ly/3NuyJRU

In the Pender Alternative Arbitrage Fund commentary for September, Portfolio Manager Amar Pandya, CFA discusses how he is currently seeing the highest level of potential deals in the works for small and mid-cap North American companies since launching the Fund in 2021. Amar also provides an update on the SPAC market which continued its rebound in September. “We expect a decline in rates to continue to drive higher M&A activity from both strategic and financial investors.” Read the full commentary here: https://bit.ly/4fajb4N You can learn more about Pender's approach to Merger Arbitrage investing here: https://bit.ly/3BYyc7q If you liked this post, please #subscribe for all our content updates: https://bit.ly/3NuyJRU

AQR Capital Management, is witnessing a resurgence in convertible arbitrage. This niche strategy, which aims to exploit price discrepancies between convertible bonds and their underlying stocks, is gaining traction amidst a wave of new issuances and a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. Convertible bonds, which can convert into equities if share prices rise enough, offer unique arbitrage opportunities. By taking a long position in the bond and a short position in the stock, investors can profit whether the stock price rises or falls. AQR’s Diversified Arbitrage Fund has seen convertible arbitrage overtake merger arbitrage as its largest strategy exposure, with long positions in convertible bonds accounting for 45% of net assets in Q1 2024. The strategy has attracted significant hedge fund interest, with over $700 million in inflows this year alone, while other event-driven funds have seen outflows. Josh Lavan, managing director of convertible bond strategies at AQR, highlighted the expanding opportunity set as a key driver: “We saw almost $20 billion in convertible bond issuance in May alone, with June off to a great start.” The landscape is rich with opportunities from corporate events like takeovers and bankruptcies. For instance, Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk boosted the price of Splunk’s convertible bonds due to takeover protection features. With $115 billion in US convertible bonds set to mature by 2026 and new issuers entering the space, the strategy is poised for continued growth. The broadening base of issuers and the hybrid nature of convertibles offer diversified sub-strategies, making this an exciting time for convertible arbitrage. #InvestmentStrategies #ConvertibleArbitrage #AQR #HedgeFunds #Finance #MarketTrends

📈 Robert Arnott – Renowned investor and thought leader, Robert Arnott is the Chairman & CEO of Research Affiliates. His trading philosophy challenges conventional wisdom, advocating for contrarian strategies and disciplined, evidence-based investing. He believes that 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬. 💡🌍 Follow us for more wisdom: Algnostic #Algnostic #TradingApp #DayTrading #FundedTraders #FinTech #TradingCommunity #mt5 #metatrader5 #fundedchallenge #trading #tradingforex #tradingstrategy #tradingmemes #TraderLife #StockMarket #Forex #Crypto #TradingPsychology #RiskManagement

Liquidnet has appointed Eric Blake as the new Head of Latin America! Bringing over 25 years of experience in capital markets, Eric previously led Electronic Trading at BTG Pactual and was instrumental in launching Brazil’s first electronic block trading facility. 🌍📊 In his new role, Eric will focus on expanding Liquidnet’s business in the region, identifying new sources of liquidity, and delivering advanced technology solutions to both local and international asset managers. Reporting directly to Alan Polo, Head of Equities Sales and Trading, Americas, Eric will drive growth in this critical market. 💼🔍 On his appointment, Eric said, "Sources of liquidity in Latin America can be limited, making the block liquidity and price discovery process challenging for asset managers. Liquidnet’s global network and innovative technology position us well to help clients navigate these challenges and unlock new sources of liquidity in the region." Liquidnet looks forward to the positive impact Eric’s leadership will have on driving efficiency and transparency across the Latin American trading landscape. 🎯✨ #Leadership #Liquidnet #EricBlake #LatinAmerica #FinanceNews #TradingInnovation #GlobalMarkets #AssetManagement #CapitalMarket

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