ESTea #3 17/05/21: Papa Musk Delivers the ESG Tendies
This was the week were Bitcoin got its bad boy image back – partly because it puts out more carbon dioxide than a small country countries, but mainly because a billionaire playboy (come playadult) tweeted about the previous fact.
ESTea #2 10/05/21: Setting off from basecamp
We’ve been doing some work here at Edgefolio to see what the world of ‘ESG’ funds really looks like. With our Fund Platform technology we’re in a unique position to be able to search through our database of 150,000+ funds, looking for fund names and descriptions with the most popular ‘ethical’ investing terms.
ESTea #1 04/05/21
As this is the inaugural ESTea newsletter, it’s going to be a short one. Let me start by explaining why we have this newsletter and blog, what we think it might become, and what you can expect.
Top Performing Funds (track record >1 year, AUM> $100m) in November 2020
November’s strong rally caught many investors by surprise after a weak October, turning many of the funds that were at the bottom of the pile into winners, and pushing former high performers into the list of laggards.
Chinese Commodities Arbitrage discussion with Steve Reece
This week we introduce Steve Reece, founder and COO of Windrose to the spotlight! Read about the operations at Windrose and Steeve’s thoughts of opportunities in a post-covid world.
Top Performing Funds (track record >1 year, AUM> $100m) in October 2020
As the northern hemisphere headed firmly into autumn, the October news flow was dominated by two topics: the resurgence of Covid-19 in Europe, and the upcoming US elections. Markets spent much of the month in wait-and-see mode, before the announcement of widespread restrictions across Europe.
Top Performing Funds (track record >1 year, AUM> $100m) in September 2020
The third quarter emphasised the benefits of geographic diversification. Asian equities returned over 10% and are the joint best-performing equity region year to date, up over 5%.
Top Performing Funds (track record >1 year, AUM> $100m) in August 2020
Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds surged in July to begin 2H20, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) posting the 2nd highest monthly gain since January 2019 and the 3rd strongest gain since 2010.
Virtual Data Rooms – Edgefolio
The virtual data rooms feature on FundPortal is the easiest way to organize and share your fund documentation, all while retaining careful control of who accesses this information.