$2.2 Trillion Asset Manager Pimco Looking to Trade Cryptocurrencies, CIO Says
Pimco, an asset manager with $2.2 trillion under management, is looking to start trading cryptocurrencies. “We’re trading from a relative value perspective,” the firm’s chief investment officer said. Pimco’s clients include central banks, sovereign wealth funds, public and private pension funds, financial and non-financial corporations, foundations, and endowments. Pimco Getting Into Crypto Pimco’s chief investment officer, Daniel Ivascyn, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday that his company is looking to trade digital assets, noting....
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Institutional asset managers have been slower to embrace cryptocurrencies than retail traders, but their adoption is growing rapidly. Fixed-income manager PIMCO is planning to increase its exposure to digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) after dabbling in the asset class through crypto-linked securities, offering the latest evidence that major institutions are starting to embrace the emerging asset class. In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, chief investment officer Daniel Ivascyn confirmed that PIMCO already has exposure to “crypto-linked securities” through various hedge fund....
Pimco’s CIO Davis Ivascyn has announced its acceptance of cryptocurrencies and new investments in them. The firm manages around $2.2 trillion in assets and is now interested in digital ones. Pimco is well known for focusing on fixed-income and managing the Total Return Fund. As they have expanded to a diversity of markets, it has […]
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