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TOMS Capital Investment Management acquires stake in $21bn cereal manufacturer Kellanova
New York-based activist hedge fund TOMS Capital Investment Management has taken an undisclosed “significant” stake in Kellanova, a US multinational food manufacturing company formerly known as Kellogg Company with a market valuation of $21bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Hong Kong hedge fund ActusRay doubles assets to over $700m
ActusRay Partners, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm backed by the city’s investment major Sun Hung Kai & Co, has more than doubled its assets to over $700m since the start of 2023, despite a challenging environment that has seen many of its peers struggle, according to a report by Reuters.
Brevan Howard ups Abu Dhabi headcount by 50 in seven months
Brevan Howard, the global macro hedge fund major co-founded by Alan Howard, has upped the headcount in its Abu Dhabi office to 90, just 15 months after opening for business in the emirate, with 50 staff joining in the last seven months alone, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Rokos extends YTD gains to 20%
Rokos Capital Management, the hedge fund run by Brevan Howard Co-Founder Chris Rokos, has extended its year-to-date gains to around 20%, affirming its position as one of the best performing macro firms so far in 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds are ‘dead as a doornail’ for UHNWIs, says Tiger 21 boss
Hedge fund allocations by ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) have fallen to 2% of their investment portfolios from around 12% over the past 16 years, and the asset class is effectively “dead” as an investment opportunity for the super rich, according to a report by CNBC citing Michael Sonnenfeld, Founder and Chairman of Tiger […]
Over 90% of alt fund managers using AI for risk and compliance
More than nine in ten (92%) alternative fund managers, including private equity and hedge funds, are already using AI as part of risk and compliance procedures, according to new research from regulation and compliance specialist Ocorian.
Hedge funds up yen shorts to second highest level ever
Short bets against the Japanese yen held by hedge funds have reached the second highest level ever seen, even as the currency has fallen to 34-year lows against the US dollar, according to a report by Reuters. The yen has slumped by 11% so far this year to 160.00 per dollar, a level last seen […]
Elliott holds $1bn stake in Anglo American
Elliott Investment Management, the activist hedge fund firm led by Paul Singer, holds an approximately $1bn stake in Anglo American, the UK-listed mining company that is the subject of an unsolicited takeover bid from Australia’s BHP Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites a UK regulatory tiling on Friday in revealing that […]
Petrofac is UK’s most shorted company
Petrofac had 10.33% of its stocks held short by six investment firms, with Helikon Investments holding the largest position at 2.55% of the company’s equity.
Hedge funds and listed equities drive returns at Finnish pension scheme Elo
Hedge funds and listed equities were the main drivers behind a 3.3% return in the first three months of the year at Elo, one of Finland’s main occupational pension funds, according to a report by IPE, citing the scheme’s Q1 results.
Hedgefondskapital auf neuem Rekordstand
FRANKFURT – Das Hedgefondskapital hat seinen Höhenflug zum Jahresende fortgesetzt und ist im 1. Quartal 2024 aufgrund der starken Performance und der Zuflüsse von Anlegern auf einen historischen Meilenstein von 4,3 Billionen US-Dollar gestiegen, wie Kenneth J. Heinz, Präsident von HFR, aus dem aktuellen Report seines Hauses berichtet.
Hedge fund boss believes cum-ex trades were ‘completely legal’
The controversial cum-ex trades that allegedly defrauded the Danish tax authorities of £1.4bn were “completely legal”, according to Sanjay Shah, the founder of hedge fund firm Solo Capital Partners and the man accused of masterminding the scheme, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Quants rack up big Q1 gains
Soaring cocoa prices and and a slump in the Japanese yen are among several financial market trends that have helped computer-driven quant hedge funds to rack up strong returns in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Activist JANA wants Wolfspeed to consider sale
JANA Partners, the activist hedge fund firm founded by Barry Rosenstein, has written a letter to Wolfspeed, the world’s largest manufacturer of silicon carbide, to consider all options for improving shareholder value including a sale of the company, according to a report by Reuters.