Hedge funds are helping to drive MicroStrategy’s bitcoin acquisition strategy, with the company having announced another multimillion dollar purchase of the cryptocurrency, marking its eighth consecutive week of acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds have significantly increased their stakes in US bank stocks, signalling strong confidence in the sector’s continued rally, boosting their exposure to financial firms by 50% to a combined $340bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing 13F filings.
Am Morgen wurde der richtungweisende Terminkontrakt TTF zur Auslieferung in einem Monat an der Börse in Amsterdam zeitweise mit 48,02 Euro je Megawattstunde (MWh) gehandelt. Damit hat sich Erdgas über die Weihnachtsfeiertage mehr als drei Prozent verteuert.
Händler sprechen von einem ausgedünnten Handel. Viele Marktteilnehmer seien feiertagsbedingt abwesend. Das Euro/Franken-Paar notiert gegen Mittag bei 0,9377 und damit leicht höher als am Morgen (0,9367) wie auch gegenüber dem Stand am Nachmittag des 24. Dezember (0,9365).
Hedge funds and money managers have flocked to Argentine markets in 2024, betting on President Javier Milei to breathe new life into the country’s ailing economy, according to a report by Wall Street journal.
As the festive trading period draws to a close, investor focus has turned to the highly anticipated retail performance updates in early January, with hedge funds eyeing the retail sector for potential profits after warnings of “disastrous” pre-Christmas trading conditions, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Action is needed to address the systemic barriers that crypto-focused hedge fund managers face in accessing crucial banking services, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), a global organisation representing the alternative investment industry.
Investment advisers are expected to surpass hedge funds as the largest holders of US-listed spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025, according to a report by CoinDesk citing CF Benchmarks.
Hedge fund redemptions remain low but could increase next year, as shown by SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for December which reached 3.54%, up from 2.91% in November.
Pershing Square Holdings, a £11.9bn investment trust managed by Bill Ackman, has doubled its share buyback programme to $200m (£159m) as it seeks to address a persistent 34% discount on its shares, according to a report by Citywire.
Richard Northridge, a former portfolio manager at Citadel, has secured $1bn from Marshall Wace to manage its flagship hedge fund, according to a report by BNN Bloomberg citing an investor letter.
Technology firm Ocado was the most shorted company on the UK stock market as of 16 December, 2024, according to a recent report from GraniteShares, a global issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with over $9bn AUM.
Crypto-focused hedge funds have outperformed the broader hedge fund industry’s 10% growth, achieving strong returns of 46% in November and 76% YTD, with Brevan Howard Asset Management and Galaxy Digital among the biggest winners, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from Hedge Fund Research.
Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein has called on shareholders of seven UK investment trusts to revamp their boards due to underperformance, proposing his firm, Saba Capital, as replacement manager, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The University of Connecticut’s (UConn) endowment is moving away from hedge funds in favour of a more cost-efficient strategy involving buffer ETFs to manage risk in its $634m portfolio, according to a recent report by BNN Bloomberg.
