Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Global Digital Assets Awards 2024, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence in digital assets. Managers Absolute Performance of the Year – Digital Assets Fund (Trailing 12 Months) – Abraxas Capital Management Ltd. Absolute Performance of the Year – Digital Assets Fund (Trailing 24 Months) – North […]
Liquid Alternatives News
Hedge funds swap tech stocks for financials amid strong gains, says Goldman Sachs
Hedge funds are shifting away from technology stocks, particularly semiconductor and chip equipment, following robust gains in Q1 2024, according to a report by CNBC citing data from Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage.
Carlyle and Goldman Sachs extend $1.1bn PIK loan to Apex Group
The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs Private Credit have extended a $1.1bn payment-in-kind loan to global fund administrator Apex Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Balyasny withdraws investment from ex-Elliott trader’s hedge fund Sparta
Balyasny Asset Management has terminated its $250m managed account with Franck Tuil’s activist hedge fund, Sparta Capital Management, within a year of initially backing the former Elliott Investment Management trader, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-manager platform Falcon Investment Management launches open-ended fund for family offices
London-based multi-manager hedge fund platform Falcon Investment Management has launched a new open-ended fund providing family offices with access to a hedge fund strategy previously reserved for large institutions.
Bobby Jain secures $5.3bn for Jain Global’s July debut
Bobby Jain has raised $5.3bn in commitments for his new multi-strategy hedge fund, marking the largest hedge fund launch since ExodusPoint Capital Management’s 2018 debut, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds surge in May amid equity rally
Hedge funds saw notable gains in May, benefiting from a resurgence in global equity markets fuelled by historically low unemployment and stable or slowly declining inflation rates, according to PivotalPath’s Composite Index.
Emerging markets hedge funds surge mid-2024, says HFR
Emerging markets hedge funds experienced accelerated gains through mid-2024, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research.
Boston Partners global long/short fund transfers to FundRock platform
Public equity investor Boston Partners has transitioned its Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund to the FundRock trading platform as of 4 June, which will see the fund shift from a SICAV to an ICAV structure, according to a report by AlphaWeek.
Bayview AM’s trades with lenders modelled on pre-GFC transactions
Earlier this year, Bayview Asset Management structured two re-securitisation trades worth $642m, the structures of which were modelled after similar pre-2008 financial crisis transactions by a major US bank, according to a report by Reuters.
Point72 AM to launch $1bn AI-focused hedge fund
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management is planning to raise approximately $1bn for a new hedge fund focusing on AI, marking the firm’s first new hedge fund in decades, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ucits are delivering good returns with costs declining: Efama
Net assets of Ucits and alternative investment funds doubled over the last decade, reaching €20.7 trillion in 2023, a record-breaking year for ETFs, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama).
Hedge fund manager Philip King shorts Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Philip King, CIO at Regal Funds Management, has initiated a short position in the shares of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, pointing to what he describes as one of the world’s most expensive valuations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds leverage Texas office to challenge SEC regulations
Hedge funds have been using the Texas office of the National Association of Private Fund Managers, a group focused on challenging SEC rules, for strategic access to the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Institutional Managers Upping Ante On Alternative Investments, Study Says
Institutional investors managing trillions of dollars are seeing the potential benefits of alternative investments and more than half of those surveyed are planning to increase their allocations into the products, according to a white paper by Clearwater Analytics. Diversification is one of the top reasons institutional managers are gravitating toward alternatives, said Jonathan Flitt, Clearwater’s […]





