Liquid Alternatives News

Global hedge funds ramped up their purchases of Chinese stocks last week, spurred by Beijing’s unexpectedly wide-ranging package of economic stimulus measures, resulting in the strongest week of acquisitions on record, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds have been offloading US energy stocks at the fastest rate seen in five years marking the sector as the most heavily sold on Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage trading desk last week, according to a report by Reuters.

Several quantitative hedge funds in China faced significant setbacks on Friday as the country’s equities experienced their biggest rally in years, with a technical glitch at the Shanghai Stock Exchange exacerbating their problems, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Glenview Capital Management, the $2.5bn healthcare-focused hedge fund founded by Larry Robbins, is set to meet with senior executives of CVS Health on Monday to suggest strategies for improving the company’s operations, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Capricorn Fund Managers (Capricorn), a London based regulatory hosting provider, has launched a new regulatory hosting platform in Dubai that will offer hedge funds and other investment managers a fast-track to setting up operations in the emirate.

Das Private-Equity-Haus hat in einer Stellungnahme die Vorwürfe von sich gewiesen. Der Leerverkäufer Gotham City Research hat einen Bericht über den in München ansässigen Private-Markets-Anbieter Mutares veröffentlicht. Nach der Veröffentlichung fiel der Kurs der Aktie zeitweise um bis zu 27%.

Hedge funds investing in Chinese stocks saw a surge in performance this week, following the announcement of China’s largest economic stimulus package since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a report by Reuters citing a Goldman Sachs note.

Activist investor Elliott Investment Management has intensified its campaign against Southwest Airlines , announcing plans to call a special shareholder meeting as early as next week in a push for significant leadership change at the airline, including the removal of Chief Executive Officer Bob Jordan, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds and long-term investors surged into Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday, following the announcement of a broad stimulus package as China looks to revive its ailing economy, according to a report by ZAWYA citing a note from the prime brokerage division at Goldman Sachs.

Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund firm, is implementing pass-through fees for clients of its multi-strategy hedge fund, aligning with a practice popularised by peers including Millennium Management and Citadel, according op a report by Bloomberg.

While some of Wall Street’s largest banks are urging clients to make bullish bets on Brazil, local hedge funds are steering clear, with firms including Verde Asset Management and Ibiuna Investimentos maintaining their bets on a weaker Brazilian real, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Ray Dalio, founder of global hedge fund major Bridgewater Associates, and Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, have expressed growing caution regarding the global economic outlook due to political risks and uncertain growth prospects, according to a report by the Straits Times.