Hedge funds are challenging private equity firms over restrictions that dictate who can lend to or buy the debt of buyout-backed companies, weighing legal action to capitalise on a surge in corporate distress.

Hedge funds are challenging private equity firms over restrictions that dictate who can lend to or buy the debt of buyout-backed companies, weighing legal action to capitalise on a surge in corporate distress.
Als Gründe für ihre Zurückhaltung nennen sie die große Volatilität und Probleme, den Wert der digitalen Devisen zu messen. Dabei wächst das Interesse von Hedgefonds oder Family-Offices für den Kryptomarkt.
Global hedge funds last week sold tech shares for a third week running as managers chased falls in the S&P 500 index and cut exposure to big tech stocks, a Goldman Sachs note said. U.S. tech stocks were the most net sold sector in the week to Jan. 6 with hedge funds shedding these stocks […]
Bridgewater Associates’ flagship macro hedge fund, the Pure Alpha II Fund, saw 7.5% of YTD gains wiped out in the final two months of last year to finish 2023 with a 7.6% decline, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Discovery Capital Management, the hedge fund firm led by ‘Tiger cub’ Rob Citrone, recorded a 48% return with its macro hedge fund in 2023, making it one of the top performers among funds betting on economic trends, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ken Griffin’s Citadel outperformed several big name multi-strategy rivals, including Millennium Management and Eisler Capital, in a challenging 2023, chalking up a 15.3% return for its main Wellington hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Man Group is looking to expand its private credit offering by making acquisitions or hiring new teams, to capitalise on the fast-growing asset class.
Little progress has been made to date to leverage machine learning models for factor portfolio attribution. We explain where and how systematic investors can find granular, local explanations of performance.
A surge in the price of raw uranium to 16-year highs has prompted tens of hedge fund firms to begin buying and stockpiling barrels of the raw nuclear power fuel, according to a report by the Daily Telegraph.
Schwellenländer-Hedgefonds haben Ende 2023 kräftig zugelegt, berichtet HFR-Präsident Kenneth J. Heinz aus dem aktuellen HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report. Insgesamt hätten EM-Hedgefonds in den vergangenen 18 Monaten sowohl makroökonomische als auch geopolitische Herausforderungen erfolgreich gemeistert.
How can a quantitative framework help discretionary portfolio managers mitigate behavioural biases?
Man Group Plc is open to making acquisitions and hiring new teams to build out its private credit offerings as the asset class continues to gain appeal among investors and money managers.
Das Branchenwachstum setzt sich fort, da die Lancierungen neuer Hedgefonds das zweite Quartal in Folge die Liquidationen übersteigen. Die Gebühren nähern sich historischen Tiefstständen zu einem Zeitpunkt, wo sich die Branche auf Zuflüsse vorbereitet. Das berichtet Hedgefund Research Inc. (HFR).
Emerging Markets hedge funds surged into late 2023 on falling inflation, interest rates, and weakening US Dollar, with EM hedge funds having successfully navigated both macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges over the past 18 months.
Welcome to the seventh edition of 10 Ideas in Asset Management. As we stand at the end of 2023 looking back, the upheaval the industry has endured over the last several years is remarkable, from the end of the 15-year bull market, to higher rates and inflation, rising geopolitical tensions, and the revolutionary impact of […]