Equities funds were the standout strategy type, with a weighted average return of 5.1%, followed by Multi-Strategy funds at 2.5% and Fixed Income Arbitrage funds at 2%.
Global hedge funds witnessed the strongest returns in November 2023 since January with an overall average weighted return of 3.3%, according to data. Citco’s funds led the pack with an overall weighted average return of 3.3%, spearheaded by equities funds at 5.1%. Multi-strategy and fixed income arbitrage funds followed closely, achieving 2.5% and 2%, respectively.
Hedge funds and other large speculators switched to a net short position against the dollar last week for the first time since September amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon move to “non-recessionary” interest-rate cuts, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel, the hedge fund run by billionaire Ken Griffin, is planning to give back about $7 billion in profits to investors after a year of double-digit returns, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites sources familiar with the matter as confirming the $7bn returns.
Digital asset investment products experienced their 11th straight week of inflows at $43m, with a notable increase in short position inflows due to recent price appreciation and perceived downside risks, according to the latest Digital Funds Flow weekly report.
Die Implementierung von Private-Markets-Portfolien innerhalb Gesamtvermögensallokation bietet Diversifikation, Stabilität und Schutz. Dafür ist ein klar strukturierter Investmentprozess entscheidend.
Metlife Investment Management (MIM) hat den Metlife Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund (ISIN IE000YWDE1C7) aufgelegt. Dabei handelt es sich um den ersten UCITS-Fonds, den die Asset-Management-Tochter des New Yorker Versicherungskonzerns Metlife lanciert hat. MIM möchte von Irland aus auf dem europäischen Markt Fuß fassen. Die nötige Lizenz erhielt das Unternehmen 2022 von der irischen […]
FRANKFURT – „Die Performance von Hedgefonds ist im November sprunghaft angestiegen, da die Wirtschaftsdaten einen erfreulichen Rückgang der Inflation zeigten und sich die Anleger auf das Ende des Zinserhöhungszyklus der Federal Reserve vorbereiteten“, zitiert HFR-Präsident Kenneth J. Heinz aus dem jüngsten Report seines Hauses.
Global hedge funds sold financial stocks for a 10th week running in the week ending Dec. 8 and now have the lowest exposure to the sector since March 2020, when the COVID-19 crisis roiled markets, a Goldman Sachs (GS.N) note said. Speculators ditched long positions on insurance stocks while switching out of buy positions and […]
When deep-pocketed hedge funds made a massive push into venture capital during the pandemic, effectively fueling the tech dealmaking boom, I couldn’t help but wonder how these investors would respond when the market inevitably turned south. It didn’t take too long for this scenario to play out.
Hedge fund performance jumped in November as economic data showed a welcome decline in inflation, resulting in falling bond yields, and surging equity and cryptocurrency markets, as investors positioned for the end of the Federal Reserve interest rate increasing cycle.
Market volatility and ongoing investor uncertainty were hallmarks for much of the year. In an environment of elevated inflation and interest rates, advisors and investors increasingly turned to alternatives to diversify their portfolios. Managed futures offer a number of long-term benefits that make them worthy of consideration.
The most popular alternative investments among survey respondents were in cryptocurrency, collectibles, and gold. “The uncertainty of the stock market makes it likely that I won’t make any money with traditional investing, and possible that I will even lose money,” a 39-year-old woman who was surveyed told Retirement Living. “It’s important to diversify, and now […]
According to Man Group CEO, Robyn Grew, not a client discussion has gone by this year without the subject of AI coming up. The hot topic was discussed at a media roundtable at Man’s London HQ this week with the firm’s top technologists discussing the power, but also limitations, of artificial intelligence in their business.
Palliser Capital, the hedge fund firm founded by James Smith, the former head of Elliott Management Corp’s operations in Hong Kong, is agitating for a raft of changes at Samsung C&T (SCT), the effective holding company of South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group, according to a report by Reuters.
