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Lord Michael Hintze, who recently sold the majority of his credit-focused investment firm CQS to a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation (Manulife), has begun initial preparations for the launch of a new hedge fund firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global hedge funds recorded an average gain of 2.14% in December according to the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for the month, while hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined by 2.37% in January.

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ – Arrow Capital Management Inc. (“Arrow”) is pleased to announce the launch of Arrow EC Equity Advantage Alternative Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is available both through FundSERV and as an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) series. The ETF series is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker […]

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.

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.

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.

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