Liquid Alternatives News

2023 lief es nicht so gut für die erfolgreichsten Hedgefonds-Manager wie im Vorjahr. Einer überflügelte allerdings die Konkurrenz und sicherte sich die Spitzenposition – so die 23. „Rich List“ des Magazins „Institutional Investor“. Die Rangliste basiert auf einer Kombination aus Gebühreneinnahmen und Gewinnen aus eigenen Kapital.

New hedge fund launches fell while liquidations were steady in Q4 to conclude 2023 as managers positioned for falling inflation and an improving economic outlook, albeit with geopolitical risk rising to historic levels, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report.

Clients of ExodusPoint Capital Management, the $12bn multi-strategy hedge fund firm founded by Michael Gelbrand, pulled about $1bn in funds from the New York-based firm during 2023, the second straight year of withdrawals, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Oil trader Pierre Andurand’s riskiest hedge fund, the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced hedge fund, has bounced back following a record 55% loss in 2023, gaining 20% so far this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

With the price of gold having hit multiple record highs in recent weeks, hedge fund managers are now beginning to turn their attention to silver as the next potential precious metal momentum play, according to a report by Kitco.

Goldman Sachs Group’s asset management arm has raised over $700m in capital commitments for Union Bridge Partners I, a new opportunistic co-investment strategy that will focus on making investments alongside hedge funds and private credit firms.

Im Februar waren Whirlpool (WHR), Paramount Global (PARA) und Etsy (ETSY) die am stärksten leerverkauften Unternehmen im S&P 500 – gemessen am prozentualen Anteil der Leerverkäufe am Streubesitz (Free Float). Dies geht aus einer Untersuchung von SeekingAlpha hervor.

Hindenburg Research, the short-selling activist firm founded by Nathan Anderson, has set its sights on data centre owner Equinix, releasing a report alleging that the nearly $80bn real estate investment trust is manipulating its accounting, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge fund Citadel and private equity firms KKR & Co and Blackstone are discussing ways to deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on the financial industry’s use of disappearing messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The National Association of Private Fund Managers (NAPFM), Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a new rule increasing scrutiny on the $27tn Treasury market.