Liquid Alternatives / Trends
Activist launches new Japanese equity fund targeting US investors
Japanese activist investor Yasuto Monden, who gained notoriety after assuming the presidency of a target company, has launched a new equity fund aimed at US investors, including family offices, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a Report by hedgeweek. 11.09.2025
Dutch pension shift sparks Barnegat bet on German bonds
Barnegat Fund Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with $621m in assets, is looking to exploit what it sees as mis-pricing between long- and short-dated German debt prompted by Dutch pension reforms, according to a report by Bloomberg. By a Report by Hedgeweek. 11.09.2025
Blackstone seeds new credit hedge fund Covara with $250m
Blackstone, the world’s largest hedge fund investor, has committed $250m to Covara Capital, a newly launched opportunistic long-short credit fund founded by former Fir Tree Partners portfolio manager Sachin Gupta, according to a report by Reuters. 10.09.2025
VistaShares debuts ETF tracking Pershing Square bets
VistaShares has launched a new exchange-traded fund designed to mirror the equity positions of Pershing Square Capital Management founder Bill Ackman, one of Wall Street’s most prominent activist investors, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.09.2025
Citadel boss warns Trump’s Fed attacks could hit markets
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has publicly criticised President Trump’s efforts to undermine the Federal Reserve, highlighting potential risks for investors and businesses in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. 09.09.2025
Digital assets funds see $352m in outflows
Digital asset investment products shed $352m last week, with trading volumes down 27%, though YTD inflows remain strong at $35.2bn, as weak payrolls failed to bolster sentiment, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares. 09.09.2025
Studie: Immobilienwirtschaft im Umbruch – was 10 Jahre Digitalisierung zeigen
Kernergebnisse 2025 KI im Fokus: 90 % der Befragten sehen Künstliche Intelligenz als Schlüsseltechnologie der kommenden fünf Jahre. Investitionen stabil, aber moderat: 62 % der Unternehmen investieren 1-5 % ihres Umsatzes in Digitalisierung, nur 9 % über 20 %. Bremsklötze unverändert: Fehlende personelle Ressourcen (79 %), unzureichende Datenqualität (75 %) sowie veraltete Systeme und hohe […]
Deutschland hinkt bei Frauen im Portfoliomanagement hinterher
Während das von Frauen verwaltete Vermögen auf 4,6 Billionen Euro steigt, stagniert ihr Anteil bei 13 Prozent. Deutschland bildet das Schlusslicht in Europa. Nach einem Report aus dem DAS INVESTMENT. 08.09.2025
KI-Überblick 4: Deep Learning – warum Tiefe den Unterschied macht
Tiefe neuronale Netze bilden die Grundlage moderner KI. Was zeichnet Deep Learning aus und warum ist es so leistungsfähig? Nach einem Report von Heise online. 08.09.2025
Marshall Wace delivers August gains across flagship funds
Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund manager with more than $70bn in assets, generated positive performance across two of its key strategies in August, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the results. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 09.09.2025
Macro hedge funds ramp up relative value option trades
Macro hedge funds are increasingly turning to so-called “light exotic” options to express relative value views, with demand for index-versus-index structures climbing as correlations shift across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.09.2025
Ranked: Top Sources of Billionaire Wealth by Industry
Forbes found finance and investments leads the top sources of billionaire wealth (464 billionaires) in 2025. Technology is the second-most common sector for billionaires (401), adding 59 new names since 2024. To a Report by Visual Capitalist. 02.09.2025
Millennium merges senior traders Caron and Negre under new Alpina brand
Millennium Management has combined the trading operations of Senior Portfolio Managers Nicolas Caron and Pierre Negre, creating a new internal brand, “Alpina,” as the $78bn multi-strategy hedge fund steps up efforts to retain top talent, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.09.2025
Hedge funds ramp up bullish crude positions amid tight US supply
Hedge funds have significantly increased bullish wagers on oil, marking the largest surge since June, as signs of tight US inventories and ongoing geopolitical risks drove market sentiment, according to a report by Business Times citing data from ICE Futures Europe and the CFTC. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 08.09.2025
AQR loses $4.7bn Dutch pension mandate as PFZW tightens ESG focus
AQR Capital Management has lost a €4bn ($4.7bn) mandate with Dutch pension fund PFZW, after the €250bn asset owner cut ties with several external managers over concerns about their commitment to sustainability, according to a report by Bloomberg. 05.08.2025
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