Liquid Alternatives / Trends

Millennium Management has made its first-ever allocation to a South Korean hedge fund manager, entrusting $250m to Seoul-based Billionfold Asset Management in a separately managed account focused on Korean equities, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Quantitative hedge funds specialising in trend-following strategies are facing one of their toughest years in decades, as sharp reversals, policy shocks and sideways markets confound the models they rely on to detect and ride sustained price trends, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Multi-strategy hedge funds posted mixed results in July as equity markets edged higher despite ongoing volatility, with Citadel emerging as a relative standout among peers including Schonfeld and Marshall Wace, according to a report by Business Insider.

Chris Rokos is the latest high-profile hedge fund manager to join the growing cohort of macro and multi-strategy firms returning capital to investors, as Rokos Capital Management looks to cap its assets under management at $20bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Hedge funds sharply increased their long positions in crude oil last week, seizing on geopolitical tensions as Donald Trump escalated pressure on Russia – a move that raised concerns about supply disruptions and fuelled a rally in oil markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Point72 Asset Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund led by billionaire investor Steve Cohen, is set to launch its first venture capital fund open to external clients, with a sharp focus on the rapidly evolving defence technology sector, according to a report by Bloomberg

Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, has officially exited the hedge fund he launched nearly five decades ago, selling his remaining ownership stake back to the firm, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing a letter sent to investors.