Liquid Alternatives / Trends
Short-sellers targeting large-cap tech, says Hazeltree
Hedge funds increased short positions in large-cap technology and index-tracking securities in August, while select EMEA and APAC names showed sharp utilisation spikes, highlighting potential short-squeeze risks, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report. 12.09.2025
Ex-Two Sigma quant charged with model manipulation in $170m fraud case
US federal prosecutors have charged former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Jian Wu with manipulating trading models to inflate his compensation, in a case that underscores heightened scrutiny on individual quants inside major hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.09.2025
Bridgewater founder recommends gold allocation as hedge against US debt risks
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has recommended that neutral investment portfolios should include a 10%-15% allocation to gold to shield investors from risks arising from debt-burdened US markets, according to a report by Reuters. 12.09.2025
Künstliche Intelligenz: Anlagechance mit Substanz
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist längst keine Zukunftsvision mehr – sie ist Realität und verändert bereits heute ganze Branchen. Doch ist die aktuelle Euphorie gerechtfertigt, oder droht eine Blase wie zur Zeit des Dotcom-Booms? Nach einem Report von Tiam Fundresearch. 11.09.2025
Hedge funds boost yen option bets on BOJ rate-hike signals
Hedge funds are ramping up bullish wagers on the Japanese yen through options trades after Bank of Japan officials signalled they remain open to further rate hikes this year, despite political uncertainty in Tokyo, according to a report by Bloomberg. By a Report by hedgeweek. 11.09.2025
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
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