Hedge fund manager Chris Hohn demands Airbus drop Atos deal – letter
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn has written to Airbus demanding it drop a deal to purchase a minority stake …
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Hedge funds’ short-covering of tech bets is 2nd biggest in a decade – banks
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds betting against stocks in the technology sector rushed to unwind those trades in the first half …
Pension schemes’ share of hedge fund investments hits lowest in 5 years – Goldman
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Investments by global pension schemes fell to the smallest proportion in five years of overall hedge fund assets at …
‘Big Short’ manager Burry, Farallon among hedge funds making bets on China
By David Randall and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – “Big Short” investor Michael Burry, Farallon Capital Management, and Coatue Management were among the prominent …
Hedge fund D. E. Shaw raises $1.1 billion for two private market funds
(Reuters) – Hedge fund D. E. Shaw Group said on Tuesday it had raised a total of $1.1 billion for two of its new funds …
Asia hedge funds post strongest month in January since 2016 – Goldman
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – After seeing record outflows in 2022, Asia-focused hedge funds posted a 5.3% gain in a January rally to …
Global hedge funds gain in January, but not as much as stock market, HFR says
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds posted a solid 2.8% gain in January, but they missed out on the stellar rally …
Hedge fund lobby group supports shareholder rights in Masimo case
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The hedge fund industry trade association MFA on Thursday backed an activist investment firm’s push to reverse “draconian” …
Column-Wall St rip finds few fans at Miami hedge fund week: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The mood at the annual ‘Miami hedge fund week’ gatherings this week was as bright as the winter …
SEC asks big hedge funds for employee phone review – Bloomberg News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked some major hedge funds to review certain employees’ personal mobile phones for evidence of business dealings on …
Hedge fund Eisler Capital hires Damien Bombelli – sources
By Stefania Spezzati and Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Eisler Capital has recruited Damien Bombelli, whose background in commodities could help the hedge fund bolster …
Hedge funds that punted early on China recovery reaped the rewards
By Summer Zhen Hong Kong (Reuters) – Hedge funds that bet on a swift shift in the country’s zero-COVID and regulatory policies in late 2022 …
Crypto hedge funds ended 2022 down almost 50% – BarclayHedge data
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds trading crypto currencies tracked by index provider BarclayHedge ended 2022 down almost 50%, the research firm said …
Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein bets market is wrong on Credit Suisse
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein doesn’t believe Credit Suisse will default on its debt but if it does, the …
Hedge funds in 2022 post worst performance since 2018, dragged down by equities -HFR data
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds last year posted their worst performance since 2018, mainly dragged down by equities as portfolio managers …
Hedge fund fees fall to lowest level since 2008 financial crisis -HFR
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund fees have dropped to their lowest level since the global financial crisis in 2008, research firm Hedge …
Crypto Firm With Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried’s Failed Hedge Fund Weighing Bankruptcy: REPORT
Crypto Firm With Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried’s Failed Hedge Fund Weighing Bankruptcy: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on January 5, 2023 Prominent crypto firm Genesis Global …
Biggest hedge funds will keep lion’s share of customers in 2023, data shows
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – The top 5% of the world’s hedge fund managers are set to take 80-90% of investor inflows in 2023, according …
D.E. Shaw’s biggest hedge fund up 24.7% in 2022
(Refiles to fix typos in paragraphs 2 and 4) NEW YORK (Reuters) -D.E. Shaw’s largest hedge fund gained 24.7% last year after fees, outperforming average …
Hedge funds set to mark worst returns in 14 years
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Summer Zhen (Reuters) – Global hedge funds are set to register their worst returns in 14 years in 2022 after aggressive …
Hedge fund Citadel expects to return $7 billion in profits to clients – source
By Carolina Mandl (Reuters) – Hedge fund Citadel expects to return about $7 billion in profits to its investors in the first week of January …
Asia’s stockpickers struggle in vintage year for big picture hedge funds
By Summer Zhen and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s hedge funds are heading for their worst showing in a dozen years, with long-short …
Hedge Fund Billionaire Sues The IRS Over Leaked Tax Records
Hedge Fund Billionaire Sues The IRS Over Leaked Tax Records Trevor Schakohl on December 13, 2022 Investment firm Citadel’s CEO Kenneth Griffin filed a legal …
Asia’s hedge fund seeders go for ‘uncorrelated’ strategies
(Updates the company description in the fourth-to-last paragraph) By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – With traditional equity and bond portfolios underwhelming investors this year …
Hedge fund Engine Capital urges Univar to consider sale, other options
(Reuters) -U.S. hedge fund Engine Capital on Wednesday urged Univar Solutions Inc to consider a sale or other strategic options, days after Germany’s Brenntag SE …
Disgraced Crypto CEO Took $1 Billion Loan From His Own Hedge Fund — That He Reportedly Bailed Out With Client Money
Disgraced Crypto CEO Took $1 Billion Loan From His Own Hedge Fund — That He Reportedly Bailed Out With Client Money John Hugh DeMastri on …
Asian hedge funds amassed China’s Pinduoduo, ditched JD.com in Q3
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some of Asia’s largest hedge funds scooped up large stakes in Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo in the third …
Hedge fund Galois Capital says half its capital stuck on FTX exchange -FT
(Reuters) – Galois Capital is the latest hedge fund caught off guard after close to half its assets were trapped on collapsed crypto exchange FTX, …
Reinsurance hedge fund Tangency Capital raises $200 million
LONDON (Reuters) – Reinsurance hedge fund Tangency Capital has raised $200 million from investors, bringing its total assets under management to “north of $600 million,” …
U.S. hedge fund Third Point opens Tel Aviv office to scout investments
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK(Reuters) – Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is searching for more promising startups and is setting his sights on Israel to find …
Hedge funds suffer further outflows in Q3, stockpickers lead way
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Investors pulled an estimated $26 billion from hedge funds during the third quarter, according to data provider HFR, jarred by …
Hedge funds see $26 billion in net outflows in Q3 – HFR
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global investors redeemed $26 billion from hedge funds in the third quarter, in the second consecutive quarter of net asset outflows, …
Asia hedge fund losses grow in Q3, poised for worst year since 2008
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hedge funds focused on emerging Asia posted their biggest monthly losses in years in September and are set …
Market turmoil a boon for trend-following hedge funds
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Trend-following hedge funds are capitalising on market disruption and geopolitical unrest, with funds such as Graham Capital Management, Aspect Capital, …
Global hedge fund launches plunge, liquidations rise amid turmoil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New hedge fund launches dove in the second quarter to the lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, while fund …
Hedge funds mounted bearish UK bets as Truss became PM
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – In the first half of September bets against sterling posted the biggest two-week rise since 2013, a sign that …
Florida Man Convicted In Business Email Compromise And Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Hedge Fund
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict against MUSTAPHA RAJI for …
Greater China-focused hedge funds showing biggest net outflows in 15 years
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hedge funds that invest in Greater China are showing their biggest net fund outflows in at least 15 …
Hedge funds investing in Eastern Europe face worst results in eight years
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Hedge funds trading Eastern European stocks and bonds are seeing their worst performance in eight years, weakened by the surge …
U.S. tech-focused hedge funds brace for heavy losses amid market slide
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hedge funds that focus broadly on technology investments are bracing for heavy losses this …
Hedge funds root for Vietnam, China R&D among Asia picks at Sohn conference
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hedge fund managers in Asia are bullish on Vietnam’s growth prospects and selectively looking to invest in emerging …
Tech stocks lured hedge funds in August -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge funds got back in to stocks in the technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector in August, in the most active …
UK hedge fund founder charged in New York with market manipulation, fraud
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -The co-founder and chief investment officer of a prominent London hedge fund was charged on Thursday with fraudulently manipulating …
Co-Founder And Chief Investment Officer Of London-Based Hedge Fund Charged With FX Market Manipulation And Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field …
Stock picking hedge funds poised for worst performance in 10 years
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Hedge funds that actively buy and sell stocks are set for their worst performance in 10 years, based on new …
Hedge funds suffer big outflows in Q2 – data
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Investors yanked a net $7.8 billion out of hedge funds in the second quarter, industry data published on Wednesday …
Two Sigma, Soros among hedge funds positioned for tech comeback
By David Randall NEW YORK – Two Sigma Investments, Hudson Bay Capital Management, and Soros Fund Management were among the prominent hedge funds that added …
Hedge funds post July gain on stock market rally, still down for year
NEW YORK – Hedge funds posted a 1.65% gain in July, driven by a stock market rally which helped reduce their losses for the year …
Hedge funds assets shrink amid investors withdraws, losses
NEW YORK – Hedge funds assets fell below $4 trillion in June, dragged down by poor performance and investors’ withdraws, data provider HFR showed on …
Hedge fund Elliott, Jane Street invoke Human Rights in LME nickel lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley and Pratima Desai LONDON – U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading are invoking the Human Rights Act as …