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TOP STORY: Leading commodity trading houses are generating multi-billion-dollar profits as the conflict in Iran triggers extreme volatility across global energy and metals markets, though executives warn conditions remain highly uncertain, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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After spending 21 years as CIO at Fulcrum Asset Management, Suhail Shaikh is accustomed to the dynamics of different regimes. Over this time Fulcrum has transitioned from a large macro fund to a multi-investment platform spanning different asset classes.
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David Stemerman ran one of the largest equity long-short launches in history. Then he walked away and built something entirely different. CenterBook Partners – a buy-side alpha capture platform now managing well over $1bn – is his answer to a structural problem he believes the pod model created but cannot solve.
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Hedge funds are increasing their bets against the US dollar, with options activity pointing to growing conviction that the currency’s recent position weakens further as safe-haven demand eases, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Kier Boley, Co-Head and CIO of Alternative Investment Solutions at UBP, explains how he thinks about manager selection, why the current environment favours certain strategies over others and what emerging managers are consistently getting wrong.
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Systematic hedge funds ramped up equity exposure at a historic pace last week, with Goldman Sachs estimating net purchases of around $86bn over five consecutive trading sessions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds are on course to deliver their strongest monthly performance in more than a decade, buoyed by a sharp rebound in markets following a turbulent March and a shift in geopolitical sentiment, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds are becoming more negative on the US dollar, with investors increasingly positioning for further weakness as expectations rise around a potential extension of a ceasefire between the US and Iran, which has reduced war-related demand for the currency, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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BlackRock’s hedge fund investment team is encouraging allocators to broaden their exposure across a wider range of hedge fund strategies, arguing that rising macro uncertainty, rapid AI-driven shifts, and geopolitical tensions are increasing the pace and dispersion of market moves, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds increased bullish equity positioning last week as investors moved to position for a potential de-escalation in US–Iran tensions ahead of weekend geopolitical developments, according to a report by Reuters citing client data from Goldman Sachs.
