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TOP STORY: Two Sigma, the US quant hedge fund firm founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel, is in discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a probe related to a trading misconduct case, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Balyasny Asset Management, Dmitry Balyasny’s $21bn hedge fund firm, is embarking on a significant new chapter, with star portfolio manager Peter Goodwin set to build his own long-short equity division, Longaeva Partners, within the firm, according to a report by Business Insider.
Insights Report
This data-driven Hedgeweek report examines the rise of the multi-manager model, a key driver of hedge fund industry growth. This report, sponsored by SS&C Technologies, combines data from Hedgeweek’s survey of hedge fund managers and investors, with expert opinion to gauge the state of play in the multi-manager segment. It also looks ahead and analyses the themes, trends and technology which will have the biggest impact in the years ahead.
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Steve Cohen, the founder of US hedge fund major Point72 Asset Management, is stepping away from trading to focus on overseeing the firm he established a decade ago, including remaining actively involved in investment decisions as Co-Chief Investment Officer, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Philip King’s Regal Partners Ltd has made a bid to acquire rival Platinum Asset Management Ltd. as part of its aggressive expansion, which has seen its assets more than triple in the last two years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund major founded by Izzy Englander, is aiming to raise between $7bn and $10bn in new capital as part of a strategy to secure a more permanent funding structure for the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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TOP STORY: Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management is preparing to return a significant portion of capital to investors for the first time, joining other large multi-strategy hedge funds that are capping assets after a period of rapid growth, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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ExodusPoint, the $11bn hedge fund led by former Millennium executive Michael Gelband, has responded to investor pressure by introducing a new fee structure, tying performance fees to short-term Treasury yields, according to a report by Business Insider.
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Hedge funds navigated an historic volatility surge in early August, with equity hedge and fixed income-based relative value arbitrage strategies leading that way, as the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced +0.25% for the month.
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The once-booming multi-manager hedge fund sector, pioneered by firms like Citadel and Millennium, has seen its first net outflows in seven years, signalling that investor interest may be fading, according to a report by the Financial Times citing data from a new report by Goldman Sachs.
