Global allocators upped their alternative asset allocations – private equity, credit, real estate, real assets, infrastructure and hedge funds – to $172bn in 2023 a 19% increase from the $144bn seen in the previous year, according to a research commissioned
Hedge fund firms that invest in credit are of more interest to allocators than any other strategy for the second year running, according to the Goldman Sachs prime services hedge funds insights and analytics team’s 2024 Hedge Fund Industry Outlook.
Bitcoin and ether will sustain their strong performance for the rest of this year, according to Nickel Digital Asset Management, a London-based regulated digital assets hedge fund manager. Nickel research has found that institutional investors and wealth managers are confident
Despite a predicted boom in allocations to alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, and real estate, fundraising has slowed significantly in 2023, according to a report from the Financial Times.
A total of $600m has now been withdrawn from Odey Asset Management’s funds in the wake of multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct levelled against the firm’s founder Crispin Odey, according to a report by MorningStar.
New York-based hedge fund firm Fir Tree Partners is looking to capitalise on the turmoil seen in the digital assets market over the past year or so by launching a hedge fund that will make investments in distressed crypto assets,
How has the era of institutionalisation impacted the hedge fund industry? Patrick Ghali, managing partner and co-founder of alternatives-focused investment consultant Sussex Partners – which marks its 20th anniversary in 2023 – offers his insight.
Digital asset investment products saw $137m of inflows last week, taking total inflows for the last four weeks to $742m, the largest run of inflows since the final quarter of 2021, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly
Davidson Kempner Capital Management has closed its Davidson Kempner Opportunities Fund VI, which will target investments in less liquid, longer-duration situations arising from capital dislocations, motivated sellers, and substantial asset or structural complexity, with $3bn in capital commitments. The five