Quantitative firm Two Sigma Investments has rolled out a new hedge fund, the Two Sigma Beacon Fund, designed to tap into rising investor appetite for tax-efficient strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
The hedge fund industry’s narrative around democratised technology suggests smaller managers should now compete on equal footing with established giants. Allocators aren’t buying it, and their cheque-writing behaviour proves the point.
Former Citadel portfolio manager Takeo Serizawa is joining Invictus Investment Partners as chief investment officer, following the expiry of his one-year non-compete with the firm. The Hong Kong-based manager is preparing to launch a Japan-focused fund in early 2026, according
Digital asset ETPs recorded $1.07bn in inflows after four weeks of heavy outflows, helped by hopes of an imminent US rate cut following comments from FOMC member John Williams, according to CoinShares Digital Assets Weekly Fund Flows report.
Marshall Wace will introduce a new fee across its systematic TOPS funds from 1 January, shifting a portion of rising technology, trading and staffing costs onto investors amid increased competition for quantitative and AI talent, according to a report by
French hedge fund Capital Fund Management (CFM) has returned approximately $2bn from its flagship Stratus fund to investors, reflecting a surge in assets under management at the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw $1.94bn in outflows last week, extending a month-long withdrawal cycle that has now reached $4.92bn — the third-largest four-week outflow streak since 2018, according to data from CoinShares.
Y-Intercept, a Hong Kong-based quantitative manager backed by Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, has raised more than $1.7bn for its first fund open to external investors, marking one of the largest hedge fund capital raises in Asia in recent years, according to
Digital asset ETPs saw $2bn in outflows last week – the highest total since February – driven by monetary policy uncertainty and crypto-native whale selling, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
A new academic study argues that a surprisingly small group of investment consultants quietly shaped one of the most powerful allocator trends of the past two decades: the mass migration of US public pensions into hedge funds, private equity, and
