Korea Post has appointed Mirae Asset Global Investments to manage a newly launched overseas hedge fund mandate, targeting an initial investment of KRW500bn ($368m), according to a report by Asia Asset Management.
David Snoddy, a former head of Tiger Management’s Tokyo office, is preparing to launch a new activist-oriented Japan equity strategy under his firm Nezu Asia Capital Management, targeting undervalued listed companies with strong fundamentals and excess capital, according to a
Jupiter Asset Management has launched GEARx, a higher-leverage version of its flagship Merian Global Equity Absolute Return (GEAR) strategy, targeting sophisticated professional investors via its new Cayman Islands-domiciled hedge fund platform.
Discretionary global macro hedge funds have surged to the top of institutional allocators’ priority lists, according to a report by Reuters citing Société Générale’s latest investor sentiment survey, amid persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Ultra-wealthy investors are ramping up allocations to hedge funds as volatility prompted by Trump tariffs resurfaces across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing UBS’s latest Global Family Office Report.
Hedge fund allocations are rising as institutional investors seek to navigate growing macroeconomic and geopolitical risks, according to the latest Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report from global investment consultancy bfinance.
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages Norway’s $1.6tn sovereign wealth fund, is expanding its hedge fund programme by awarding new mandates to external long-short equity managers across Asia, Europe, and the US, according to a report by Top1000Funds.
Cambridge Associates is advising Asian family offices to increase their exposure to hedge funds and other alternative investments as a buffer against mounting market turbulence tied to US tariff policies and macroeconomic uncertainty, according to a report by CityWire.
South Africa’s Amplify Investment Partners has expanded its hedge fund suite with the launch of two new retail investor-focused funds – the Amplify SCI Property Retail Hedge Fund, and the Amplify SCI Active Equity Retail Hedge Fund, according to a
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has launched the the HSBC GH Luxembourg Fund, a new hedge fund of funds strategy designed for European investors looking to “tap into opportunities created by uncertain global markets”, according to a press statement.
