A quarter of institutional investors are considering switching hedge funds, citing concerns over risk management, underperformance, and fund size, according to a report by Reuters citing the findings of new survey by prime brokerage IG Prime.
Event-driven multi-strategy investment firm Taconic Capital is actively raising capital for its latest opportunistic fund, the European Credit Dislocation Fund IV, according to a report by Institutional Investor, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The South African hedge fund industry has marked a banner year in 2024, with assets under management (AUM) growing by 34%, reaching ZAR185.1bn as of December 2024 – a significant leap from ZAR138bn seen at the end of 2023, according
Norway’s $1.8tn sovereign wealth fund has taken its first steps into long-short equity hedge fund investing, with plans to allocate billions of dollars to the strategy in a bid to enhance returns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Digital assets investment solutions specialist Block Asset Management has launched a new multi-manager hedge fund designed to generate decorrelated alpha from digital assets markets while maintaining robust downside protection, according to a report by International Advisor.
Balyasny Asset Management is raising $350m for its first-ever dedicated venture capital fund, marking a strategic push into growth-stage enterprise tech startups, according to a report by PitchBook citing sources familiar with the matter.
Global institutional investors are increasingly turning to fixed income hedge funds and are bullish about returns, with 63% anticipating annual returns of 10% or more, according to a new report commissioned by RBC BlueBay Asset Management.
London-based regulated digital assets hedge fund manager Nickel Digital Asset Management has implemented a soft close on its systematic Diversified Alpha Fund following a 150% surge in assets under management over the past year.
Institutional investors have been turning increasingly to hedge funds as private equity dealmaking remains subdued, choosing to reallocate capital rather than re-upping their PE investments after deals close, according to a report by Reuters citing a survey by BNP Paribas.
Institutional allocators are increasingly optimistic about the future of hedge funds, with senior investment professionals at Kepler Partners’ inaugural CIO Perspectives event all painting a positive picture of the hedge fund landscape
