West coast activist hedge fund Phase 2 Partners is targeting UK-listed asset manager Jupiter Fund Management, according to a report by The Times. Financial Conduct Authority disclosure data shows the San Francisco-based hedge fund is now a leading short-seller of Jupiter.
London-based activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has criticised Glencore for “a lack of strategic thinking” as it campaigns for the mining conglomerate to spin-off its thermal coal business, according to a story by the Financial Review. In a letter
Ironshield Capital, a London-based European credit hedge fund manager, has launched the Ironshield Credit Opportunities Fund, a closed-end vehicle which look to take advantage of opportunities materialising in private credit and illiquid public credit.
South African retail investors are increasingly including hedge funds in their investment portfolios as they look to mitigate the effects of ongoing market volatility and high inflation, according to a report by News24. The report cites figures from the Association
Nomura Private Capital has launched its first investment product, the Nomura Alternative Income Fund, which it says marks a significant milestone in the firm’s global push into private markets. Nomura has provided an initial $100 million to seed the fund.
New York-based hedge fund firm Mass Ave Global, has written to investors informing them that it has decided to liquidate its China and Asia-focused funds and close its office in Hong Kong, according to a report by Reuters. In a
Schuss Capital, a New York-based hedge fund that specialising in arbitrage strategies, has launched a new fund, with a target of $300 million, which will employ a small-cap merger arbitrage strategy.
After eleven straight months of redemptions, hedge fund industry flows reversed course in January as the industry posted $3.94 billion worth of net inflows, equivalent to about 8 basis points in asset growth, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator
New hedge fund launches were on the rise in Q4 2022 as the industry headed into 2023, with 96 funds making their debut, rising from 71, the lowest level since Q4 2008, in the prior quarter, according to the latest
Pierre Andurand’s main hedge fund has lost about 40% since the start of 2023 after the banking crisis caused panic in commodities markets, making the famed oil trader one of the hedge fund world’s biggest losers so far this year,
