SkyBridge Capital, the hedge fund firm found by Anthony Scaramucci, saw losses in its largest fund of 39% last year after investors asked the firm to return half their money after a series of failed bets on cryptocurrencies and now-bankrupt
Quant trading specialist DE Shaw & Co has closed its first dedicated private equity fund with more than $450 million in capital commitments, falling just sort of the fund’s $500 million target, which was set a year ago, according to
ICBERG Capital, a company based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and regulated by the emirate’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority, has launched the ICEBERG Alpha Strategies Fund, a US long-short equities hedge fund with a target size of AED200 million
Atalaya Capital Management, an investment management firm focused on asset-based private debt and special opportunities, has closed its oversubscribed eighth Special Opportunities Fund with $1.8 billion of commitments from both new and existing partnerships with investors.Â
Global hedge funds recorded a 2.8% gain in January, but expectations of a continued bear market meant industry performance lagged broader stock market indices over the month, according to the latest performance data from HFR. All four major hedge fund
BNP Paribas’ THEAM Quant – Cross Asset High Focus fund, which seeks to achieve diversified absolute returns across market cycles using a liquid UCITS vehicle, has reached €600 million in assets under management after launching in November 2021.
More than 70% of the hedge funds administered by Citco generated positive returns during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a report by Forbes, with funds of all sizes recording gains.
With multi-strategy hedge funds proving a big draw for investors, exchange-traded fund provider and asset manager First Trust Advisors is looking to get in on the act with the launch of a new actively managed ETF, the First Trust Multi-Strategy
New research from quant technology provider SigTech, drawing on data from Preqin and insights from various hedge fund managers, reveals that roughly 30,000 hedge funds are currently operating globally. The US dominates the industry with a market share of 65%,
Union Bancaire Privée has partnered with Brigade Capital Management, to launch a new credit alternative fund on its alternative UCITS platform, U ACCESS (Ireland) UCITS,  the U Access (IRL) Brigade Credit Long Short UCITS which employs a credit long/short strategy.Â
