Hedge funds have slashed their portfolio leverage this year according to a report by Bloomberg which cites data from Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage as revealing that net leverage, a measure of industry risk appetite that takes into account long versus
Warburg Invest AG and Alpha Centauri have partnered to launch the Climate Smart Europe Long/Short Equity fund, which employs a largely market-neutral investment strategy in approximately 60 European equities and aims to benefit from a transition into a more climate-neutral
A group of hedge funds have told a UK judge that Argentina had a “propensity” to manipulate economic data to save billions of dollars. The accusation came as part of court case linked to payments the four funds are due
Emerging Asia-focused hedge funds are on course to record their worst annual returns since the global financial crisis of 2008 after posting big losses in September, according to a report by the International Business Times. The report cites information from
Hedge funds faced a tough September amid a market downturn that saw major indices fall steeply over the course of the month, according to the latest monthly hedge fund update from Citco. The overall weighted return for hedge funds administered by
As a result of the volatility and positioning for generational inflation and increased likelihood of an economic recession, institutional investors withdrew an estimated $26.0 billion from hedge funds in Q3 2022, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry
Seasoned short-seller Jim Chanos, who famously exposed – and profited from – the accounting scandal at Enron, has partnered with London-based Green Ash Partners to launch a new equity long/short hedge fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Assets at Polymer Capital Management have hit $4.3 billion following a 65% surge so far this year, bucking a wider industry trend of outflows amid ongoing market volatility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Crypto hedge fund Edge Capital Management, has raised a combined $66.78 million for a US-based fund and a Cayman Islands fund focused on decentralised finance, according to a report by CoinDesk. The report cites regulatory filings submitted to the US
Boston-based asset manager Acadian has secured its first US institutional investor in its Sustainable Global strategy, with a seed investment from sustainability-focused allocator McKnight Foundation. Acadian has long been active in the ESG space and was the first systematic
