A collapse in the share price of Meta which fell by 24% after the Facebook owner revealed that profits have halved to $4.5 billion, has netted short sellers with a gain of $1 billion, according to a report by the
Hedge fund exposure to US junk bonds has hit its highest level since the start of the global pandemic according to a report by Bloomberg. Pension funds meanwhile have cut their holdings in response to concerns about corporate debt. The
Hedge fund saw net outflows of $21 billion in September, more than twice the usual September average recorded between 2014 and 2021, according to the latest asset flows report from eVestment. September was also the fourth consecutive month negative hedge
Brevan Howard Asset Management is preparing to launch a new share class for some clients of its main hedge fund strategy which will allow it to introduce so-called “pass through” fees, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites
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
