Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, the $10bn New York-based hedge fund firm founded by Steven Schonfeld, ended the first quarter with a 6.2% gain for its flagship Strategic Partners fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Multi-strategy major Citadel saw positive performance across all of its investment strategies in the first quarter of the year, with the firm’s flagship investment vehicle, the Wellington fund, posting a 5.75% gain, according to a report by Reuters.
Disney’s board has secured the backing of T Rowe Price – and the votes attached to the mutual fund’s firm’s 11.7m shareholding in the entertainment giant – in its battle with Nelson Peltz’s activist hedge fund firm Trian Fund Management,
Successful activist bets have helped Third Point, the New York-based hedge fund firm founded by Daniel Loeb, to record an 8% return for its main offshore fund and a 8.7% gain for its Ultra strategy so far this year, according
GoldenTree Asset Management, the $54bn global credit hedge fund firm founded by Steve Tananbaum, has closed its third CLO strategy, GoldenTree Loan Management (GLM) III with commitments of $1.3bn, ahead of its $1bn target.
New hedge fund launches fell while liquidations were steady in Q4 to conclude 2023 as managers positioned for falling inflation and an improving economic outlook, albeit with geopolitical risk rising to historic levels, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure
Axiom Alternative Investments, an independent asset manager specialising in European financial stocks has expanded its fund offering with the launch of a new long-short equity strategy – Axiom Long Short Equity – which will be managed by Antonio Roman.
Astignes Capital Asia Pte, a Singapore-based hedge fund firm focused on macro and relative value investments in the Asia-Pacific region, is opening its new Astignes Systematic RV Macro Fund to outside investors from April, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge funds have ramped up their campaigns at South Korean companies with 77 businesses targeted last year compared with just eight in 2019, marking a tenfold increase in activity according to a report by Chosun.
Oil trader Pierre Andurand’s riskiest hedge fund, the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced hedge fund, has bounced back following a record 55% loss in 2023, gaining 20% so far this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
