The court-supervised auction of Citgo Petroleum’s parent company has entered its final stages, with an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management the front-runner to win control of the seventh-largest US oil refiner, according to a report by Reuters.
Taconic Capital Advisors is closing its $1.8bn multi-strategy Opportunity Fund in a sweeping overhaul that will see the $4.5bn manager refocus on North American credit and merger arbitrage investments, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent letter sent
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings is one of this year’s standout hedge fund performers, with the London-listed vehicle up 25.3% through early September, far ahead of the S&P 500’s 11.7% gain, according to a report by Barron’s.
Hedge funds increased short positions in large-cap technology and index-tracking securities in August, while select EMEA and APAC names showed sharp utilisation spikes, highlighting potential short-squeeze risks, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report.
US federal prosecutors have charged former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Jian Wu with manipulating trading models to inflate his compensation, in a case that underscores heightened scrutiny on individual quants inside major hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
New York-headquartered hedge fund Capstone Investment Advisors is set to shut its Hong Kong office after roughly four years, reflecting the growing challenges faced by smaller multi-strategy funds in Asia’s competitive markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel has strengthened its equities platform with the hire of Laura Sterner as head of business development for Citadel Global Equities, one of the flagship businesses within billionaire Ken Griffin’s $68bn multi-strategy hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is expanding into Latin America with plans to open a São Paulo office led by Andre Laport, co-founder of Vinland Capital and a former Goldman Sachs partner, establishing the New York-based firm’s first foothold in Brazil, according
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has recommended that neutral investment portfolios should include a 10%-15% allocation to gold to shield investors from risks arising from debt-burdened US markets, according to a report by Reuters.
Japanese activist investor Yasuto Monden, who gained notoriety after assuming the presidency of a target company, has launched a new equity fund aimed at US investors, including family offices, according to a report by Bloomberg.
