Confidence among hedge fund managers dipped in the second quarter of the year, falling below the historical average as measured by AIMA’s Hedge Fund Confidence Index, although managers remain generally optimistic about the prospects for their businesses.
Steve Cohen’s Point72, Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management emerged as the top performers in the first six months of 2024, marking a strong recovery for major Wall Street hedge funds after a sluggish 2023, according to a
ANZ has launched the Graphene Alternative Fund, an absolute return strategy for high net worth investors that is designed and managed by Blackstone’s Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing division.
Energy and commodity exchange the European Energy Exchange and IncubEx, an environmental commodity and climate risk product development firm, will launch a new suite of Guarantees of Origin futures contracts on 2 September.
Shiprock Capital Management, a London-based investment management firm focused on global distressed and special situations investments, has appointed Yacine Bourezak as Senior Analyst.
Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has launched the MEMEMEXTUSDT Basket Index Perpetual Swap Contract, which offers traders exposure to the top 10 meme coins in the market through a single contract.
Asian regulators risk stifling trading activity and negatively impacting market liquidity as they intensify their oversight of strategies popular among hedge funds in a bid stabilise slumping markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds saw mixed performance in the first half of the year, with macro fund Caxton Associates struggling to maintain its gains, while some multi-strategy and systematic funds excelled, according to a report by Reuters.
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has launched the Eurex/KRX Link with extended trading hours for Korean KOSPI 200 derivatives, aligning trading across Korean, US and European time zones.
Bridgewater Associates will increase the performance fees for its onshore funds in China, capitalising on strong returns that have attracted significant assets despite ongoing challenges in the country’s RMB5.2tn ($715bn) hedge fund industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
