Since launching in early 2018, Pembroke Emerging Markets – a London-based global long/short equity hedge fund led by former Goldman Sachs trader Sanjiv Bhatia – has capitalised on demographic shifts in emerging economies with a fundamental, bottom-up stock-picking style which
Seizing on the assortment of opportunities arising from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has unveiled a new credit-focused strategy which taps into stressed and distressed situations within mid-market US and European corporate credit, collateralised loan obligations and
A number of well-known hedge fund short sellers continue to target London-listed oil and gas company Tullow Oil, as the beleaguered exploration firm looks to overhaul its business model and improve its balance sheet position.
Launched earlier this year, New York-based Ironhold Capital’s equity-focused hedge fund is seeking to capitalise on opportunities in value-oriented stocks across the US and India.
Designed as a balanced portfolio of ‘best-in-class’ hedge fund managers, Prime Capital AG’s flagship fund of hedge funds strategy – the PCAM Blue Chip Fund – has built a formidable track record since launching in October 2007.
Since launching last summer, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) hedge fund has generated a striking double-digit return, trading long and short positions in energy, materials, agriculture and industrial companies across both developed and emerging markets. The
The increasing democratisation of stock trading – and the growing impact of social media in market movements – is likely here to stay following last month’s GameStop frenzy, which could bring sweeping changes to the way hedge funds build short
Hedge funds made more than USD1 billion from short positions in FTSE 100 companies during October’s stock market volatility, as managers capitalised on renewed uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic and heightened fears of a no-deal Brexit. Short sellers generated GBP828
Marshall Wace, the long-running high-profile hedge fund set up by Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace, has taken a 3 per cent share in IAG, the owner of British Airways, Iberia, and Aer Lingus, in a reported bargain swoop for
Japan’s macroeconomic backdrop is strengthening alpha-generating opportunities for hedge funds, with a growing number of newly-launched Japanese equity strategies looking to capitalise on a kaleidoscopic range of stockpicking ideas arising from market-friendly structural reforms, a pick-up in economic momentum, improving
