Alternative fund managers, including hedge fund managers, are losing investment mandates or clients because of compliance issues, according to research from Ocorian and Newgate Compliance, both providers of regulation and compliance services for funds, corporates, capital markets and private clients.
Losses incurred from failed bets on telecom network Altice have prompted multi-strategy major Millennium Management to liquidate wagers made by Portfolio Manager and credit trading specialist Jason Feasey, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds and other investors are adopting an increasingly bullish stance on oil prices as Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies continue to restrict production amid rising demand and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Rising stars in the hedge fund industry are now considering factors beyond financial compensation as they strategise their career paths, according to Ilana Weinstein, Founder and CEO of the IDW Group, which calls itself a “leading boutique for hedge fund
London-based macro hedge fund Rokos Capital Management saw a 12.5% gain in Q1 2024, with a 3.8% gain in March alone, benefiting from other macro traders’ wrong-way bets on the US Federal Reserve potentially lowering interest rates, according to a
The Swiss franc is beginning to attract long interest from hedge funds after weeks of wagers against the currency, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Hedge fund assets at global alternative investment firm Hillhouse Investment, which operates out of offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, New York and London, plummeted by a third last month to $27.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
London-based activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has set its sights on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with a proposal to oust Larry Fink, the company’s Founder, from his position as Chairman, according to a report by the Wall
Hong Kong-based activist hedge fund Oasis Management has set its sights on Japanese cosmetics and skincare company Kao Corporation, whose brands include Molton Brown and Curél, by urging the company to divest underperformers from its portfolio.
The Walt Disney Company says its full slate of 12 directors was elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of activist hedge funds Trian and Blackwells at the entertainment giant’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday.
