The incorporation of environmental and social metrics into investment strategies is becoming increasingly common among hedge fund managers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing research by analysts at UBS Group.
Elliott Investment Management, the prominent activist hedge fund firm founded by Paul Singer, has built a roughly $1 bn stake in Match, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge and other dating platforms, according to a report by the Wall Street
Doubts over growth in oil consumption during 2024 prompted hedge funds and other investors to resume selling petroleum futures and options, especially those tied to crude, after two weeks of purchases, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The tech stock sell-off by global hedge funds continued for the third week running last week with mangers with managers cutting their long wagers in the sector at the highest level seen in 11 weeks, according to a report by
Activists have chosen their past targets well, with their campaigns helping to produce above-market shareholder returns, according to the latest Activist Alert from global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M).
While a long-running feud between Two Sigma Co-Founders John Overdeck and David Siegel was making headlines last year, the secretive quant major was quietly generating steady returns for its investors, according to a report by Business Insider.
Former Millennium Management executive Bobby Jain is offering steep fee discounts to investors ahead of the launch of Jain Global, which is widely expected to be the largest hedge fund debut ever, in July this year, according to a report
Peconic Partners, the $1.5bn hedge fund firm founded by Bill Harnisch has upped its short wagers against US listed companies in the belief that the recent stock market rally will soon run out of steam, according to a report by
D1 Capital Partners, the hedge fund firm founded by Dan Sundheim, ran into trouble with its private equity and venture capital bets for the second year running in 2023, with the firm making down the value of 49 companies in
North American hedge fund managers, and US managers in particular, are more confident about the prospects for their businesses going into 2024 than their global peers, according to the latest AIMA Hedge Fund Confidence Index.
