Daniel Loeb, the Chief Executive Officer of hedge fund Third Point Management, has entered into a standstill agreement with SiriusPoint whereby he will hold off on attempts to take the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer private for two years.
Marshall Wace, one of the world’s largest hedge funds with over $60bn in assets under management, has taken a significant short position in Irish paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa, according to a report by The Irish Post.
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla, Gucci owner Kering, and Japanese chip manufacturer Advantest are among the large-cap stocks with the highest percentage of funds betting against them, according to a data from Hazeltree, a provider of treasury services to hedge
Singapore-based hedge fund Timefolio Asset Management is shorting some Japanese and Chinese carmaker stocks in a wager that South Korean rivals including Hyundai will fare better in the race to grab a share of the global electric vehicle (EV) market,
Viking Global Investors, US-based hedge fund founded by ‘Tiger Cub’ Ole Andreas Halvorsen in 1999, has reopened its flagship long/short hedge fund to new capital after being closed for over a decade, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds have upped their short positions in US Treasuries as yields approach the highest seen so far this year, increasing their divergence from asset managers who are taking the long side of the trade, according to a report by
Hedge funds Brevan Howard, Citadel, Millennium Capital Partners, Rokos Capital Management and Capula Investment Management are on a list of more than 50 City institutions to take part in the Bank of England’s first-ever stress tests involving the shadow banking
Brevan Howard has added another senior recruit to its ranks with the appointment of veteran technologist Steven Kordik, who has an extensive history working at both hedge funds and investment banks, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Point72 Asset Management, the hedge fund firm founded by Steve Cohen, now employs more than 100 people in Singapore having upped its headcount in the city state by more than 50% since early 2022, according to a report by the
Hedge funds have lost more than $6bn this year betting against cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean and Carnival – two of the 10 most heavily shorted companies in the S&P 500 – and hotels, after underestimating the resilience of the
