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Despite a predicted boom in allocations to alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, and real estate, fundraising has slowed significantly in 2023, according to a report from the Financial Times.
Investors in Lone Pine Capital, the hedge fund firm founded by Steve Mandel, made investment redemptions totalling around $3bn in the 12 month period to the end of June, despite performance recovering from a challenging 2022, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $168m last week, the highest level since the US regulatory crackdown on digital exchanges in March 2023, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows report from CoinShares.
Managed futures bagged another $2.08bn of net inflows in July to cement their position as the most popular hedge fund strategy so far this year, according to the Latest Nasdaq eVestment Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flows Report.
Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $55m last week, as investors reacted to media reports that an SEC decision on allowing US spot-based ETFs is not imminent, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinShares.
Hedge funds delivered another month of impressive performance in July, with an overall weighted average return of 1.5% – one of their best months so far this year, albeit a slight decline from the 1.8% monthly high seen in June, according to data from Citco.
Investors are turning their backs on Ucits-managed hedge fund strategies with cash outflows in the first six months of the year totalling €19.4bn, way in excess of the total outflows seen in the whole of 2022, according to a report by CityWire.
Digital asset investment products saw inflows this week totalling $29m, likely due to recent US inflation data, which was slightly below expectations signifying that a September rate hike is less likely, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Pictet Asset Management has expanded its $9bn actively managed Total Return franchise with the launch of the Lotus Offshore Fund Ltd, an event-driven, special situations Asia Long/Short equity fund, offered as a quarterly-dealing Cayman-domiciled strategy.
Nearly two-fifths (39%) of asset owners in Europe that already invest in hedge funds are expecting to increase their allocations over the coming 12 months, according to the latest Cerulli Edge – Global Edition.Â
