Funds
London-based quant hedge fund Winton has launched the Winton Trend-Enhanced Global Equity (UCITS) Fund, offering investors a capital-efficient blend of systematic trend-following and passive equity exposure, according to a report by CityWire.
Edge Funds | Some strategies aren’t new, but what gives them an edge is how they are applied. Such is the case with Regents Gate Capital, co-founded by Joshua White (pictured), Yi-Sung Yen, and Dane Vrabac. By integrating artificial intelligence into a traditional market-neutral approach, they’ve created a unique investment proposition in an already crowded hedge fund landscape.
Veteran hedge fund manager Richard Perry is making a return to the industry, nearly a decade after closing Perry Capital in 2016, with the 70-year-old joining distressed credit specialist Olympus Peak Management as a partner, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Momentum-driven hedge funds are facing a brutal start to 2025 as shifting economic conditions and geopolitical tensions trigger sharp reversals in previously high-flying trades, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund performance dipped last month with a weighted average return of -0.3% after a strong start to the year, with several strategy types – including commodity and equity strategies – experiencing a negative month, according to the latest data from asset servicer Citco.
Digital asset investment products saw a fifth consecutive week of outflows last week, totalling $1.7bn, and bringing the total outflows over this negative run to $6.4bn, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinShares.
Bridgewater Associates’ Pure Alpha II fund has surged 11.3% year-to-date, capitalising on market turbulence triggered by President Donald Trump’s trade policies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a source familiar with the fund’s performance.
Polymer Capital Management, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund with $4bn in assets, is set to launch two Japan-focused funds this year, capitalising on growing investor demand for the world’s third-largest stock market, according to a report by Reuters.
DBi has launched Europe’s first exchange-traded fund designed to replicate the performance of managed futures hedge funds – at a fraction of the cost – marking a significant milestone for the region’s liquid alternatives market, according to a report by the FT.
Russell Clark, the prominent short seller who took a step back from the hedge fund world three years ago, is coming out of retirement to launch a new hedge fund, hoping to capitalise on the market turbulence caused by President Donald Trump’s re-election, according to a report by Bloomberg.
