Managers
Jersey-headquartered hedge fund firm Brevan Howard Asset Management is preparing to open a Tokyo office this summer, as part of a broader push to tap trading opportunities in Japan’s resurgent markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Systematic hedge funds ramped up equity exposure at a historic pace last week, with Goldman Sachs estimating net purchases of around $86bn over five consecutive trading sessions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A student investment contest backed by Point72 Asset Management and BlackRock is gaining traction as a recruitment channel for identifying emerging finance talent in Japan, where firms face a tightening graduate labour market and shifting career preferences, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Options traders are increasingly rotating away from broad macro protection strategies and back into single-stock positioning, as improving risk sentiment and a sharp equity rebound shift attention toward the upcoming earnings season, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Rising leverage among hedge funds in US government bonds is increasing the risk of abrupt market dislocations that could reverberate through global fixed income markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments by Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok.
Citadel founder Ken Griffin has purchased a duplex apartment next to one of his existing New York properties for $38m, continuing his expansion of a global luxury real estate portfolio that already spans several major cities, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
The Association of Investment Companies has issued a fresh appeal to shareholders of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWIT), calling on them to oppose a renewed attempt by Saba Capital Management to seize control of the trust’s board, according to a report by the Herald.
Dubai’s financial authorities are introducing targeted regulatory flexibility to help hedge funds maintain operations as geopolitical tensions continue to ripple across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds across major financial centres are increasingly buying rights to potential US tariff refunds linked to President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade measures, as companies seek early liquidity in exchange for a discount on future government payouts, according to a report by Politico.
Global equity markets came under significant pressure in March as geopolitical tensions linked to the Middle East conflict drove heightened volatility across regions and asset classes, but energy stocks stood out as a rare area of relative strength for hedge funds, according to new data from Hazeltree.
