Managers
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are rattling one of the hedge fund industry’s most widely used options strategies, raising concerns that a sudden spike in volatility could trigger broader market disruption, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Macro hedge funds are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain diversified portfolios as escalating tensions in the Middle East drive correlations higher across global markets, according to a report by Financial News London.
Activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management and Cox Capital Partners have launched a cash tender offer to acquire up to 5% of the outstanding shares of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT), at a discount of more than 20% of the funds most recent stated value.
STG Group, a multi-asset trading firm specialising in systematic and quantitative strategies, and an affiliate of quantitative hedge fund Squarepoint Capital, is launching a new electronic market-making business, STG Securities.
Emerging markets could enter a “virtuous feedback loop” as economic conditions increasingly converge with developed economies, even as escalating conflict in the Middle East unsettles global investors, according to DoubleLine Capital.
Hedge fund SummitTX Capital, managing over $3bn in assets, has signed an 11-year lease for the entire 19th floor of 560 Lexington Avenue in New York City, which comprises 17,778 sq ft, a big increase from it’s current 7,000 sq ft at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, according to a report by Commercial Observer.
Hedge funds may soon deploy fleets of artificial intelligence agents to dramatically expand research capacity and stock coverage, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Divya Nettimi, founder of New York-based hedge fund Avala Global.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management is set to invest a further $1bn in Pinterest, strengthening its position as the company’s largest shareholder and endorsing a newly announced $3.5bn share repurchase programme, according to a report by Reuters.
Leading hedge funds including Brevan Howard, Marshall Wace and TCI Fund Management have instructed staff in Abu Dhabi to work from home as regional security risks escalate amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran, according to a report by Financial News London
US hedge fund Elliott Management has an estimated £200m exposure to UK specialist lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) which collapsed last week sparking renewed concerns over underwriting standards across the asset-backed private credit market, according to a report by the Financial Times.
