Managers
Faisal Syed and his investment team have moved their hedge fund strategy from Fir Tree Partners to Lighthouse Group, following Fir Tree’s decision to return external capital to investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has echoed Citadel’s Ken Griffin in viewing gold as a stronger safe haven than the US dollar, citing rising government debt, geopolitical tensions, and currency instability, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund firm, is advising investors to reduce exposure to US equities and increase allocations to Europe, Asia, and emerging markets amid concerns over dollar weakness and elevated Treasury yields, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cantor Fitzgerald is seeking to adjust the terms of its acquisition of UBS’s O’Connor hedge fund unit following significant losses tied to the bankruptcy of First Brands Group, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Crypto hedge fund XWIN Finance has projected that ether could climb to $10,000 in the current cycle, citing macro liquidity conditions as a key driver alongside protocol developments, according to a report by CryptoNews.
Macro hedge funds were heavily active in yen trading on Monday, with a significant portion of flows reflecting a “mass square-up” of bullish positions rather than the initiation of new bearish bets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing traders at Nomura International and Citigroup.
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has expressed concern over the growing trend of investors treating gold as a safer alternative to the US dollar, citing it as a sign of increasing de-risking amid US fiscal and monetary uncertainty, according top a report by Bloomberg.
New York-based hedge fund Millennium Management has built a short position worth £35m in Metlen Energy & Metals, just two months after the Greek metals and energy group debuted on the London Stock Exchange and entered the FTSE 100, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Vinci Compass has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Verde Asset Management, one of Latin America’s oldest and most prominent hedge fund managers, in a cash-and-stock transaction that deepens its presence in Brazil’s asset management market, according to a report by Reuters.
WorldQuant’s flagship International Quant Championship drew a record 80,000 university entrants this year, double last year’s total, as advances in artificial intelligence lower barriers for students building quantitative trading models, according to a report by Reuters.
