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Some of the largest US hedge funds, including Bridgewater, Tiger Global and Lone Pine, pared back positions in the so-called “Magnificent Seven” during the third quarter, while others upped their holdings or opened new positions, according to a report by Reuters.
Decagon Asset Management — a hedge fund backed by Squarepoint Capital — has secured separately managed account (SMA) commitments from clients including Atom Investors, bringing its assets under management to about $450m, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
JPMorgan’s analysts say that hedge funds turning unexpectedly cautious in October could set the stage for a rebound in equity markets into year-end, according to a report by Investing.com.
AQR Capital Management co-founder Cliff Asness says the quantitative investment firm is considering entering the sports betting market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel LLC has appointed Kevin Nassery, a former senior technology executive at crypto-exchange Gemini Trust Company, to lead its security and risk compliance for the Americas, according to a report by eFinancialCareers.
BlackRock is overhauling its flagship quantitative investment strategy in a bid to compete more directly with traditional hedge-fund heavyweights, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, plans to reduce its London-based workforce and relocate certain roles to its operations base in Bulgaria, signalling an accelerated cost-efficiency drive, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds posted a 1.42% gross return in October, according to the Hedge Fund Performance Index from SS&C GlobeOp, one of the industry’s largest administrators, servicing funds representing roughly 10% of global hedge fund assets.
TOP STORY: Michael Burry, the investor famed for his prescient bet against the US housing market that inspired the film The Big Short, has closed his firm Scion Asset Management, liquidating its funds and returning capital to investors, according to a report by Reuters citing a letter to investors.
Haruko, a provider of institutional digital assets technology, has integrated with EDX Markets’ spot trading venue and EDXM International’s perpetual futures exchange. The move is designed to strengthen risk and portfolio management capabilities for institutional clients.
