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Jersey-based global macro hedge fund major Brevan Howard, has parted ways with Gautam Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of its digital investment arm BH Digital, after nearly five years with the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds, including Marshall Wace and Millennium, are stepping up bearish wagers against Europe’s automotive sector, as carmakers and suppliers face mounting pressure from US trade tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese rivals, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds singled out WHSmith as a top short in July, weeks before the UK-listed travel retailer’s shares plunged more than 45% on Thursday after disclosing a major accounting error in its North America unit, according to a report by Reuters.
Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund, is maintaining a bearish view on emerging market (EM) hard currency debt, warning that this year’s rally is built on shaky foundations as US inflation limits the Federal Reserve’s capacity to cut rates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds are enjoying their strongest fundraising year in more than a decade, with investors allocating fresh capital in search of resilient, uncorrelated returns amid volatile markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Hedge Fund Research.
Valbonne Capital, a new Miami-based quant hedge fund firm led by Managing Partner Aidan Ranzieri is preparing to launch publicly in September, following months of internal trading and strategy development.
Activist Hedge fund firm Toms Capital Investment Management has requested a meeting with the board of CSX after building a stake in US railroad operator, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Australian hedge fund manager Regal Partners delivered strong returns in July across several of its strategies, buoyed by a large position in defence technology firm DroneShield, according to a report by the Financial Review.
Crypto hedge fund manager Re7 Capital is aiming to raise $100m for a new multi-strategy vehicle, with the firm’s founder Evgeny Gokhberg set to serve as Chief Investment Officer, according to a report by Financial News.
The BlackRock Investment Institute has recommended its largest-ever boost to hedge fund allocations, advising institutional investors to add up to 5 percentage points more to the asset class compared with pre-2020 levels, according to a report by the Financial Times.
