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Live Nation Entertainment and Apple were the most shorted large-cap stocks in the US during December 2024, according to the latest Shortside Crowdedness Report from Hazeltree, a data analytics and treasury technology firm for alternative asset managers.
London-based hedge fund Taula Capital Management has recruited Alfredo Saitta, a former Portfolio Manager at Brevan Howard Asset Management, as it continues to expand its trading team, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Preqin’s All Hedge Fund Index rose 2.4% in Q4 2024, taking annual gains to 12.6%, and outpacing both public equities and bonds, with the MSCI World Index declining 0.1% and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index down 5.1% for the quarter.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have pushed back the compliance date for new Form PF reporting requirements, granting hedge funds and PE managers more time to adjust to the new regulations.
Balyasny Asset Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund firm led by Dmitry Balyasny, is expanding its footprint in Connecticut, securing a 10,464-square-foot office lease at 2187 Atlantic St in Stamford, according to a report by Connect CRE.
Hedge fund giant Elliott Management has sounded the alarm on what it describes as a speculative frenzy in cryptocurrencies, blaming the Trump administration’s support for digital assets as a key driver of the bubble, according to a report the Financial Times.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors poured into euro zone government debt sales in January, capitalising on higher bond yields and favourable pricing dynamics to drive record demand, according to a report by Reuters.
Daniel Loeb, the founder of hedge fund Third Point, is pushing for a transparent and competitive sales process at SoHo House, urging the company’s board to consider alternative bidders beyond the existing take-private offer, according to a report by Reuters
Fortress Investment Group and Lighthouse Investment Partners have agreed to merge their global multi-strategy hedge funds, aiming to leverage each other’s expertise in response to growing investor demand for diversified hedge fund strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds are still spending too much time on spreadsheets despite the advanced technologies available to them, new global research by Beacon Platform shows. And they are incurring greater, and possibly unnecessary, risks by doing so.
