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Singapore-based alternative asset manager Vulpes Investment Management has launched a new AI/ML-powered tail risk strategy fund, marking a deepening of its partnership with Noviscient’s technology platform, FundBox.
The UK government is set to unveil sweeping changes to its regulatory framework for hedge funds and private equity firms, proposing a new lighter-touch regime for managers with less than £5bn in assets under management rather than the £100m threshold currently, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Saba Capital Management founder Boaz Weinstein has warned that the global credit markets could be facing an “avalanche” of stress, as escalating trade tensions threaten to accelerate bond market declines and trigger a sharp uptick in corporate bankruptcies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US government bonds came under sharp pressure on Monday, as hedge funds aggressively unwound risk and investors sought the safety of cash, triggering one of the steepest selloffs in Treasuries since the height of the Covid-19 crisis, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Pershing Square Holdings, the London-listed investment trust run by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, has dropped 15% year-to-date as the escalating US trade war reverberates through global markets and punishes the fund’s concentrated equity positions, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds recorded their largest-ever one-day net sales of global equities following President Donald Trump’s sweeping announcement of new tariffs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage unit — marking a historic moment in hedge fund positioning.
Anson Funds has formally named its slate of three director candidates in an ongoing push to overhaul the board at Match Group, the parent company of popular dating platforms Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, according to a report by Reuters.
A growing number of hedge funds are considering cutting their fees in response to prolonged underperformance and mounting pressure from investors, according to new data released by hedge fund and family office prime brokerage IG Prime.
Fundamental long-short equity hedge funds were hit hard last week, with Goldman Sachs reporting a 4.7% decline over Thursday and Friday alone — marking one of the sharpest two-day drawdowns for the strategy in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Fasanara Capital, the $4.5bn London-based investment manager, has appointed Paolo Viale as Head of Business Development – Quant. Viale joins from Winton Capital where he spent 11 years most recently as Co-Head of Business Development for Europe.
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