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Abu Dhabi’s financial hub, Abu Dhabi Global Market, reported a 32% increase in company registrations last year, fuelled by an influx of hedge funds, asset managers, and other investment firms seeking to establish a presence in the Middle East, according to a report by Reuters.
Frankfurt-based Prime Capital AG has posted its strongest performance in the absolute return segment since 2009, with its fund of hedge funds strategies delivering substantial gains independent of equity and credit market fluctuations.
Shares in Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund, jumped nearly 5% following the release of strong profit figures, despite ongoing challenges in some of its key investment strategies, according to a report by the Financial Times.
After years of turmoil, hedge funds, including Shanghai Chongyang Investment Management and Golden Nest Capital, are beginning to bet on a sector-wide turnaround in China’s long-suffering property market amid improving fundamentals and government support, according to a report by Reuters.
Anders Holst, a seasoned quantitative specialist and former partner at Lynx Asset Management with over two decades of quant investment strategy experience, has been appointed as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Swedish boutique hedge fund firm Tidan Capital.
Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $508m last week amid uncertainty surrounding trade tariffs, inflation, and monetary policy, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Lade King, a seasoned technology leader with experience at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and most recently at quant hedge fund Two Sigma, has made a move to private equity, joining TPG as Engineering Chief Operating Officer, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Derivatives marketplace CME Group and post-trade market infrastructure provider the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), are to expand their existing cross-margining arrangement by December 2025.
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value delivered less than 5% in returns last year, significantly trailing its peers as high-profile campaigns at companies including News Corp and Pfizer struggled to gain traction, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Activist investor Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is advocating for further business separations at Solventum following the company’s recent $4.1bn sale of its filtration unit, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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