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Several large hedge fund firms, including Balyasny Asset Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, capitalised on the market turbulence triggered by Donald Trump’s re-election last month, positioning the industry for its best annual performance in four years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Permutable AI, a fintech focused on AI, has launched what it says is the world’s first generative AI-powered API for commodities trading aimed at bringing advanced capabilities specifically to commodities trading desks.
Activist investment firm Metage Capital has called on HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) to either introduce quarterly tender offers to address its significant share price discount or liquidate its £3.4bn ($4.3bn) portfolio, according to a report by CityWire.
Hedge fund assets reached an all-time high of $4.5tn in October, driven by strong performance across several investment strategies, and underpinned by a 7.4% YTD return in the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, according to a report by Wells Fargo analysts.
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has formed a strategic collaboration with fintech FIS Global aimed at bringing enhanced transparency to the exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) post-trade lifecycle.
Shares of German speciality chemicals company Lanxess soared by as much as 10% on Monday after news broke that Greenlight Capital, the hedge fund founded by David Einhorn, has acquired a stake of over 5% in the business, according to a report by Reuters.
Michael Germino’s Ghisallo Capital Management has obtained a regulatory license for its Hong Kong operations, marking a rare move by a foreign hedge fund to expand into the city amid challenging economic and geopolitical conditions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
As global markets face volatility driven by elections, central-bank policy shifts, and geopolitical tensions, hedge funds are increasingly investing in binary options — a high-risk, all-or-nothing strategy offering pre-determined payouts for accurate bets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global hedge funds, including Elliott Investment Management, and private equity firms are zeroing in on Japanese companies, aiming to unlock as much as JPY25tn ($165bn) in undervalued real estate assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Metalayer, a firm founded by veterans of Two Sigma Ventures – the VC arm of quantitative hedge fund firm Two Sigma – has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a $25m cryptocurrency investment fund, according to a report by Fortune.
