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Vulpes Investment Management, the family office of veteran hedge fund manager Steve Diggle, who made billions during the 2008 financial crisis, is planning to raise up to $250m for a new hedge fund and managed accounts, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stone Ridge Asset Management, a New York-based investment firm specialising in alternative risk strategies, has posted stellar results for its reinsurance and insurance-linked securities funds in 2024, building on record-breaking performance in 2023, according to a report by Artemis.
Insight Investment, a global asset manager across liability driven investment, fixed income, currency solutions, cash management, absolute return, and multi-asset, has announced Raman Srivastava as its CEO designate, according to a report by Pension & Investments.
The euro has started the year on a weak footing, and hedge funds are betting it could reach parity with the dollar – or fall even lower – in the coming months, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
The UK continues to be the most targeted country in Europe for investor activism, and the fourth worldwide, with 42% of all campaigns launched in Europe in 2024 targeting UK companies, according to Alvarez & Marsal’s latest A&M Activist Alert (AAA) Outlook.
Global hedge funds specialising in long-short stock trading achieved their highest average returns since 2020 last year, according to a report by Reuters citing a note sent to clients by Goldman Sachs attributing the gains to steady performance amidst volatile markets.
Marshall Wace, the hedge fund firm founded by GB News co-owner Paul Marshall, has seen a steep decline in profits, with newly filed accounts revealing a 64% drop in the year ending February 2024, from £538m to £192m, according to a report by the Daily Telegraph.
Multi-strategy hedge funds delivered impressive performance in 2024, with many, including Millennium Management, Citadel, and DE Shaw, achieving double-digit gains, making it a standout year for the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alfonso Peccatiello, a former investment head at ING Germany and now a prominent social media market commentator, is set to debut his new hedge fund, Palinuro Capital, on 13 January, according to a report by Financial News London.
Prominent short-seller Hindenburg Research has taken a short position against Carvana after accusing the online auto retailer of significant financial impropriety, alleging that the business model is unsustainable and its subprime loan portfolio poses major risks, according to a report by Bloomberg.
