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Hedge funds significantly increased their investments in US technology and media stocks last week amid expectations of a 50 basis point interest rate reduction by the US Federal Reserve, according to a report by Reuters.
A Danish prosecutor has called for a 12-year prison sentence for British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah, accusing him of defrauding Denmark of more than DKK9bn ($1.35bn) through dividend tax refund schemes, according to a report by Reuters.
Neuberger Berman has placed Steven Eisman, best known for his role in betting against the US housing market before its collapse in 2007, on an indefinite leave of absence following controversial comments he made regarding the situation in Gaza, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund firm, is implementing pass-through fees for clients of its multi-strategy hedge fund, aligning with a practice popularised by peers including Millennium Management and Citadel, according op a report by Bloomberg.
A group of hedge funds and institutional investors, including Elliott Management and BackRock, holding around £10bn of Thames Water’s debt is preparing to offer the company a temporary £1bn cash injection to stabilise its finances and pave the way for a larger restructuring, according to a report by The Times.
Hedge funds, long known for their diverse credit investments, are increasingly focusing on the booming private credit sector, with 37% of hedge fund allocators planning investments in the space in the second half of 2024, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
Ray Dalio, founder of global hedge fund major Bridgewater Associates, and Lim Chow Kiat, CEO of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, have expressed growing caution regarding the global economic outlook due to political risks and uncertain growth prospects, according to a report by the Straits Times.
While some of Wall Street’s largest banks are urging clients to make bullish bets on Brazil, local hedge funds are steering clear, with firms including Verde Asset Management and Ibiuna Investimentos maintaining their bets on a weaker Brazilian real, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Grzegorz Swirszcz, a renowned artificial intelligence expert who spent over eight years at Google DeepMind, has been appointed as Quant Research Director at fast-growing London quant hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Two Sigma, the US quant hedge fund firm founded by John Overdeck and David Siegel, is in discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a probe related to a trading misconduct case, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
