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Former Liontrust Tortoise fund managers Matthew Smith and Tom Morris have launched their new hedge fund, QSM Capital, which aims to differentiate itself by offering a blend of traditional and alternative investment strategies.
Digital assets investment provider CoinShares has selected TS Imagine’s TS One trading and risk management solution for its new Relative Value equities hedge fund.
APAC-focused hedge funds outperformed their North America- and Europe-focused peers in Q2 with an average net return of 3.5%, versus 0.18% and 1.44% respectively, according to Preqin’s Hedge Funds Q2 2024 report.
Pershing Square has abruptly cancelled the IPO of Pershing Square USA, just days before it was set to debut on the New York Stock Exchange, and months after founder Bill Ackman suggested it would be one of the largest IPOs ever, according to a report by Reuters.
Case Hedgefond, a multi-strategy Swedish hedge fund that once managed more than SEK15bn (€1.29bn), is set to merge into Case Fonder’s credit hedge fund, Case Credit Opportunity, after assets dwindled to just €100m.
Acuity Knowledge Partners, a research, analytics, staffing and technology provider to the financial services sector including hedge funds and private equity firms, has appointed Jon O’Donnell as Chief Operating Officer.
Digital assets global custodian Zodia Custody has partnered with Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange by volume, and will integrate the exchange into Interchange, Zodia Custody’s off-venue settlement network.
Hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital have upped their bid to acquire fuel storage and transportation company Martin Midstream Partners, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters on Monday.
More than 50% of America’s largest hedge funds are now investing in cryptocurrencies – and bitcoin in particular – a clear sign of increasing institutional adoption of the asset class, according to a report by The Street citing data from investment firm River.
Hedge funds are swiftly reducing their positions in industrial stocks, turning their attention to sectors tied to commodities such as energy and materials amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of economic slowdowns in the US and China, according to a report by Bloomberg.
