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Asian regulators risk stifling trading activity and negatively impacting market liquidity as they intensify their oversight of strategies popular among hedge funds in a bid stabilise slumping markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds saw mixed performance in the first half of the year, with macro fund Caxton Associates struggling to maintain its gains, while some multi-strategy and systematic funds excelled, according to a report by Reuters.
Interactive Brokers, an automated global electronic broker, has launched the Eurex/KRX Link with extended trading hours for Korean KOSPI 200 derivatives, aligning trading across Korean, US and European time zones.
Bridgewater Associates will increase the performance fees for its onshore funds in China, capitalising on strong returns that have attracted significant assets despite ongoing challenges in the country’s RMB5.2tn ($715bn) hedge fund industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds significantly reduced their holdings of European stocks in June, reversing the buying trend from the previous month, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s prime brokerage division.
Nickel Digital Asset Management, a London-based investment manager offering digital asset strategy solutions for institutional investors, has allocated over $100m to quantitative systematic crypto traders through its diversified alpha fund.
Global capital markets technology platform provider Trading Technologies International is now offering its clients access to Abaxx Exchange, a global commodity futures exchange and clearinghouse based in Singapore.
Global hedge funds sold US shares of technology, media, and telecommunications companies in June at the fastest rate seen since 2016, with semiconductor stocks leading the trend, according to report by Reuters citing a Goldman Sachs note.
Hedge funds sold global equities in June at the fastest rate seen in two years, marking the third consecutive month of net selling, with the sell-off being primarily driven by short sales while long positions remained relatively stable, according to a report by Reuters.
Abu Dhabi’s successful push to attract top hedge funds has led to a shortage of office space on Al Maryah Island, home to the four towers of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the emirate’s international financial centre and free zone, according to a report by Bloomberg.
