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Equity long-short hedge funds have seen nearly $150bn in client withdrawals over the past five years as investors have lost faith in their ability to capitalise on bull markets and protect cash during market downturns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Alternative asset, equity and fixed income fund managers have identified private equity, renewable energy and hedge funds as the alternative asset classes most likely to increased inflows in 2024, according to new research by fund management solutions specialist Carne Group.
Ahead of the Hedgeweek European Leadership Summit, taking place in London on Thursday 29 February, we sat down with Luca Albertini, the CEO and founding partner of Leadenhall Capital Partners to hear more on the current state of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, where it is heading in 2024, and what he is most looking forward to from the event. Â
Vision One Management Partners, an activist hedge fund firm co-founded by former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Carl Icahn protégé Courtney Mather, wants US department store operator Kohl’s to put itself up for sale, according to a report by Reuters.
Amid dizzying wrong-way bets and paltry gains for those with an eye on China and Asia more broadly, funds Sino Vision, Ubiquant, Toroa Management and Long Corridor Asset Management all saw gains exceeding 25% in 2023, according to a report by Bloomberg.Â
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a new rule aimed at tightening oversight of the US Treasuries market that means some hedge funds and high-frequency proprietary trading firms are facing increased compliance costs and scrutiny, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw large inflows totalling $708m last week, bringing year-to-date inflows to $1.6bn and total global AUM to $53bn, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinShares.
Top Chinese macro hedge fund Shanghai Banxia Investment Management Center dramatically cut its stock positions last month as the country’s market rout deepened, incurring losses in the process after betting on a rapid economic recovery, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EEX Group has reported a dynamic start to 2024, with the total monthly trading volume on its global power markets totalling 938.4 TWh, a 45% increase year-on-year and a 21% growth compared to December 2023 (775.4 TWh).
Multi-strategy major Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund recorded a 1.9% gain in January on the back of increased market volatility and amid uncertainty over the timing of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, according to a report by CNBC.
