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July proved to be a good month for stocks and oil, giving US hedge fund managers plenty to celebrate way beyond Independence Day as they wasted no time in taking advantage of opportunities created by the continued rally in both share prices and price increases across the energy complex.
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Former Millennium Co-CIO Bobby Jain has tapped Elliot Management veteran Jamie Hobbeheydar to head up investor relations and marketing at the new multi-strategy, multi-manager firm he is set to launch next year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Re-globalisation, digitalisation and ESG are currently offering attractive opportunities for outsized returns. By leveraging financial technologies, financial innovations and regulated capital markets in the US, Hi2 Global provides investors with access to these investments. Jerry Wang (pictured), founder and CEO of Hi2 Global, provides further details.
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Some of the world’s biggest macro traders slumped in the first six months of the year, with Andrew Law’s Caxton Macro hedge fund and Jeff Tallinn’s Element Capital Management among the big name managers seeing first half losses, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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A focus on generating consistent returns coupled with a strong risk management framework is critical for emerging managers to stand out in the market. Addressing risk exposures through appropriate insurance policies is vital amid the evolving regulatory environment, says David Turner (pictured), Vice President, Alliant Financial Institutions.
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A US court ruling that Microsoft’s proposed $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard can proceed despite anti-trust objections from the Federal Trade Commission, has provided a major boost for merger-arbitrage investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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How has the era of institutionalisation impacted the hedge fund industry? Patrick Ghali, managing partner and co-founder of alternatives-focused investment consultant Sussex Partners – which marks its 20th anniversary in 2023 – offers his insight.
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Saudi Arabia’s unilateral oil production cut, which was aimed at supporting prices from the effects of slowing economic growth in both China and Europe, has enticed hedge funds and other money managers back into the market, according to a report by Reuters.Â
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Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, former traders at Citadel, have raised $1.85bn for their new London-based hedge fund Ilex Capital Partners, exceeding their initial $1.7bn target, and making the new fund one of the biggest debuts of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Odey Asset Management’s Absolute Return fund is to reopen as the London-based hedge fund firm prepares for the transfer of manager James Hanbury to a rival firm in the aftermath of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Odey founder Crispin Odey, according to a report by the Financial Times.
