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London-based investment manager Lansdowne Partners LLP, one of the UK’s oldest hedge fund firms, is continuing its push into long-only investing by agreeing to acquire $1.1 billion UK equities manager CRUX asset Management, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Hedgeweek Emerging Managers Awards 2023, which recognise excellence among emerging hedge fund managers and their service providers.
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The Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain negative interest rates has prompted US hedge fund firm Capstone Investment Advisors to increase its allocation of risk capital to the country to record levels in the hope that the central bank is creating uncertainties that may benefit its volatility trading strategy.
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TMR Capital has become the latest activist hedge fund to take a stake in Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) as pressure builds on the company to break itself up, according to report by The Sunday Telegraph.
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Despite the negative fallout from the collapse of FTX and other such events, the crypto industry has found its silver lining and continued to develop. With potential regulation looking to institutionalise the space further, Sumit Sharma, Vice President – Fund Accounting Department, NAV Fund Administration Group, shares his insight on the levers of growth.
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Rising interest rates, which have made it cheaper for speculators to borrow stock and bet on movements in company stock prices, have seen hedge fund industry borrowing hit record highs, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedge fund Standard General has terminated its acquisition agreement with US TV station operator Tegna, which manages 64 TV stations in 51 US markets, after failing to overcome a number of regulatory hurdles, according to a report by Reuters.
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Vittoria and Partners was formed by a team which had worked together for many years at a larger hosting firm and wanted to carry on working together after leaving that firm. Joe Vittoria (pictured), CEO, Vittoria and Partners, expands on the benefits gained by the team members knowing each other well while also having in-depth understanding of the industry.Â
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Hedge fund investors pulled $11.57 billion in April as the sector saw its biggest month of outflows so far this year, taking YTD outflows to £19.4 billion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flow Report.
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Financial firms are facing growing complexity in the nature of the cyber threats they receive. This, coupled with increasing regulatory requirements for robust cyber practices, is driving the need for more external support. Jonathan Bohrer (pictured), President at Abacus Group, shares his perspective on the trend to outsource technology and cybersecurity capabilities.
