New York-headquartered hedge fund Capstone Investment Advisors is set to shut its Hong Kong office after roughly four years, reflecting the growing challenges faced by smaller multi-strategy funds in Asia’s competitive markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel has strengthened its equities platform with the hire of Laura Sterner as head of business development for Citadel Global Equities, one of the flagship businesses within billionaire Ken Griffin’s $68bn multi-strategy hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is expanding into Latin America with plans to open a São Paulo office led by Andre Laport, co-founder of Vinland Capital and a former Goldman Sachs partner, establishing the New York-based firm’s first foothold in Brazil, according
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has recommended that neutral investment portfolios should include a 10%-15% allocation to gold to shield investors from risks arising from debt-burdened US markets, according to a report by Reuters.
Japanese activist investor Yasuto Monden, who gained notoriety after assuming the presidency of a target company, has launched a new equity fund aimed at US investors, including family offices, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Barnegat Fund Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with $621m in assets, is looking to exploit what it sees as mis-pricing between long- and short-dated German debt prompted by Dutch pension reforms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BMLL has launched Trades Plus, a new dataset designed to provide global market participants with a single, harmonised feed for detailed trade and execution analysis, which has been developed in consultation with the firm’s Client Product Advisory Board (CPAB).
Third Point Investors Limited, the London-listed vehicle of Daniel Loeb’s Third Point, has appointed Gary Dombowsky as Chief Executive Officer, as the firm prepares for a major transformation of its business model, according to a report by Reuters.
Altai Capital Management is preparing for a potential boardroom battle at OraSure Technologies after increasing its stake in the diagnostics company from 3% at the end of June to 5% in recent weeks, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds are ramping up bullish wagers on the Japanese yen through options trades after Bank of Japan officials signalled they remain open to further rate hikes this year, despite political uncertainty in Tokyo, according to data from the CME
