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Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has redeemed around $250m from Jain Global, less than two years after backing one of the hedge fund industry’s largest-ever launches, according to a report by The Business Time citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Citadel has raised $1.25bn through a two-part US bond offering, conducted by Citadel Finance LLC, which included a three-year and a five-year fixed-rate note, with proceeds earmarked for debt repayment and potentially general corporate purposes, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has built a substantial position in Meta Platforms, committing around $2bn to the social media and technology group as it sharpens its focus on artificial intelligence-driven growth, according to a report by Reuters.
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Activist Saba Capital Management has mounted a third attempt to overhaul the board at Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, calling for the election of three new independent directors and urging shareholders to vote against the re-election of the incumbent board.
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Hedge funds are being repositioned to fulfil their original promise. In a striking shift over just six months, institutional allocators have moved decisively away from viewing hedge funds as yet another return maximiser and toward valuing them as portfolio stabilisers.
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TOP STORY: Hedge funds have significantly increased short positions on US equities, with data showing the largest notional short selling on record across single stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage figures going back to 2016.
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Hedge fund performance strengthened sharply in January, led by macro strategies that benefited from pronounced volatility across commodities and energy markets, according to the latest data from data from hedge fund indexation and analysis specialist HFR.
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Equity-focused hedge funds suffered their worst daily performance in almost a year on Wednesday, as a sharp sell-off in technology stocks triggered losses across crowded trades, according to a report by Reuters citing a client note from Goldman Sachs.
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