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Point72 Asset Management, owned by billionaire Steve Cohen, plans to return between $3bn and $5bn to investors after achieving significant profits, according to a report by Bloomberg.Â
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Singapore-based hedge fund Modular Asset Management, a spinoff of Millennium Management, is set to establish a presence in Hong Kong, reflecting the city’s ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global financial hub, according to a report by Bloomberg.Â
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Aaron Weiner, a former partner at Coatue Management, is launching a new long-short equity hedge fund, Atlantic Wolf Capital, with $3bn in initial capital provided exclusively by Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Point72 Asset Management, the hedge fund founded by Steve Cohen, is entering the booming private credit market with a new strategy headed by Todd Hirsch, a former Senior Managing Director at Blackstone, according to a report by Reuters citing an internal company statement.
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Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has laid off 7% of its workforce as part of an effort to remain lean and maintain flexibility for future hiring, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
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Global hedge funds specialising in long-short stock trading achieved their highest average returns since 2020 last year, according to a report by Reuters citing a note sent to clients by Goldman Sachs attributing the gains to steady performance amidst volatile markets.
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New York-based hedge fund major DE Shaw is planning to return billions of dollars to external clients after its flagship hedge funds delivered exceptional double-digit gains in 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund major led by Izzy Englander, recorded a 2.5% gain in December, bringing its total returns for 2024 to 15%, but short of the S&P 500’s 23% gain for the year, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Hedge funds are helping to drive MicroStrategy’s bitcoin acquisition strategy, with the company having announced another multimillion dollar purchase of the cryptocurrency, marking its eighth consecutive week of acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds have significantly increased their stakes in US bank stocks, signalling strong confidence in the sector’s continued rally, boosting their exposure to financial firms by 50% to a combined $340bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing 13F filings.
