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Hedge funds enjoyed stellar performance in November, posting the strongest returns seen since January, with an overall average weighted return of 3.3%, according to new data from $1.8tn global alternative investment asset servicer Citco.
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has concluded its investigation into Odey Asset Management, and will not take any action against the London-based hedge fund firm, which closed this year following allegations of sexual misconduct against founder Crispin Odey, according to a report by Reuters.
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December 2023/January 2024 | This data-led report provides clear intelligence on LP allocation plans in hedge funds and private markets, accompanied by investor-led analysis of the key trends and talking points in the sector. It provides industry participants with insights into LP thinking after the end of the post-2008 era of zero rates upended the outlook for allocators to alternatives.
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Activist hedge fund investor Carl Icahn is gearing up for a second board challenge at Ilumina as he looks to oust directors at the gene-sequencing company just months after shareholders elected one of his director candidates, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedge funds and other large speculators switched to a net short position against the dollar last week for the first time since September amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon move to “non-recessionary” interest-rate cuts, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Activist hedge fund Trian Partners plans to nominate two candidates to Walt Disney’s board of directors, intensifying a campaign against the media group that is expected to be one of the most contested proxy battles in years, according to a report by The Financial Times.
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TOP STORY: Hedge funds and brokerages have new requirements from the Securities and Exchange Commission to centrally clear far more of their US Treasuries trades in a structural overhaul for the $26tn market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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TOP STORY: Citadel, the hedge fund run by billionaire Ken Griffin, is planning to give back about $7 billion in profits to investors after a year of double-digit returns, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites sources familiar with the matter as confirming the $7bn returns.
TOP STORY: Boaz Weinstein, the founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management, has won a lawsuit against asset manager BlackRock over the control of a group of closed-end funds, according to a report by Observer.
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TOP STORY: Freestone Grove Partners, a to- launch hedge fund run by Citadel alum Todd Barker, has raised $3.5bn, for what is being termed as an ‘anti-pod’ manager. Debuting in January ’24, the fund will invest across six sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
