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The investor group led by Saba Capital Management founder Boaz Weinstein looking to acquire Sculptor Capital Management, has again upped its offer for the hedge fund firm, prompting Rithm Capital Corp to consider improving its offer, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Dan Loeb’s Third Point is facing a flood of customer withdrawals after racking up losses of 1.6% so far this year on the back of a 21.8% decline in 2022, underperforming both rival firms and the wider market, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Michael Turner, the CEO of Man Group’s solutions business Man Solutions, and the former CEO of the group’s specialist hedge fund division Man FRM, has left after 16 years with the company, according to a report by CityWire.
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Emerging Markets hedge funds extended gains through mid-2023 with India and Latin America funds leading the way against a backdrop of persistently high inflation and the possibility of a US recession, according to the latest performance data from HFR.
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Former Deutsche Bank colleagues Michael Sutton and Alex Mahler are teaming up again at Mahler’s Alinor Capital Management to launch a new distressed debt hedge fund, which is expected to be one of the largest European hedge fund launches of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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With appetite for equities subsiding last week after a 20% rally this year on the back of investor excitement over artificial intelligence, hedge funds are ramping up their bets against stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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With investors betting that the European Central Bank has reached the end of its programme of interest rate hikes aimed at tackling inflation, hedge funds have upped their bearish wagers on the euro to the highest level seen in almost a year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds saw a small decline in performance in August, with an overall weighted average return of -0.8%, marking the first negative month of 2023, according to new data from Citco, although almost half of funds (49.7%) administered by the firm recorded positive returns during the month.
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A new multi-strategy hedge fund firm led by Millennium Management alumnus and the former head of Morgan Stanley’s prime brokerage operation in Asia, Kurt Baker, is looking to raise neatly $3bn as it seeks to establish itself as a regional rival to the likes of Citadel, according to a report by Bloomberg.
