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TOP STORY: Tech-focused hedge fund Whale Rock Capital Management plans to reopen its flagship fund in early 2025, seeking to raise between $200m and $300m in new capital, having significantly outperformed the broader market YTD with a 51% gain, according to a report by Reuters.
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Singapore-based hedge fund manager Dymon Asia Capital has expanded its operations to the Middle East for the first time, joining the growing list of hedge funds in Dubai by opening a new office in the emirate, according to a report by Reuters.
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Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge fund firms, is investing nearly $3.3bn in two newly formed trading teams as part of its aggressive push to expand its portfolio of internal and external talent, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Several large hedge fund firms, including Balyasny Asset Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, capitalised on the market turbulence triggered by Donald Trump’s re-election last month, positioning the industry for its best annual performance in four years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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As global markets face volatility driven by elections, central-bank policy shifts, and geopolitical tensions, hedge funds are increasingly investing in binary options — a high-risk, all-or-nothing strategy offering pre-determined payouts for accurate bets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Ocean Leonid Investments, a hedge fund reportedly linked to Iranian oil trader Hossein Shamkhani, has informed staff in its Curzon Street office in London’s Mayfair that the firm is preparing to liquidate its operations in the UK, according to a report by Reuters.
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Diego Megia, a former senior money manager at Millennium Management, is set to expand his hedge fund, Taula Capital Management, by raising an additional $1bn following the firm’s $5bn launch earlier this year, one of the largest in hedge fund history, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds, is channelling approximately $1.8bn into two investment teams as part of a strategy to deploy capital both within and outside its organisation, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Global hedge funds accelerated their exit from US electric and water utility stocks last week, marking the fastest pace of sales in two months, while heavily investing in US materials stocks, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent note from the prime brokerage desk at Goldman Sachs.
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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent, the founder of hedge fund Key Square Group, as Treasury secretary, signalling his preference for a seasoned financial expert and loyal ally to oversee US fiscal policy and economic strategy, according to reports.
