An electricity failure and subsequent shutdown of a BP refinery in the US sparked an oil sell-off as hedge funds and other money managers sold the equivalent of 86m barrels in the six most important petroleum-related futures and options contracts
Global hedge funds bought more stocks than they sold for the second consecutive week last week, mainly in ‘cyclical’ sectors such as energy, industrials and materials, amid an “almost no panic” market, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds’ bets have switched from bearish to bullish after the US economy’s unexpected job surge in the first six weeks of 2024 boosted optimism for the dollar, which has climbed nearly 3% so far this year, according to a
Hedge funds continued their end-of-year momentum into the first month of 2024 amid escalating geopolitical tensions, with fixed income-based strategies leading the way in terms of returns, according to performance data from HFR.
Pershing Square Capital Management’s Bill Ackman exited his position in US home improvement retailer Lowe’s, after it generated a net $1.3bn profit for his fund’s investors, according to a report by Reuters.
Aaron Weiner, a Managing Director at Coatue Management, the $40bn hedge fund founded by Philippe Laffont, will leave the firm at the end of the year to start his own hedge fund, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people
Pershing Square Founder Bill Ackman is set to launch a new US investment portfolio that will offer retail investors access to an investment strategy that mimics his existing hedge fund but with lower fees and faster access to capital, according
Alternative asset, equity and fixed income fund managers have identified private equity, renewable energy and hedge funds as the alternative asset classes most likely to increased inflows in 2024, according to new research by fund management solutions specialist Carne Group.
Amid dizzying wrong-way bets and paltry gains for those with an eye on China and Asia more broadly, funds Sino Vision, Ubiquant, Toroa Management and Long Corridor Asset Management all saw gains exceeding 25% in 2023, according to a report
Multi-strategy major Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund recorded a 1.9% gain in January on the back of increased market volatility and amid uncertainty over the timing of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, according to a report by CNBC.
