Farrer Capital, a new agriculture-focused hedge fund co-founded by Adam Davis, the former Head of Commodities Trading at Merricks Capital, is looking to raise an initial $500m for investments, according to a report by Reuters.
CQS founder Michael Hintze is expected to relaunch his flagship hedge fund at new firm Deltroit Asset Management in March having agreed the sale of the $13.5bn CQS credit platform and the CQS brand to Manulife Investment Management in November
Wrong-way bets on mortgage bonds and a recession saw Deer Park Road Management’s flagship hedge fund post its biggest annual loss since the fund began trading in 2008, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator, which measures redemption notices received from investors in hedge funds administered by SS&C GlobeOp, measured 2.03% for January, down from 3.64% in December.
Crypto hedge funds’ AUM jumped in Q4 2023 to $15.2bn, a 41.62% increase on the previous total of $10.75bn, with fundamental strategies holding $11.4bn, quant directional funds $1.8bn, and market neutral funds $1.9n, according to the 2024 Institutional Crypto Hedge
Catalyst Capital Advisors, a provider of alternative investment solutions, and Aspect Capital, a London-based systematic hedge fund manager, have partnered to launch the Catalyst/Aspect Enhanced Multi-Asset Fund.
London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, a regulated European digital assets hedge fund manager, recorded strong performance with its flagship multi-strategy Diversified Alpha Fund and its fundamental Digital Liquid Venture Fund in 2023.
A “significant and unprecedented drawdown” following failed bets in China and Japan has prompted Singapore-based Asia Genesis Asset Management to liquidate its macro hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Digital asset investment products saw minor outflows last week totalling $21m, although this top line number masks very high trading volumes which totalled $11.8bn, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Hedge fund capital surged beyond the historic $4tn milestone to begin 2024, with investors remaining focused on inflation, higher interest rates, and macroeconomic uncertainty, but increasingly much more focused on uncertain geopolitical risk and acceleration in M&A.
