Managers
Abu Dhabi’s successful push to attract top hedge funds has led to a shortage of office space on Al Maryah Island, home to the four towers of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the emirate’s international financial centre and free zone, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund majors Citadel and Millennium have posted solid gains in the first half of the year, continuing a strong performance trend for the multi-strategy firms that dominate the industry, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The insider trading case involving Segantii Capital Management, its founder Simon Sadler and former trader Daniel La Rocca has been adjourned by a Hong Kong court until 15 October, according to a report by Reuters.
Jonathan Xiong, the former co-CEO of Millennium’s Asia operations, has launched a new hedge fund, Arrowpoint Investment Partners, which began trading on Monday with over $1bn in assets and more than 15 portfolio managers, according to a report by Business Insider.
Hedge funds missed out on Monday’s post-French election surge in banking sector stocks after exiting their positions betting on a rise in sector prices last week at the fastest rate seen since May 2021, according to report by Reuters.
In a significant restructuring of its real estate and equities divisions, Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group has cut approximately 19% of its investing staff, the largest staffing in the hedge fund’s 42-year history, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Pershing Square, the hedge fund led by Bill Ackman, is set to sell shares at $50 each in its upcoming initial public offering in New York. While the date of the IPO has yet to be set, shares will be listed under the ticker symbol “PSUS”, according to a report by BayStreet.
Taproot Management, a new hedge fund with a planned $500m launch next year, is forgoing expensive portfolio managers in favour of a team of analysts, according to a report by Bloomberg.Â
The Internal Revenue Service has formally apologised to Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund giant Citadel, following the unauthorised release of his tax returns, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.Â
Pierre Andurand’s hedge fund firm Andurand Capital Management will continue to bet on copper and cocoa futures despite recent price declines from their all-time highs earlier this year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an investor letter.Â
