15 May 2023
Making the most of the commodities turnaround
Hedgeweek analysis finds that commodities are once again back in vogue. Tor Andre Svelland, CEO and CIO of Svelland Capital details how the…
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Third Point boss scraps Sirius take-private plans
Daniel Loeb, the founder of hedge fund Third Point Capital, has scrapped plans to acquire global speciality insurers SiriusPoint Ltd…
CDS Committee to consider Credit Suisse payout query
The Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider whether a “governmental intervention credit event”…
Short sellers target Close Brothers
Close Brothers has attracted the attention of hedge fund short sellers with the funds betting on a big drop in the value of the British…
Quant funds up trading pace as volatility falls
Falling volatility has seen a number of algorithmically driven hedge funds ramp up the rate of their stock buying to one of the fastest…
Covalis loses Enel board battle
London-based activist investor Covalis has lost its boardroom battle at Italian power utility company Enel, after shareholders elected…
EEX Group monthly power markets volume up 29% y-o-y in April
The total volume on the global power markets of EEX Group in April increased by 29% to 661.9 TWh compared to the same month of the previous…
Tiger Global to sell part of $40bn portfolio into secondary market
Chase Coleman's technology-focused investment manager Tiger Global is exploring options to cash in a part of its $40 billion portfolio of…
12 May 2023
A tale of two markets
In turbulent times, how you approach the market is just as important as what’s going on in the market. With the right tools, you can take…
FourSixThree and Diameter bet on Credit Suisse CDS payout
Hedge funds including FourSixThree Capital and Diameter Capital have been buying swaps insuring Credit Suisse's subordinated bonds…
Increased shorts against US Treasury futures down to hedge funds
A growing short position on US Treasury futures is directly attributable to hedge fund placing bets on the spread between the futures and…
Hedge funds too pessimistic on stocks, says SocGen
Hedge funds have become too pessimistic about stocks as they position for a slump in global equities and may have to become more bullish if…
L1 Capital prefers cyclical to defensive stocks
L1 Capital, a Melbourne-based hedge fund run by Raphael Lamm and Mark Landau, is buying cyclical stocks rather than defensive stocks as it…
AIMA publishes new guide on digital asset trading
The Alternative Investment Management Association, with KPMG and digital asset investors and industry experts, has added to its…
Options achieves Microsoft Infrastructure Solutions Partner status
Options Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has achieved Microsoft Solutions Partner…
