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An uphill battle could await activist Trian as the firm snaps up a stake in Disney
Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Company: Walt Disney (DIS) Business: Disney is one of the most iconic…
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Are nontraded funds really the best place to invest?
Congratulations. You’ve worked hard and made some money, and now you have access to a new class of investments. But when the…
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Ex-Goldman Sachs MD Adam Iqbal joins Capstone as portfolio manager
Hedge fund Capstone Investment Advisors has hired Goldman Sachs managing director Adam Iqbal to strengthen its portfolio management team. Iqbal,…
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Hedge Fund 13F Wrap For Q3: Top Tech Stocks, Resources And Healthcare Themes
A common strategy many investors use around each quarter’s 13F reporting period is to “follow the smart money.” This strategy…
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Hedge funds shift to decentralised platforms after FTX collapse
Hedge funds are increasingly turning towards private wallets and self-custody after FTX’s collapse showed up the risk of relying on…
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Hedge funds’ 2 and 20 fee structure is facing challenges, former Bridgewater exec says
As hedge funds battle plunging equity markets, rising inflation, and large outflows, they are set to face another challenge next…
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Race to Equality index: DE&I score for asset management sector drops year-on-year
The broader UK financial services industry has seen a marginal improvement from 65 to 67 score (out of an optimal…
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North American trusts on widest discounts across the industry
In a study on how the discount of the average investment company has changed in 2022, the AIC found that…
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Hedge funds fall for Dubai over lower tax rates, softer regulation — portfolio managers want in
London hedge funds are joining a trend of investment firms looking towards Dubai for expansion, lured by lower tax rates, softer…
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Impactive Capital takes an unprecedented step to seek change at Envestnet. This is what could happen next
Goodboy Picture Company | E+ | Getty Images Company: Envestnet (ENV) Business: Envestnet provides wealth management services and software to…
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Fund managers yank Ethereum holdings over regulatory jitters
Fund managers have been dumping digital currency ether from their holdings amid worries that heightened regulatory scrutiny may blunt the digital currency’s expansion.…
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Germany leapfrogs UK to become Europe’s most shorted market as recession fears surge
Germany just leapfrogged the UK to become the most shorted market in Europe as economic worries grip the continent. The German market…
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FTX liquidity crisis forces crypto hedge funds into rethink
Crypto hedge funds are changing how they work with exchanges around settlement and asset safeguarding, after a liquidity crunch pushed FTX to the…
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Ex-Brevan Howard portfolio manager Luke Sadrian joins Rokos as partner
Rokos Capital Management hired former Brevan Howard portfolio manager Luke Sadrian as an investment officer and partner as part of a commodities…
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Activist investor targets US department store Kohl over board changes
An activist investor that has long targeted Kohl’s is ratcheting up the pressure, calling on the department store chain to…
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Bridgewater’s former executive Bob Elliott launches new hedge fund ETF
Bob Elliott, a former member of Bridgewater Associates’ investment committee, has launched Unlimited, a new investment firm, along with Unlimited…
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Crispin Odey soft closes flagship hedge fund after major pound and coal wins
Crispin Odey has closed his flagship European hedge fund to new investments after scoring big wins from shorting the pound in the…
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Chris Hohn’s TCI urges Google parent Alphabet to review staff numbers and take ‘aggressive action’ slash costs
Activist hedge fund TCI Fund Management called on Google parent Alphabet to aggressively cut costs and reduce losses in long-term bets…
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Three Arrows liquidators seek court permission to subpoena crypto hedge fund’s missing founders over Twitter
The founders of Three Arrows Capital might find a surprise the next time they open Twitter: subpoenas from court-appointed liquidators…
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Here’s a cheap way to bet on Bill Ackman making yet more money
Andrew Bary is an associate editor at Barron’s, covering a wide range of financial and investment topics Billionaire investor Bill…
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Alan Howard-backed crypto VC fund names Valour’s Diana Biggs as partner
Early-stage crypto fund 1kx, which is backed by hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard, has named Diana Biggs as a partner.…
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Hedge funds ‘extremely surprised’ by FTX collapse, eye tighter due diligence
Hedge funds have expressed their shock at the speed and scale of FTX’s collapse, as executives look to introduce tighter…
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Hedge funds stay cautious on pound bets amid fears of more political volatility
The pound’s spike on 20 October after UK prime minister Liz Truss’ exit turned out to be a dead cat…
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London-based hedge funds still hiring despite challenging market conditions
From technology graduates to portfolio managers, London-based hedge funds are looking for top talent despite job cuts across other sectors. Brevan Howard…
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Goldman’s Yuriy Podoshev heads to hedge fund Bridgewater as engineering director
Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, hired Yuriy Podoshev to boost its engineering team. Podoshev, who joined…
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Starboard takes a stake in Splunk. Here’s how the activist investor may help boost margins
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Company: Splunk (SPLK) Business: Splunk is a leading provider of application software that collects…
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Crypto hedge fund Strix Leviathan taps BlackRock’s Matthew McBrady to head strategy
Quantitative crypto hedge fund Strix Leviathan has named BlackRock’s former chief investment officer Matthew McBrady as strategy head. In the…
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How one of London’s newest hedge funds might win big on rising rates
A new London-based hedge fund has its eyes on rising rates as its “biggest opportunity” after launching last week. Andromeda…
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London short-seller eyes energy sector ‘earnings bubble’
A London-based hedge fund is eyeing short opportunities in gas and coal companies in anticipation that bumper prices and profits…
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Lansdowne boss Brian Heyworth: ‘Leadership is the bit I’ve enjoyed most’
When a headhunter called Brian Heyworth to ask if he would like to help run Lansdowne Partners, it was “an…
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Goldman sees clients boomerang in ‘flight to quality’ as crisis engulfs crypto firms
Goldman Sachs’ head of crypto trading says investors are “coming back” to the bank to carry out crypto trades after…
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Goldman’s Bin Zou joins hedge fund ExodusPoint
Hedge fund ExodusPoint Capital Management has expanded its London team with the appointment of Bin Zou as a macro quantitative…
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This Top Short-Seller Still Sees Huge Opportunities Despite The Market
The industrial sector rallied almost 14% in October, but short-sellers quickly increased their bets against the sector as prices rose.…
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Short-sellers make billions in Meta’s stock plunge
Meta’s stock plunge on 26 October was a golden moment for short-sellers, who netted over $1bn in just two days, according…
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Tiger Global pulls back on China equity investments
Longtime China investor Tiger Global Management has hit pause on investing in Chinese equities, said people familiar with the matter,…
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Hedge fund sees further sterling weakness after Bank of England’s record rate hike
A London-based hedge fund is expecting the pound to fall further amid rising inflation and a gloomy economic forecast. The…
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Two potential opportunities for value creation emerge as Starboard takes a stake in Salesforce
Gary Burchell | Getty Images Company: Salesforce (CRM) Business: Salesforce is a global leader in customer relationship management (CRM) technology…
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Ireland tops list of most-shorted European markets
Ireland has leapfrogged France and the UK to become the most shorted European market, amid rising bets against firms including…
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Activist Starboard takes a stake in Vertiv, and an opportunity to boost margins is in sight
Kobus Louw | E+ | Getty Images Company: Vertiv Holdings (VRT) Business: Vertiv designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure…
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