Tag Archives: hedge funds
Hedge Funds Back on Top After a Long ‘Alpha Winter’
(HedgeCo.Net) For much of the past decade, hedge funds lived under a persistent cloud of skepticism. After the global financial crisis, accommodative monetary policy, low volatility, and relentless equity-market gains made it increasingly difficult for active managers to outperform cheap, […]
One Man Hedge Fund has caught the attention of Industry Giants:
(HedgeCo.Net) In an industry that often equates scale with edge—more analysts, more data, more technology, more leverage—Lucida Capital is an uncomfortable counterexample. The Canada-based hedge fund is operated solely by Francis Lau, and yet it posted a 65% gain from April […]
Global Hedge Fund Assets Surpass $5 Trillion for the First Time:
(HedgeCo.Net). For more than a decade, the hedge fund industry has lived in a paradox: indispensable to institutional portfolios, yet perpetually questioned in public markets. Fees were debated, “alpha drought” narratives came and went, and investors periodically swung between love […]
Record Gains, Massive Inflows, and Hedge Fund Renaissance:
(HedgeCo.Net) The hedge fund industry is experiencing what many allocators and strategists are calling a renaissance — marked by record profits at iconic managers, the largest inflows in nearly two decades, and expanding influence across sectors such as industrials and China-focused equities. […]
Institutional Moves: Major Funds Reshaping Their Strategies
(HedgeCo.Net) As the hedge fund industry expands and adapts, major players are retooling their strategies and even raising capital in novel ways. One of the signal moves: Pershing Square Capital Management and its founder, Bill Ackman, are preparing to launch […]
Top Talent at the Big Hedge Funds: Exec Turnover at Citadel LLC
(HedgeCo.Net) In the relentless race for talent, the multistrategy giant Citadel is seeing notable executive churn in its business development (BD) and recruitment ranks. Business Insider What’s happening? The article reports that Citadel’s BD team has experienced a “rash” of departures […]
Hedge Fund Titans Double Down on Private Credit – Just as Stress Emerges
(HedgeCo.Net) The world’s largest hedge funds are racing deeper into private credit and other private-market strategies, even as the first real signs of strain appear in the booming asset class. Recent reporting shows firms including Point72, D.E. Shaw, Citadel and […]
Multi-Strategy Giants Lock In October Gains While Dialing Back Risk
(HedgeCo.Net) The world’s biggest multi-strategy hedge funds are coming off one of their best months of the year and quietly taking some chips off the table. Firms such as Millennium Management, Citadel and Point72 posted solid gains in October, helped […]
Fee Pressure Mounts: Almost Half of Hedge Funds Weighing Cuts
(HedgeCo.Net) In response to evolving market dynamics, nearly 44% of hedge funds are reportedly evaluating a reduction in their traditional “2 & 20” fee model. The Times According to a survey by IG Prime, competitive pressures, investor demands, and regulatory scrutiny are all pushing […]