StanChart turns to hedge fund strategies to shield wealth clients from volatility... [more]Standard Chartered is increasingly steering wealth management clients towards hedge funds to reduce portfolio volatility, focusing on equity market-neutral and multi-strategy funds whose returns have low correlation with broader markets. Hedge funds returned an average 7% in the first half of 2026,
Sun Hung Kai & Co's alternatives portfolio drives investment profits... [more]Hong Kong-based investment firm Sun Hung Kai & Co saw its investment profits in the first half of the year driven mainly by its alternatives portfolio, according to its latest half year results released on Wednesday. The firm said its investment profits were driven evenly across Private Equity, Spe
Hedge funds are about to jump in big to prediction markets... [more]Hedge funds are preparing to become much more active in prediction markets as institutional infrastructure develops around platforms such as Kalshi. The growing involvement of traditional financial firms could bring significantly more capital and sophisticated trading strategies into markets that al
Cantor Fitzgerald opens Kalshi's event contracts to roughly 3,000 institutional clients... [more]Cantor Fitzgerald has opened access to Kalshi's regulated event contracts to roughly 3,000 institutional clients through its prime brokerage platform. The move gives hedge funds and other professional investors a more familiar route into prediction markets and could accelerate institutional particip
A niche academic team at quant hedge fund AQR is researching prediction markets... [more]Hiring experienced prediction markets traders can be expensive; people with a profitable track record on Polymarket or Kalshi can command a total compensation package of up to $2m. AQR was seen hiring an experienced prediction markets quant on a salary of up to $260k earlier this year. Now it's hiri
Daniel Sundheim's hedge fund put $1 billion into SpaceX. The bet is paying off.... [more]D1 Capital Partners' investment in SpaceX has grown into one of Daniel Sundheim's most prominent bets following the company's public listing. D1 invested roughly $1 billion in SpaceX while it was private, giving the hedge fund substantial exposure to the sharp increase in the space company's valuati
Rokos, Brevan join hedge fund peers wrongfooted in July havoc... [more]Rokos Capital Management and Brevan Howard were among macro hedge funds hit by July's violent market moves, joining a broader group of managers wrongfooted by rapid reversals across rates and currencies. The losses illustrate how abrupt shifts in positioning and volatility disrupted even some of the
David Einhorn has 7 new stock picks: Hedge fund manager bets on buyouts, spinoffs... [more]David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital disclosed seven new equity positions as the value investor increased his exposure to companies involved in potential acquisitions, restructurings and spinoffs. The portfolio changes reflect Einhorn's continued preference for event-driven situations where corporate
Ackman gives $10 million Pershing shares to fund new brain center... [more]Bill Ackman is donating $10 million of Pershing Square Holdings shares to support a new brain health center. The gift continues Ackman's extensive philanthropy through the Pershing Square Foundation and uses shares in his publicly traded investment vehicle to finance the initiative.
Two Sigma lost major investor in founders feud, Overdeck says... [more]Two Sigma lost a major investor as the long-running dispute between co-founders John Overdeck and David Siegel affected the quantitative hedge fund firm, according to Overdeck. His disclosure provides new evidence of the commercial consequences of the founders' feud, which prompted governance change
Hedge fund Capula hires from Freepoint, Element in energy push... [more]Capula Investment Management has hired traders from Freepoint Commodities and Element Capital as the macro hedge fund expands its energy trading capabilities. The recruitment is part of a broader push into commodities as large hedge funds compete for experienced energy traders and seek opportunities
Singapore plans new ONE Pass track to attract global investment management talent... [more]Singapore plans to introduce a dedicated ONE Pass track for investment management professionals as part of measures designed to attract senior global financial talent. The initiative forms part of Singapore's effort to strengthen its asset management industry as competition with Hong Kong and other
US, Canadian funds hedge FX risks... [more]US and Canadian investment funds are increasing currency hedges as exchange-rate volatility creates additional risks for international portfolios. The changing approach reflects concern that moves in major currencies can significantly reduce returns from otherwise profitable overseas investments.
BlackRock makes the case for Bitcoin despite potential 50% drawdowns... [more]BlackRock argues that Bitcoin can have a role in diversified portfolios despite acknowledging that the cryptocurrency can experience drawdowns of 50% or more. The asset manager's analysis emphasizes sizing exposure appropriately given Bitcoin's volatility while pointing to its potential diversificat
Ripple borrows $275 million at 8.25% to take on Goldman Sachs - can it win?... [more]Ripple has borrowed $275 million at an 8.25% interest rate as it expands its financial services ambitions and competes more directly with established Wall Street institutions such as Goldman Sachs. The financing illustrates the increasingly blurred boundary between crypto companies and traditional f
EQT to become majority owner of Australian rugby club Melbourne Storm... [more]Swedish private equity group EQT is acquiring a majority stake in Australian rugby league club Melbourne Storm, valuing the team at about A$150 million. The deal marks EQT's first direct investment in a professional sports team and follows its growing involvement in sports assets, including IMG Acad
And, finally: No, that wasn't a rude neighbor... [more]From UPI: Residents of a Colorado neighborhood thought a rude neighbor was honking a car horn all night, but they awoke to discover the culprit was a bear trapped inside an SUV.
Patrick Sullivan shared cellphone camera footage of the scene that greeted Gold Hill residents when they investigated the
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Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: On July 9th, participants from 28 countries joined Opalesque's "Kant & Capital" webinar - not for a lecture, but for a workshop. The premise: after sixty years of labels - SRI, triple bottom line, ESG, impact - each of which fell short of its promise, i..
