Taiwan's private banks split over hedge funds amid performance dispersion... [more]Hedge funds have become a rising poster child in Hong Kong and Singapore this year, driving inflows for private banking fund selectors as clients seek consistent performance amid waning easy-market beta. However, conversations in Taiwan carry a clear note of prudence.
Hedge fund Elliott warns of FOGO: fear of getting obliterated in the market... [more]Paul Singer's $80bn Elliott Investment Management told investors in its latest letter that market sentiment could flip quickly from fear of missing out to "fear of getting obliterated," warning that "virtually every alarm bell warning of a substantial bear market ahead is ringing." The firm compared
Millennium pulls over $1.5 billion from two external hedge funds... [more]Izzy Englander's Millennium Management has pulled more than $1.5bn of leveraged capital from two external hedge funds it backed last year, after both had trading losses. It is withdrawing over $1bn from event-driven manager Troluce Capital Advisors and around $500m from Axebrook Capital, the fixed-i
The world's 20 largest hedge funds in 2026... [more]Based on Pensions & Investments data as of June 30, 2025, the ranking puts Bridgewater Associates first with $78bn in hedge fund assets, narrowly ahead of Millennium ($77.5bn), Elliott ($76.1bn), Citadel ($67.6bn) and Man Group ($66.5bn). Only $11.5bn separates the top five, and the top 10 together
Hedge funds back SEC push to ease rules on EU bond futures... [more]The Managed Funds Association, the hedge fund industry's main lobby group, has backed an SEC proposal to amend Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8. The change would add bonds issued by the European Commission on behalf of the EU to the list of designated foreign government debt, making it easier to market and
Leopold Aschenbrenner bought Riot Platforms. An $8.2 billion hedge fund cut its stake 35%. Who's right?... [more]According to 13F filings for the quarter ended June 30, Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness raised its Riot Platforms stake by 49% to 17.1 million shares ($468m). Jeff Smith's Starboard Value cut its holding by 35% to 10.1 million shares ($277m), though Riot remained a much bigger part of
In a twist, venture-backed biotech Formation Bio raises its own investment fund... [more]Formation Bio, an AI-focused drug developer that is itself venture-backed, has raised $600m for its first investment fund, which effectively makes it a fund manager. The fund will acquire roughly 10-15 Phase 1/2 drug candidates over the next three to five years. Formation, led by CEO Ben Liu, will d
Peter Thiel, the tech oligarch who believes in the Antichrist... [more]A profile of PayPal co-founder, Palantir founder and Founders Fund creator Peter Thiel, a leading figure of America's tech right. He has been lecturing in Nashville, Rome, Paris and San Francisco on the Antichrist, Armageddon and the "katechon," a force said to hold the Antichrist back, while warnin
How to invest like Peter Thiel... [more]A guide to the contrarian, monopoly-seeking approach of Peter Thiel, whose net worth is estimated at around $28.5bn. His Founders Fund, launched in 2005 with his PayPal proceeds, was SpaceX's first institutional investor in 2008, and SpaceX went public on June 12, 2026. He also remains executive cha
Anthropic debt now priced at junk after Blackstone reverses investment-grade guidance... [more]Blackstone, which committed $9bn of its own funds to Anthropic's chip financing, told investors on October 30 that the AI company should expect a "high double-B" rating from Moody's, S&P and Fitch after its Nasdaq IPO. That reverses earlier guidance that Anthropic would reach investment grade by yea
State Street CEO says it's 'hard to see' AI as a bubble yet... [more]State Street chairman and CEO Ron O'Hanley told Bloomberg Television that it is hard to call AI a bubble at this point, because customer demand supports the heavy investment in the technology. "These data centers are not being built speculatively," he said, adding that there are real orders, and in
And, finally: Tourists Abroad... [more]From Newsoftheweird: A Belgian tourist visiting New Zealand must stay in the country as he awaits his next court date after attempting to BASE jump from a hotel, 1News reported. Ilies Nait El Cadi, 22, became stranded 23 stories above the ground after his parachute snagged on the exterior of the
In an era of deepfakes, phantom fortunes, and narrative warfare, the challenge of distinguishing reality from illusion has never been more acute. For those stewarding generational wealth, the stakes are existential. This 11th edition of Horizons delves into the critical quest for clarity, offering a toolkit to navigate a world rife with deception and to build a foundation of verifiable trust.
Our journey begins with a chilling investigation into
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