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Opalesque Roundup: US-Iran conflict threw hedge funds in the UAE into contingency mode
Monday, March 09, 2026

A week defined by geopolitical shock and financial stress. The escalation of the US-Iran conflict threw hedge funds in the UAE into contingency mode, unravelled crowded emerging market positions built up over months, and exposed the fragility of the classic 60/40 portfolio. Elliott Management cemented its position as the most consequential activist force in global markets, Citadel and Quantedge led February performance, and private credit faced its most concentrated week of negative headlines since the easy-money era ended.

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New Launch | March 2, 2026 ARR Investment Partners Launches Cayman Long/Short Fund London-based ARR Investment Partners, a USD 60 million investment adviser founded in 2015, has launched a Cayman-domiciled Global Long/Short Equity Fund, expanding a strategy whose flagship program was up 11% through the end of January. Reported by Bailey McCann for Opalesque New York, the launch has drawn strong institutional backing including Fasanara Open Quant Fund via a separately managed account, with several other institutional investors also committed through SMAs.

The strategy is led by Christian Putz, CEO and Founder, who brings two dec......................

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