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In the week ending 05 February 2016 it was reported that quant hedge funds, who use mathematical models to bet across asset classes, raised a net $29bn last year, reversing a $16bn outflow in 2014. Meanwhile, a report by Barclays has found that recent trends in fees, liquidity and transparency suggest almost a 'race to the bottom' among managers.

Among recent investments made by hedge funds, a group of hedge fund managers are waging a currency war against the Chinese yuan; but Chinese regulators are taking on the challenge; Kyle Bass made the case for why his firm is making a big wager against the yuan; Odey Asset has increased its short position in Home Retail; Beacon Capital has eliminated its position in International Paper Co during the fourth quarter; a Reuters poll of fund managers showed that global investors cut their U.S. equity and bond holdings in January; Amundi’s Matthieu Caillou is considering upping exposure to European high yield; Marc Lasry said that European banks continue to be a big opportunity for distressed investors – particularly the loans these banks are sitting on; and George Robinson has spent the past eight years quietly helping build two of the most hotly tipped UK biotech companies.

Samantha Greenberg is leaving Paulson & Co. as one of its partners to launch her own hedge fund firm; Capital Law has become the UK’s first legal firm to launch its own litigation fund; Novare has launched two retail hedge funds; ML Capital has launched of the Mygale Event Driven UCITS Fund on the MontLake UCITS Platform; and Santander’s UK pension fund has launched a new called Strategic Capital Investors.

The phaseout of Cargill’s Black River Asset has been completed with the unveiling of Garda Capital Partners; Orange Capital is shutting down after a year of poor performance; Doug Dillard and Raj Venkatesan ......................

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