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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds and alternatives shine with new launches as markets jitter

Saturday, April 05, 2025

Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds and alternatives shine with new launches as markets jitter

In the week ending April 04th 2025, the alternative investment industry shines with new launches at a time when markets jitter and investors look for new places to invest.

FALGOM AG, a Swiss asset manager that delivers algorithmic investment alternatives said the firm has recently launched a new strategy aimed at investors seeking actively managed commodity exposure; TT International, an alpha-driven specialist investment manager, has launched the TT EM Macro Strategy, a hedge fund investing predominantly across interest rates, foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit within Emerging Markets (EM), and Pictet Asset Management has launched its latest hedge fund, the Pictet TR - Quest AI, which leverages AI to drive stock selection.

Meanwhile, Swedish global investment organization EQT has raised €21.5 billion ($23.4 billion) for its latest infrastructure fund, which will invest in energy and digital assets; HSBC Asset Management has announced the launch of a Luxembourg-domiciled "fund of hedge funds" that will offer access to multiple hedge funds or managers in a single fund, and just as recession whispers grow louder and market uncertainty sends investors scrambling, legendary investor Ray Dalio has dropped a potential solution for the fearful seeking safety: an exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on his renowned "All Weather" portfolio strategy.

Further in new launches, Freeport Financial Partners, a direct lending asset manager located in Chicago, IL, has closed it......................

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