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News and analysis about these pooled investment funds that are usually mandated to make extensive use of complex trading, portfolio, risk management techniques, including short-selling, algorithmic transactions, leverage and derivatives. Hedge funds usually have a higher barrier to entry, and promise higher returns for higher risk. They are also usually subject to different risk-management regulations.
Collapse of ‘family office’ hedge fund sent shock waves through Wall Street, and regulators should ensure there are sufficient safeguards to prevent something like this from happening in city
- JD.com and Alibaba are now the biggest holdings at Burry’s Scion Asset Management
- Bridgewater recorded a 58 per cent drop in the value of its equity stakes in 45 US-listed Chinese companies in its latest 13F regulatory filing
Low taxes, supportive regulatory frameworks, technological innovation and a quality talent pool have made Dubai an attractive place to call home for a growing number of hedge funds, and the emirate could act as a gateway to the Middle East for Hong Kong businesses.
The fallout from chaos in the nickel market last March has hurt volumes at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing-owned London Metal Exchange and emboldened potential competitors as the bourse prepares to relaunch trading during Asian business hours.
Hedge funds are big holders of New Oriental’s ADRs, accounting for some 36 per cent of the publicly disclosed ADRs in December, up from less than 5.6 per cent in October 2021.
Three Singapore-based hedge funds showed how they beat the slump last year amid Covid-induced market turmoil and how they intend to extend their winnings in 2023.
Citadel’s profit was the largest annual return for a hedge fund manager, surpassing the US$15 billion that John Paulson generated in 2007 on his bet against subprime mortgages, according to LCH Investments.
There is a case for a more meaningful inflows into non-US assets as diversification historically generates greater returns past the dollar peak, Goldman Sachs says.
Hedge fund giant saw the value of its holdings in 44 US-listed Chinese stocks erode by 11 per cent last quarter, a period marked by the biggest market sell-off since 2015.
Hong Kong continues to be an ideal investment market in the Asia-Pacific region for family offices because of its deep liquidity, diversified asset classes and investible products.
Hong Kong and US stock markets are the top choice of investors over the next 12 months as they believe their valuations have become attractive, an HKIFA survey showed.
Ray Dalio’s giant hedge fund completely exited the five US-listed Chinese tech companies last quarter amid delisting risk and heightened geopolitical tensions.
The family office created by Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, scion of New World Development, is planning to launch a hedge fund this quarter to bet on equity markets in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard leads a low-key private life, but made the news recently for his extravagant wedding – which even featured a performance by Lady Gaga
The crash in cryptocurrencies shows how the fundamental principle of DeFi – the pursuit of higher yields in the era of cheap money to disrupt and replace traditional banks – has been upended by rising interest rates.
Managed Funds Association, a trade body representing some of the world’s biggest hedge funds, claims LME failed to properly carry out its regulatory obligations by cancelling nickel trades in early March.
Hedge funds and insurers become cautious about allocations to Chinese onshore stocks, indicating that the market sell-off still has some way to go.
Hwang, 57, and Halligan, 45, were arrested and charged with fraud in the latest fallout from the spectacular collapse of the family office.
Top performing fixed-income hedge funds in China are now turning more cautious on high-yield bonds after pocketing returns of as much as 320 per cent.
Bridgewater’s stakes in New Oriental Education, TAL Education, Gaotu TechEdu, JD.com and Pinduoduo fell in value last quarter, according to its SEC filing. Bets on Li Auto, NIO and Xpeng saved the day.
Fund managers complained on social media that investors were mocking them and threatened to redeem their investments unless they added green-economy stocks.
The Hong Kong securities watchdog has stepped up surveillance of prime brokers and over-the-counter markets to prevent a meltdown in Hong Kong such as that of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management.
Exempted executives are still required to observe self-isolation rules if they arrive from ‘high-risk’ areas. They must be fully vaccinated and also produce negative Covid-19 test results before arriving in Hong Kong.
In March, Korean-American trader Bill Hwang made stock market history when his Archegos Capital Management lost US$20 billion in two days. How was he able to lose so much money so quickly?
Credit Suisse’s trading woes linked to US hedge fund Archegos portfolio add to margin loan losses linked to ousted chairman of embattled Chinese cafe chain Luckin Coffee last year.
Credit Suisse unloaded stocks tied to the blowup at Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management, more than a week after some Wall Street rivals like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley dumped their shares and skirted losses.
