Hedge Fund Industry News

Hedge Funds Are Still Buying Treasuries, And That Could Become A Problem

The 10-year Treasury yield surged to 5.33 percent overnight, the highest level since 2002. Pension funds seem to be losing interest in bonds due to structural changes in retirement planning. Hedge fund cash Treasury holdings reached $2 trillion at…

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges. The Pittsburgh-based private research university said the…

Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin discusses $2B investment toward new Carnegie Mellon campus in Wynwood - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

MIAMI (WSVN) - Hedge fund manager and Citadel CEO Ken Griffin opened up about his $2 billion investment toward Carnegie Mellon University's new Miami campus. Speaking alongside CMU President Farnam Jahanian on Wednesday, Griffin highlighted the…

Is The Market Crashing Or Is It Just End Of Quarter Pension Fund Rebalancing? The Million Dollar Option Trades from Yesterday and Key CTA/Hedge Fund Trading Levels

As a reminder all my old posts, FAQ and trading educations articles are here…

The Global Bond Rout Is Getting Messy

The monthslong rout in global government bonds is getting messier and weirder. For weeks, the bonds of most developed economies have moved broadly in tandem, but not Thursday. A flight to bonds considered safe drove U.S. Treasury yields lower…

Opinion | Political Agitators Stalk Mitch McConnell at Home

Next OpenAIs and Anthropics may come straight to retail market. Here's what to know before investing

Massive IPOs like Anthropic and OpenAI are on the radar of the retail investing public but more retail investors are now seeking access to privately traded stocks before they go public. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said…

The U.S. just made it much easier for retail investors to access private markets

The SEC on Wednesday approved plans to further open up private markets to individual investors. The proposals could allow managers to charge higher performance fees in retail-focused products, and more accredited investor licenses for individuals.

Higher education is becoming the newest playground for billionaires

Ken Griffin's latest bet? South Florida's higher education. The billionaire hedge fund manager gifted $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, with $2 billion earmarked to develop a Miami campus for the Pittsburgh-based school. Griffin has a…

Diego Megia raised $1.5 billion this spring and bet interest rates would go down. It backfired.

September's bond market pain has stung Diego Megia's $9 billion hedge fund Taula Capital. The firm's TSO fund — which runs a concentrated strategy that made a large bet on European interest rates going down — is down 12.8% through…

Investors Stung as Favorite European Swap-Rates Trade Flops

One of Europe's most popular interest-rate wagers in recent years took a fresh hit last month as the latest spike in global energy prices drove a surge in short-term bond yields. Hedge funds are among the investors who clung to — or piled…

Debt Crisis Back? European Bond Markets Crash, CDS Explode Amid France Budget Panic Contagion

It's starting to smell awful sovereigny crisisy in Europe all over again. In a vivid deja vu to the peak European debt crisis days of 2010 (and 2011... and 2012... and 2015), credit spreads, credit default swaps and the risk premium in euro-area…

Remand Tribunal Orders S. Korea to Pay Elliott over 2015 Samsung Merger

An arbitral tribunal has ruled against South Korea in its investor-state dispute with Elliott Investment Management regarding the 2015 merger of Samsung ​C&T and ​Cheil Industries, finding a causal link between state involvement and…

Billionaire family offices bet on geothermal energy, brain implants in September

Private investment firms of the ultrawealthy made 42 direct investments in companies in September, per Fintrx. While monthly deal count dipped, family offices are still making bold bets on startups, often through mega-rounds. Mazama Energy CEO…

S. Korea ordered to pay nearly $50 mil. to Elliott over Samsung merger case

South Korea has been ordered to pay nearly $50 million in compensation to U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management over the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, the justice ministry said Thursday. An international tribunal ordered the South…