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As US markets set new records, hedge fund managers aren't buying the frenzy

A virtually uninterrupted march higher in the major indexes has pushed volume in the day trader flier-of-choice, bullish call contracts, to some of the highest levels in history

When investors come knocking

As the industry has matured and the gap between the returns has narrowed, public and private markets have begun to overlap

Money in the game: Football is the next big thing for hedge funds, PE

European soccer has always been desperate for cash, but that's grown more acute after the pandemic kept crowds away from stadiums

Indian hedge funds beat Asian, EM peers; provide 6.6% returns in May

Provide 6.6% returns in May; rebound comes after retreat in April as 2nd wave took hold

Credit Suisse made $17.5 mn in Archegos fees in year before $5.4 bn losses

The lenders have collectively lost more than $10 billion in the fallout

Credit Suisse board member Gottschling to exit after Archegos debacle

Credit Suisse emerged as the big loser in global investment banks' race to exit trading positions as Archegos collapsed

Category-III AIFs increasingly forego lock-ins, turn to open-ended schemes

Majority of funds now open for subscription have no lock-in

Cazoo agrees to $7-bn SPAC deal with Dan Och in blow to London

The firm previously weighed plans for an initial public offering in London

Dollar dominates as hedge funds cut shorts on Treasury yield rise

Turkey's shock weekend decision to replace its hawkish central bank governor also supported the dollar's safe-haven appeal.

Gold 'failing' as equity hedge, faces risks: Global money manager BlackRock

Bullion is proving to be a less effective hedge against moves in other assets, such as stocks, as well as inflation, according to Russ Koesterich, portfolio manager for BlackRock

Hedge funds, Robinhood face grilling by US Cong over GameStop Reddit rally

The Reddit rally drove massive volatility in GameStop and other shares, prompting the post-trade "clearing" houses that guarantee trades to call for billions of dollars in extra collateral from Robinh

Hedge funds commitments dip 2.7% in first-ever drop in the category

Pandemic year has seen a slowdown for other kinds of alternative investment funds too

No heroes or villains on Wall Street

The problem with treating the GameStop saga as an Occupy Wall Street movement 2.0 is that it ignores some fundamental differences

Analysis: GameStop saga expected to revive scrutiny of hedge fund industry

Scrutiny of the non-bank financial sector was already expected to be high on newly appointed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's agenda

Hedge fund at centre of GameStop fiasco ends month with $8 bn in assets

Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop drama, lost 53 per cent in January but received commitments for fresh cash from investors in the last days of the month, a source said

After GameStop, Wall Street gears up for second bout against Reddit traders

Some of Wall Street's largest hedge funds are still licking their wounds after retail traders sought to drive up the prices of stocks that were heavily bet against

Global Markets: Stocks fall on long-short battle, European vaccine row

Wall Street has been gripped by a coordinated assault by small traders organising over online forums

World's super-rich families bet on hedge funds in economic upheaval: Survey

More than a third of 185 investment firms for wealthy clans plan to boost allocations amid the pandemic

Indian hedge funds beat their peers in other emerging markets in 2020

The Eurekahedge India Hedge Fund Index was up 6.41 per cent for November. The Eurekahedge Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Index was up 4.93 per cent in comparison

Hedge fund revises bid for Indian shadow lender to skirt RBI delay

Revamp follows delays in regulatory approval for deal; reworked deal focuses on purchase of assets from lender