Hilbert Group has a mixed second quarter... [more]Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Swedish asset manager Hilbert Group posted mixed second quarter results. It's fee-paying assets and management fee revenue grew 74% quarter over quarter even has Bitcoin had one of its weakest stretches in years.
Bitcoin fell roughly 14% in the quarter
Opalesque Exclusive: Aethon Fund launches with $50 million... [more]Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: New York-based Aethon Fund has launched with $50 million in investor capital and a focus on using AI to generate trading signals.
The fund is founded and led
Capula Investment Management launches new CTA... [more]Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: London-based $35 billion hedge fund Capula Investment Management has launched a new CTA, which will be led by Yao Hua Ooi, who has recently joined the firm from AQR.
The Capula Alternative Markets Alpha Fund has capacity of $2-3 billion and is in its fundra
Brazil banks poach hedge-fund stars as industry boom goes bust... [more]Brazil's largest banks are recruiting portfolio managers from independent hedge funds as the country's once-booming hedge fund industry struggles with outflows and high interest rates. The shift was highlighted by former central bank president and hedge fund veteran Arminio Fraga turning over his fu
The sudden unraveling of Wall Street's momentum trade... [more]Wall Street's momentum trade has suffered a sharp reversal after years of strong returns, with the S&P 500 Momentum Index falling more than 9% since July 1 after surging 44% in the second quarter. Long-short hedge funds have been hit particularly hard: Goldman Sachs said its basket of hedge fund hol
A hedge-fund titan's divorce is putting Wall Street's staggering wealth on public view... [more]Two Sigma co-founder John Overdeck's divorce from Laura Overdeck could produce one of the costliest settlements in history, exposing extraordinary details about the wealth accumulated by one of Wall Street's most successful quantitative investors. John has offered $723 million, while Laura is seekin
Meet the hedge fund billionaire who kickstarted Wall Street's newest tax dodge... [more]Quantinno founder Hoon Kim has built a $70 billion business around tax-aware investing after helping AQR pioneer the strategy before leaving to start his own firm. Quantinno's assets have surged from about $2 billion to $70 billion in three years as wealth managers and ultra-rich clients increasingl
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.'s investment fund... [more]Prediction market Polymarket has reportedly raised $300 million from 1789 Capital, the investment firm where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner, as part of a new funding round totaling around $1 billion. The investment follows 1789 Capital's previous $200 million investment in Polymarket and comes as pre
Per Johansson to leave Origo Fonder at year-end... [more]Per Johansson will leave his role as co-CIO and partner at Swedish hedge fund manager Origo Fonder at the end of the year after resigning during the summer. Founder Stefan Roos resumed investment decision-making responsibility for Origo Quest on July 1, while Johansson will continue supporting resea
Who is Harry & Meghan's patron, Ian Wace? And why is he funding the Sussexes?... [more]Marshall Wace co-founder Ian Wace has emerged as a financial backer of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's reported move back to the UK. The billionaire hedge fund manager, whose wealth has been estimated at $1.2 billion, has a longstanding personal relationship with the couple, who visited his private
SEC, CFTC delay hedge fund disclosure deadline on Form PF review... [more]The SEC and CFTC have postponed the compliance deadline for expanded Form PF hedge fund disclosures until July 1, 2027, the fourth delay of requirements intended to give regulators more information about systemic financial risks. Regulators are reviewing proposals that could substantially reduce the
'Cracking open the DATs' hedge fund wins Empery proxy fight case... [more]ATG Capital Opportunities Fund won a Delaware Chancery Court dispute giving it access to the shareholder ballot for a proxy fight at Empery Digital. The activist wants to take control of the digital asset treasury company and potentially liquidate its Bitcoin holdings at a premium to Empery's market
Millennium's $2.5mn lesson in the cost of changing your mind... [more]Millennium Management is seeking HK$19.7mn ($2.5mn) from Tang Lin, a portfolio manager at Dymon Asia Capital in Hong Kong, after she accepted a job offer from the multi-strategy hedge fund and subsequently decided to remain with her existing employer, according to Bloomberg.
These are all the companies pledging matching funds to Trump Accounts... [more]Nearly three dozen companies and philanthropists have pledged contributions to the new Trump Accounts for children, which provide eligible children born from 2025 through 2028 with a $1,000 US Treasury seed deposit. Financial-sector participants include BlackRock, JPMorgan, State Street and Franklin
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management buys into Air Liquide... [more]Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in French industrial-gases group Air Liquide and is pushing management to improve margins and compete more effectively with rivals, according to people familiar with the matter. The size of Elliott's position was not disclosed; analysts say Air Liquide
India's Spark Capital Group expands with private equity and private credit funds... [more]Spark Capital is expanding its private-markets business with a Rs.1,500-crore late-stage private equity fund, Midas Fund II, and a private credit strategy targeting up to Rs.1,000 crore. Midas Fund II has already raised Rs.1,200 crore within seven weeks of launch, while the third Spark Equitized Cre
And, finally: Did you know there's a record for that?... [more]From UPI: A soccer enthusiast from Kosovo put his unusual skills to the test by putting on 17 T-shirts while a soccer ball continuously bounced off his head.
Agim Agushi, 56, a high school math teacher and married father of two, took on the Guinness World Records title for the most T-shirts put on w
In an era of deepfakes, phantom fortunes, and narrative warfare, the challenge of distinguishing reality from illusion has never been more acute. For those stewarding generational wealth, the stakes are existential. This 11th edition of Horizons delves into the critical quest for clarity, offering a toolkit to navigate a world rife with deception and to build a foundation of verifiable trust.
Our journey begins with a chilling investigation into
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Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: On July 9th, participants from 28 countries joined Opalesque's "Kant & Capital" webinar - not for a lecture, but for a workshop. The premise: after sixty years of labels - SRI, triple bottom line, ESG, impact - each of which fell short of its promise, i..
