MFA unveils new board leadership and 14 new directors for 2026-2027 term... [more]Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Managed Funds Association (MFA) has announced its Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term. The board's tenure began on 1 October 2026.
Mark Sullivan, Head of Hedge Fund Group at Wellington Management, will serve as Chair. Sullivan previously served as Vice Chai
September multistrategy hedge fund performance... [more]Millennium Management finished September flat, leaving the USD97bn firm's return at 8.1% for the first nine months of 2026. Singapore-based Quantedge gained 4.3% during the month and 49.3% year to date, while equity-focused multimanager North Rock added about 0.35% in September and was up 5.1% for t
Millennium flat, Quantedge surges, North Rock edges up as bond rout tests hedge funds... [more]Millennium Management was flat in September and up 8.1% through the first nine months, while Quantedge gained 4.3% for the month to bring its 2026 return to 49.3%. North Rock gained about 0.35% in September and 5.1% year to date as sharply rising bond yields created difficult conditions for fixed-in
The mathematics of multistrategy hedge funds and what allocators should be asking... [more]Multistrategy hedge funds combine multiple portfolio managers and strategies to diversify risk, then apply leverage to restore the overall portfolio to its target risk level. The commentary examines the mathematics behind this model and the questions allocators should ask about diversification, corr
Bridgewater's Pure Alpha quietly outran most hedge funds... [more]Bridgewater Associates' flagship Pure Alpha fund gained 18.4% during the first nine months of 2026, compared with an average global hedge fund return of 7.25% cited by Morgan Stanley. The USD102bn firm's newer AI-driven AIA Macro strategy returned 16.4%, giving Bridgewater strong gains during a year
The global bond rout is getting messy... [more]A global government-bond selloff turned increasingly disorderly as US Treasury yields declined on safe-haven demand while French, Italian and Greek yields jumped, with traders pointing in part to the unwinding of popular hedge fund trades in Europe. France's 10-year bond spread over Germany widened
Hedge funds boost bets on euro weakness as French risks increase... [more]Hedge funds are increasing options positions that profit from a weaker euro as political and fiscal risks in France intensify. In large euro-dollar options trades on September 30, puts exceeded calls by more than two to one, while CME data showed puts trading at roughly 2.5 times calls a day earlier
Stablecoins break bank rate controls in three ways, says Swiss central bank... [more]Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin warns that large-scale stablecoin adoption could weaken monetary-policy transmission by moving deposits outside the traditional banking system. She identified risks to monetary uniformity, bank funding and credit supply, and the transmission
Diego Megia raised $1.5bn this spring and bet interest rates would go down. It backfired.... [more]Diego Megia's Taula Capital has lost 12.8% in its TSO fund since launching the USD1.5bn strategy in March, including a 12.2% loss in September alone. The concentrated strategy bet on European interest rates falling, but rates instead rose sharply amid persistent inflation, the Iran war and heavy
Hedge-fund managers lose out on lucrative tax strategy... [more]US appeals courts have dealt a blow to a tax strategy that allowed hedge fund managers and other active partners to avoid the 3.8% federal self-employment tax by characterizing themselves as limited partners. The rulings back the IRS's view that people who actively manage, run or control a business
Billionaire family offices back geothermal energy, brain implants in September... [more]Family offices made 42 direct company investments in September, down from 52 in August, but continued backing large technology and clean-energy rounds. Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office participated in a USD500m Series A for semiconductor-factory developer Fab2 and a USD250m round for b
Super PAC backed by hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin spends $5m to aid Florida Republican... [more]A super PAC backed by billionaire Ken Griffin has spent nearly $5 million on Florida's US Senate race to bolster Republican candidate Ashley Moody, a sign that major donors and party leaders are scrambling to defend seats once considered safe as President Donald Trump's popularity wanes.
SEC proposes crypto custody rule for investment advisers and funds... [more]The SEC has proposed new rules governing crypto custody by registered investment advisers and regulated funds, including registered investment companies and business development companies. The framework would permit limited self-custody when no permitted custodian is available and allow state trust
Caledonia fund under pressure as billions exit... [more]Caledonia, the high-profile Sydney-based hedge fund investing for some of Australia's wealthiest families, has experienced over $4 billion in fund withdrawals since the start of the year. This asset outflow follows a prolonged underperformance, prompting backers to pull support. The Caledonia Gl
South Korea still on the hook in dispute with US hedge fund... [more]An UNCITRAL tribunal has reaffirmed that South Korea must pay damages to Elliott Associates over government interference in the 2015 merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries. The tribunal reconsidered the case after a UK judge directed it to revisit its earlier award, but again concluded that Sout
And, finally: Did you know there's a record for that?... [more]From UPI: Nearly 300 canines descended on a Nevada water park for an event that broke Guinness World Record for the most dogs attending a dog pool party. Doodlepalooza 2026, sponsored by We Love Doodles, gathered 296 poodle mixes and their families Sunday at the Cowabunga Canyon Vegas water park for
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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