Other Voices: Four reasons institutional investors should consider property catastrophe reinsurance... [more]By Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA, Agecroft Partners
Property Reinsurance/ILS Insurance Linked Strategies is a hedge fund strategy that many of the largest pension, sovereign wealth, and endowment funds have exposure to, and there are four reasons other institutional investors should conside
Charities to boost private equity, hedge fund allocations... [more]UK charities are increasing their exposure to alternative investments as they reassess portfolio diversification, according to research from Rathbones. Eighty-nine percent have increased private equity allocations over the past two years, while 86% have increased allocations to hedge funds and the s
Hedge funds emerge as new 'whale' in US Treasury market... [more]Hedge funds are becoming increasingly important buyers of US government debt as private investors replace traditionally more stable central-bank demand. Hedge funds' cash Treasury holdings reached $2 trillion at the end of 2025, while their total Treasury exposure has been estimated at roughly $4 tr
Top hedge funds: The world's leading 10 investment giants... [more]The world's largest hedge funds employ strategies ranging from quantitative trading and macro investing to activist and event-driven approaches. The list includes Citadel, Bridgewater Associates, AQR Capital Management, D.E. Shaw, Renaissance Technologies, Two Sigma Investments, Elliott Investment M
Highlights from the messy divorce trial of a hedge-fund titan... [more]The divorce trial of Two Sigma co-founder John Overdeck and Laura Overdeck is providing a rare public look at the wealth of one of Wall Street's most successful hedge fund founders. Laura's lawyer values John's Two Sigma stake at $6.2 billion and is seeking 35%, or $2.17 billion, in cash, while John
Two Sigma control dispute comes into focus in Overdeck divorce trial... [more]Two Sigma co-founder John Overdeck testified that maintaining equal control with co-founder David Siegel is his principal concern as his stake in the hedge fund becomes part of his divorce proceedings. Laura Overdeck is seeking 35% of John's Two Sigma stake, while the case has renewed attention on t
ASU endowment surpasses $2 billion, donor support advances priorities... [more]Arizona State University's endowment surpassed $2 billion for the first time after generating a 15.7% investment return in fiscal 2026, led by global equities and supported by its hedge fund managers. The ASU Foundation also raised $470.3 million in new gifts and commitments during the year, establi
Stocks that rise when the S&P 500 falls are keeping up with the rest of Wall Street... [more]Evercore strategists have identified 115 "negative-beta" stocks that tend to move in the opposite direction from the S&P 500, the largest such group since the aftermath of the dot-com bubble. The basket has nevertheless kept pace with the technology-heavy S&P 500 this year and performed particularly
World's unusually high dollar exposure risks fueling selloff... [more]Pension funds and insurers in markets including Japan, Canada and Taiwan had hedged just 41% of their foreign-currency exposure as of June 30, the lowest level since at least 2015, leaving them unusually exposed to further dollar weakness. A five-percentage-point increase in hedge ratios across six
Kalshi, Polymarket raise funds, US courts lower the boom... [more]Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket continue to attract enormous amounts of capital even as US courts challenge their claim that sports contracts are not sports betting. Kalshi is reportedly discussing a $750 million fundraising at a $40 billion valuation, while Polymarket is seeking $1 billion
Coinbase expands regulated crypto derivatives access in Canada... [more]Coinbase has launched regulated crypto futures for eligible sophisticated and institutional investors in Canada, offering 23 perpetual and dated futures covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and 20 other cryptocurrencies with leverage of up to 10 times. The offering through Coinbase Financial Markets a
The American nationalization of Venezuelan oil... [more]The National Review editorial board criticizes a Trump administration arrangement under which Venezuela's government would give North American Blue Energy Partners control over oil fields with around 65 billion barrels of proven reserves while the US military receives a 35% stake in the company. The
LACERA appoints Cheyne Capital to manage $750m credit mandate... [more]The $93.9 billion Los Angeles County Employees' Retirement Association has appointed Cheyne Capital Management to oversee a multi-asset credit hedge fund strategy through a dedicated managed account, approving an investment of up to $750 million. LACERA has a 13% target allocation to credit, while C
Citadel's head of quantitative trading is now having a rest for full time parenting... [more]Brian Murphy, head of trading at Citadel's Global Quantitative Strategies group, is leaving after 17 years at the hedge fund and taking a break for full-time parenting and time with family and friends. Murphy, who began his career in London in 1997 and moved to New York in 2009, describes himself as
Thailand bets on rooftop solar to guard against LNG price shocks... [more]Thailand plans to help one million households install 5 GW of rooftop solar within a year as it seeks to protect consumers from soaring energy prices. The initiative will be financed through a 200 billion baht ($6.01 billion) energy-transition emergency fund and could more than double Thailand's sma
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..
