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Crypto & Alternative Assets

More than half of hedge funds invested in crypto: global survey

The investments are relatively small, with more than half allocating less than 2% of their assets

The breakneck shift in sentiment comes after the US blacklisted Russian oil giants Rosneft oil and Lukoil to stave off revenue the Kremlin needs for its war in Ukraine. Traders are honing in on next moves by India and China, top buyers of Moscow’s supplies, for clues on impacts of the sanctions to global balances. 
Energy & Commodities

Hedge funds flee bearish oil bets after US sanctions Russia

[NEW YORK] Hedge funds cut their bearish position on Brent crude by the most on record after the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies, threatening exports from the Opec+ producer jus...

Rising wagers favouring the US dollar may be a sign that weakness in the currency spurred by the US government shutdown and interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve may have run its course.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Hedge funds are using options to bet on year-end US dollar gain

[SINGAPORE] Hedge funds worldwide look to be favouring the US dollar in the option market as they bet that the currency’s rebound versus most major peers will extend into year-end.

Official data shows foreign inflows to China rising across asset classes, a coordinated advance that has happened only in three of the past 10 years.
Banking & Finance

China’s markets shed ‘uninvestable’ tag as global funds return

Money managers’ still-underweight positioning suggests ample room to build exposure

Hedge funds with exposure to Japan have fallen back into favour amid a campaign by the TSE to improve profitability and shareholder value for listed companies.
Companies & Markets

US hedge fund Verdad plans to launch new Japan small-cap fund

A gauge of smaller stocks has outperformed the broader Topix this year with a gain of 19%, compared to 14% for the index

With its main offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, Arrowpoint is among only a handful of Asia-based firms that follow the business model of global behemoths.
Banking & Finance

Hedge fund Arrowpoint seeks US$400 million in new money by March

The performance and fund-raising plans stand out in a market where investors’ appetite for multistrategy, multimanager hedge funds has begun to abate

The decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies last weekend to boost output has further darkened already-gloomy forecasts that the world is heading towards an oil surplus this year.
Energy & Commodities

Hedge funds slash bullish oil bets to lowest ever amid Opec hike

[NEW YORK] Hedge funds chopped their bullish position on US crude to the lowest on record as the Opec+ alliance’s latest decision to boost production compounded already-gloomy forecasts that the world...

On Monday, a three-judge panel rejected the argument that the rules would expose confidential investor positions and were beyond the SEC’s remit, but it did require the SEC to assess the costs and benefits of the rule.
Banking & Finance

US appeals court orders SEC to review short-selling rules

[NEW YORK] A US appeals court ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to assess the economic impact of President Joe Biden-era rules aimed at boosting transparency of short-sell trade...

The investment team Qin has assembled for his own firm includes Mark Ma, a former head of Asia bulk commodity trading at Goldman Sachs, sources say.
Banking & Finance

Ex-Goldman trader, NUS alumnus Qin Xiao gets US$1 billion allocation from Millennium: sources

His Singapore-based Nexus Commodities plans to start trading later this year

During the June quarter, hedge funds cut their exposure to laggards in industries like aerospace and defence, and consumer and retail, as part of a broader move back to momentum investing.
Banking & Finance

Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom

Move comes amid a generational boom in the growth of artificial intelligence

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