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10.04 / 15:47

Citigroup Investment hedge funds Former Citigroup executives seek $100 million for crypto hedge funds

Citigroup Inc. executives who left the bank last month have formed Motus Capital Management, a firm that wants to make it easier for high-net-worth individuals to bet on cryptocurrencies. Alex Kriete, Greg Girasole and Frank Cavallo are seeking to raise $100 million for a pair of actively managed hedge funds that will focus on digital assets, the three said in interviews. They are each founding partners of Motus, the Latin term that’s the origin of the word “motor.” “Clients are hungry for returns,” Kriete said. “They’re wanting exposure, but they have a hard time telling what’s scammy and what are real investment opportunities.”

16.08 / 13:59

BlackRock Investors Mainstream hedge funds assets under management bitcoin etfs More hedge funds buy Bitcoin ETFs on institutional demand

Hedge funds, pensions and banks continued to lavish capital into exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin, as more traditional investors embrace the asset class that US regulators begrudgingly helped push into the mainstream at the beginning of the year. Among the most well-known buyers that have emerged are hedge funds like Millennium Management, which held shares in at least five Bitcoin ETFs, according to a Bloomberg analysis of second-quarter filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm, which has $68 billion in assets under management, trimmed its stakes in the ETFs significantly from the prior quarter but remained as the top holder for most of the funds, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust.

06.12 / 15:55

economics Bank of England Interest rates hedge funds Alternatives private credit vulnerability Bank of England warns of private credit vulnerability in higher rates environment

The Bank of England said private credit and leveraged lending markets have roughly doubled in size in the last decade.

22.11 / 08:39

hedge funds Alternatives Blackstone Blackstone to close multi-strategy fund as assets tumble 90%

Blackstone Diversified Multi-Strategy sought to provide investors with a diversified blend of alternative strategies and hedge fund managers in a single daily liquid UCITS fund.

16.11 / 10:30

companies hedge funds Acquisition Manulife IM to acquire London-based alternative credit manager CQS

The London-based CQS was founded in 1999 by Michael Hintze as a hedge fund manager.

17.10 / 14:33

Real Estate Interest rates hedge funds Alternatives private equity Global alternatives industry poised for slower growth as macro headwinds bite

Global private capital fundraising is set to reach just $1.49trn by 2028, from $1.32trn in 2022, a considerable slowdown after receiving a wave of money in the past decade.

18.09 / 14:47

economics Federal Reserve industry Us Treasury hedge funds Financial Stability Board Central bank body warns hedge fund bets risk dislocating US Treasury market

According to the BIS, leveraged funds have built up net short positions in US Treasury future of around $600m in recent months.

03.08 / 07:41

stocks Gold Futures bonds hedge funds Commodities Unit trusts/OEICs reports risk profile Odey AM lowers risk profile of Odey European Inc fund - reports

The fund's performance for the year is down 13.6%

12.07 / 14:31

SEC UK US hedge funds financial conduct authority Alternatives Trio of reforms including review of short-selling rules welcomed by industry

A parallel consultation will also now open the possibility of scaling back short selling rules so that they no longer apply to sovereign debt and CDS.

10.07 / 07:39

Europe Asia US hedge funds ESG surges Focus on DEI and climate change policy surges among alternative fund managers

The report found that 81% of private debt firms examined are analysing their own carbon emissions.

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