hedge funds

Crispin Odey is among hedge fund managers shorting Aberdeen Asset Management's stock on fears the latest £9.9bn outflows reported by the company spell further trouble ahead.

Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to acquire US hedge fund provider Arden Asset Management in the latest bid to grow its alternatives platform.

Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) around the world surpassed those invested in hedge funds for the first time in Q2 2015, according to research firm ETFGI.

Point 72 Advisors' David Older has joined Carmignac as a senior fund manager in its London office.

With many asset classes overvalued and volatility increasing, James Burns, head of multi-manager at Smith and Williamson, explains why he has turned to a global macro hedge fund for portfolio protection

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Rewarding failure

Alliance Trust has revealed it spent £3m contesting proposals put forward by hedge fund Elliott Advisors, prior to the 11th hour compromise agreed yesterday.

Alliance Trust chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox has defended her remuneration package ahead of a crucial week for the company, saying she has fully reinvested her 2014 and 2015 bonuses as a sign of "commitment".

Reade Griffith, the hedge fund manager who built sizeable stakes in Ashcourt Rowan and WH Ireland last year, has upped his stake in Liontrust Asset Management to 10%.