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John Hempton laments return of meme machine Roaring Kitty
Before being hit by last week’s meme-stock rally triggered by an online stock promoter, Sydney hedge fund manager John Hempton was having a great year.
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- Aaron Patrick
Yesterday
Ex-Soros star Scott Bessent jockeys with John Paulson to run Trump’s Treasury
While Ken Griffin and other mega donors are focusing on Trump’s vice presidential pick, those on Wall Street are angling for a different spot in a second Trump administration.
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- Katherine Burton, Nancy Cook and Amanda Gordon
This Month
Regal allegedly embroiled in South Korean securities investigation
The prominent hedge fund told investors in September it was shorting stocks in South Korea, saying it was focused on “one specific bank”.
- Joshua Peach
Hedge funds are once again targeting Qantas
Almost $300 million has been bet against Australia’s largest airline, even as it attempts to repair its relationship with customers after selling tickets on flights that were already cancelled.
- Joshua Peach
- Opinion
- Opinion
Bonza’s failure is a warning for corporate Australia
The private equity-backed airline’s abrupt collapse shines a spotlight on the potential risks brewing in the massive, unregulated private credit market.
- Karen Maley
Hedge fund founder’s $550,000 loan to be questioned by liquidator
The founder of Perth’s NWQ Capital Management owed more than half a million dollars before its collapse and has told liquidators the loan cannot be repaid.
- Max Mason
New Bridgewater chief ‘rewires’ world’s largest hedge fund
Nir Bar Dea says he had overhauled the firm after just a year in charge, in a bid to restore investment performance and mark a break from founder Ray Dalio.
- Ortenca Aliaj
How Sage Capital is making money from other investors’ panic
Veteran hedge fund manager Sean Fenton has no qualms going against the crowd, buying ResMed after its collapse in 2023.
- Joanne Tran
ASX uranium boom lures secretive Canadian hedge fund
A flurry of retail interest and quick capital raisings in the sector has drawn the increasing attention of one Toronto-based hedge fund.
- Joshua Peach
April
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why ASX investors might be about to face the ‘Dalio dilemma’
Reports that investors are pulling capital from a key strategy at Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates raise an important question: when is the right time to switch horses as an investor?
- James Thomson
Ray Dalio’s famous trade is sputtering – and investors are out
Many of the institutional investors who sank large sums into Bridgewater’s risk-parity funds are demanding their money back.
- Justina Lee
Top fundies list reveals turnaround for ESG, mid-cap investors
Climate and sustainability strategies have been serial underperformers, but data for the first three months of the year indicates a big change.
- Joshua Peach
One of Cettire’s most prominent backers has sold out entirely
LHC Capital was talking up the ASX-listed luxury retail platform’s prospects a few months ago. Now it has told investors it has sold out.
- Joshua Peach
Hedge fund formerly advised by Glenn Stevens goes under
Perth-based hedge fund NWQ has gone belly up after being unable to hash out a deal with debt holders after its financial licence was suspended.
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Wall Street icon Lee Ainslie: it’s a historically good time to invest
The founder of Maverick Capital and former Tiger Cub says there are four reasons active managers are well-placed, including higher rates.
- James Thomson
Regal’s Phil King shorts Tesla and Apple
The star stockpicker says there’s long and short opportunities in the Magnificent Seven, and his fund is playing both sides.
- Joshua Peach
The eight stocks most loved by Australia’s best fund managers
Despite the headwinds, CSL is still loved by the top stock pickers. CBA and BHP are also widely held – but not as widely as expected.
- Joshua Peach
- Opinion
- Opinion
Short selling is no easy way to make money
Short sellers are an ever-present and divisive part of the market. But the path activist investors have chosen to make money is riddled with complexities.
- Jonathan Shapiro
Short selling media company long odds for Australia
Defamation claims, insider trading rules and regulatory pressure make the model likely unviable in Australia, says Bronte Capital’s John Hempton.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
Why investors should ignore the sell-off and stay in the game
While the equity rally may have stalled after a blistering first quarter, the market is just starting a new up-cycle which should be measured in years rather than weeks or months.
- Jun Bei Liu
