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Monday, 17 January, 2022

Hedge funds
Citadel and TCI drive top 20 hedge fund managers to bumper $65bn gains
Group’s biggest rise in more than a decade comes despite patchy year for the sector
Sunday, 16 January, 2022

Paul Myners
Lord Paul Myners, former City minister, dies aged 73
‘Tower of strength’ helped with Gordon Brown’s billion-pound bailout for UK banks in wake of financial crisis
Wednesday, 12 January, 2022

India
Satellite group wins legal fight to seize Air India revenues
Court rules company pursuing government for $1.3bn can lay claim to part of state airline’s income
Friday, 7 January, 2022

News in-depthChristopher Rokos
Chris Rokos: the trader receiving $1bn ‘benefit of the doubt’ after big losses
Media-shy hedge fund manager raises money despite painful performance during bumpy 2021 for bond markets
Tuesday, 4 January, 2022

Hedge funds
Rokos hedge fund made £900m profit in early days of pandemic
Stellar performance has since soured amid bond market turbulence
Tuesday, 4 January, 2022

Hedge funds
Hedge funds struggle to lure new money as performance lags
Sharp gains for US tech stocks and choppy markets lead to ‘huge dispersion’ among managers
Wednesday, 29 December, 2021

US Treasury bonds
Hedge funds bet against market pessimism on US economic outlook
Some players anticipate steepening yield curve despite it being a trade that inflicted pain this year
Monday, 27 December, 2021

Hedge funds
Hedge funds ride wave in volatile year for shipping costs
Niche market provides outsized returns for funds hunting big price moves
Thursday, 23 December, 2021

Investments
Champagne sparkles as low supply and fizzy demand boost prices
Market for vintage bubbly ‘on a tear’ as investors scoop up classic years for labels such as Dom Pérignon and Krug
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Wednesday, 22 December, 2021

Financial Conduct Authority UK
UK regulator fines BlueCrest Capital £40m for ‘reckless’ conduct
FCA says former hedge fund did not manage risk of moving money managers from external to staff investment fund
Friday, 17 December, 2021

GFG Alliance
Scottish government raises provision on Gupta guarantee to £161m
Higher security package underlines risks from controversial £586m taxpayer-backed guarantee given to industrialist
Thursday, 16 December, 2021

GAM Holding AG
UK regulator fines GAM and former star trader after bond scandal
Financial Conduct Authority says Swiss asset manager and Tim Haywood failed to manage conflicts of interest
Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

Markets InsightHedge funds
DoJ probe adds to rotten year for short-sellers
In an environment of ultra-cheap money, hedge funds find it dangerous to target overvalued companies
Wednesday, 8 December, 2021

Transcript
Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine
Washington asks Berlin to back threat to gas pipeline to deter Putin from military action
Wednesday, 8 December, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
Biden-Putin spar over Ukraine
Washington asks Berlin to back threat to gas pipeline to deter Putin from military action
Tuesday, 7 December, 2021

The Big Read
The next quant revolution: shaking up the corporate bond market
Corporate credit has been largely untouched by computer-driven trading, but some investors are trying to change that
Friday, 3 December, 2021

ObituaryAlberto Foglia
Alberto Foglia, hedge fund manager, 1928-2021
Longstanding chair of George Soros’s Quantum fund who pioneered the industry
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

Transcript
Iran’s looming water crisis
The historic city of Isfahan has been the site of big protests over a shortage of water
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
Iran's looming water crisis
Multi-manager hedge funds are battling for top talent after rapid growth during the pandemic
Thursday, 2 December, 2021

Hedge funds
Hedge funds wage pandemic battle for top traders
Multi-manager funds are driving traders’ compensation sky-high after thriving during coronavirus crisis
Wednesday, 24 November, 2021

Third Point LLC
Daniel Loeb’s Third Point makes $300m profit from Rivian IPO
Hedge fund among several to score large gains on electric vehicle start-up
Monday, 22 November, 2021

Tesla Inc
Tesla short sellers back down after meteoric rise
Elon Musk ‘better at playing the public company game than anybody’, says Carson Block
Friday, 19 November, 2021

Hedge funds
Hedge fund GSA Capital to become private trading firm
Group follows others in belief that returning money to outside investors can help focus on higher returns
Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

GFG Alliance
Scottish government guarantee to Sanjeev Gupta was £586m
Exact figure disclosed after near two-year freedom of information battle
Tuesday, 9 November, 2021

Hedge funds
Hedge fund Millennium returns billions to clients in shift to long-term assets
One of the industry’s best-performing firms is seeking to lock in investors’ money for longer