Hedge Funds AQR and Others Case Against LME Dismissed – Judge (Reuters)
A British judge on Friday dismissed a case against the London Metal Exchange brought by hedge fund AQR Capital Management and others that demanded phone call transcripts and meeting notes about the exchange’s decision in March to cancel nickel trades. Justice Adrian Beltrami said in his ruling that even if there was, on the part of the LME a “good arguable case of wrongdoing,” the judge considered “the merits of the case as weak.”
Superdry Shares Rocket as Feared Hedge Fund Elliott Advisors Backs a £70m Lifeline for the Struggling Fashion Firm (Dailymail.co.uk)
Shares in Superdry shot up after the fashion chain secured a lifeline from a lender backed by fearsome hedge fund Elliott Advisors. The retailer, which was battling to refinance a £70million loan due to expire in January, has agreed a new debt facility with Bantry Bay Capital. Shares rose 16.6 per cent, or 16.8p, to 118p. While investors were relieved it would live to fight another day, the new loan has come at a price.
FTX: Financier Ackman Says Things Aren’t Looking “Good” For Bankman-Fried (The Street)
One by one, Sam Bankman-Fried is losing the few influential business figures, who gave him the benefit of the doubt earlier. He has just completely lost the sympathy of Bill Ackman, the founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square. The famous investor initially refused to condemn Bankman-Fried, known by the initials SBF, when the latter filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for his crypto empire, made up of FTX and Alameda Research, a hedge fund that also acted as a trading platform for institutional investors interested in cryptocurrencies.
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Alameda, Do Kwon-Backed Hedge Fund Breaks Silence to Announce Rebranding (CryptoSlate.com)
Alameda Research and Terra’s Do Kwon-backed crypto hedge fund Pangea Fund Management is rebranding to Syncracy Capital after seven months of silence. The hedge fund’s website shows no solid development or investment it has made. Its official Twitter account has only seven tweets -two of which were made in May 2022, during the height of the Terra Luna crash, while three were from 2021.
BlackRock’s Pitch for Socially Conscious Investing Antagonizes All Sides (The New York Times)
It was a clarion call to chief executives everywhere. In 2018, Laurence D. Fink, the longtime chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, urged corporate leaders to assess the societal impact of their businesses, embrace diversity and consider how climate change could affect long-term growth.
Citadel Planning to Return $7bn in Profits to Clients (Hedge Week)
Citadel, the hedge fund firm founded by billionaire investor Ken Griffin, is planning to return about $7 billion in profits to investors in the first week of the New Year after generating bumper returns in 2022, according to a report by Reuters. An investor note sent earlier this month revealed that Citadel’s flagship Wellington Fun was up around 32% as of the end of November, paving the way for the $59 billion hedge fund firm to make the record annual profits payment to investors.
Delaware Judge Rejects Early Unmasking of Activist Fund Investors in Proxy Bylaw Fight (Reuters)
(Reuters) – In a big win for activist investors, hedge fund Politan Capital Management LP has shut down an attempt by medical device maker Masimo Corp to use the litigation discovery process to unmask Politan’s investors. Vice Chancellor Nathan Cook of Delaware Chancery Court ruled from the bench on Tuesday that Masimo cannot compel Politan to reveal its backers as the company and the hedge fund fight over the validity of Masimo’s controversial bylaw amendment.
Hedge Fund Trends To Watch In 2023 (NXTmine.com)
Inflationary pressures, geopolitical tensions and the threat of a potential recession have mired the global financial markets for much of 2022. The hedge funds as a whole, however, have outperformed the equity market this year. The S&P 500 is down almost 19% year to date through December 22, while the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, which tracks about 3,000 funds, is only down about 7%. Such an outperformance and that too during a bear market, explains why millionaires and high-net-worth investors trust hedge funds with their money.
Friday 12/23 Insider Buying Report: ADC, TBLD (Nasdaq.com)
At Agree Realty, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Wednesday, John Rakolta Jr. bought 11,000 shares of ADC, for a cost of $71.38 each, for a total investment of $785,180. Bargain hunters are able to buy ADC at a price even lower than Rakolta Jr. did, with shares trading as low as $70.11 at last check today — that’s 1.8% under Rakolta Jr.’s purchase price. Agree Realty is trading down about 0.5% on the day Friday. Before this latest buy, Rakolta Jr. made one other buy in the past twelve months, purchasing $14,503 shares for a cost of $68.09 a piece. And on Thursday, PRESIDENT Jason H. Brady bought $425,763 worth of Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust, buying 30,000 shares at a cost of $14.19 a piece. Before this latest buy, Brady made one other purchase in the past twelve months, buying $979,032 shares for a cost of $18.83 each. Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust is trading down about 0.7% on the day Friday.
Target, Lowe’s And 2 Other Stocks Insiders Are Selling (Benzinga)
Target: The Trade: Target Corporation (TGT) Executive Officer John Mulligan sold a total of 24,708 shares at an average price of $146.41. The insider received around $3.62 million from selling those shares. Lowe’s Companies: The Trade: Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) EVP, Stores Joseph M. McFarland III sold a total of 15,301 shares at an average price of $ $203.82. The insider received around $3.12 million from selling those shares.
