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    A report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources said South Korean regulators were asked to investigate Phil King’s Regal Funds Management.

    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

    This Month

    A Qantas Boeing 737 landing at Sydney Airport in February. Since then, short interest in the airline has been climbing.

    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
    Bonza’s Tim Jordan

    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
    NWQ founder Jonathan Horton.

    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
    The elevation of Nir Bar Dea, 42, to CEO marked the end of a 12-year transition away from Ray Dalio.

    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
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    Sage Capital’s Sean Fenton.

    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
    MMCap has been increasing its stakes in ASX uranium developers amid a flurry of cash raisings in the sector.

    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

    Ray Dalio, who has stepped back from daily management at Bridgewater, has had a rough run.

    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, the founder of Bridgewater Associates.

    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
    Cettire chief executive Dean Mintz.

    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
    Veteran financier Jon Horton of NWQ Capital Management.

    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
    Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital.

    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
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    A scene from the movie The Big Short. In reality, short selling is unglamorous and extremely difficult.

    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
    John Hempton, chief investment officer of Bronte Capital, is sceptical a Hunterbrook could work in Australia.

    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
    Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu says the  market is just starting a new up-cycle.

    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
    Pilbara Minerals’ lithium mine in Western Australia. The company has warned that a fall in lithium price means shareholders shouldn’t expect a dividend in the first half of the year.

    Why Wall Street banks have got it wrong on lithium

    Sydney fund manager Ethical Partners says their own modelling shows the battery metal has moved “rapidly back” into balance after last year’s collapse, that will continue to support prices (and the sharemarket).

    • Sarah Jones
    Orso Partners’ Nathan Koppikar speaking at Sohn in New York.

    Why this US short seller is spooked by Australia

    US-based Australian manager Nathan Koppikar says the ASX is too dominated by super funds and investor cliques – and other hedge funds agree.

    • Matthew Cranston