Bets on GE Aerospace, Microsoft and Visa help activist fund to first-half profits
Best-performing managers’ punchy bets on stock markets paid off in 2023
Activist fund recovers from 2022 losses helped by bets on Alphabet and Moody’s
Christopher Hohn sets up Abu Dhabi base as group expands beyond traditional financial hubs of London and New York
TCI says buying minority share in Evidian looks like ‘politically motivated bailout’
Bumper payout comes during highly mixed period for $3.8tn hedge fund industry
Also, preparing for peace and Alphabet activists
Jean-Jacques Ruest announces departure after abandoning pursuit of Kansas City Southern
Plus, the race to rule south-east Asia’s tech scene heats up, and shareholders step in to rescue the ailing Eurostar
TCI hedge fund warns that threat of deal being blocked by regulators is too great
Hohn’s TCI says Rome acted illegally when it forced Atlantia to relinquish control of toll road business
Fintech says not all audit procedures completed and puts AGM back until August
One of Europe’s best-known investors steps up campaign against German payments group
Hohn presses for chief’s removal after KPMG was unable to verify fintech’s third-party profits
DE Shaw, Baupost and TCI are reopening flagship funds to fresh investments
Performance is led by equities managers in annual survey of dollars returned to investors
Moody’s and Airbus among those targeted by hedge fund over emissions
Investor Christopher Hohn seeks same reaction as campaigner Greta Thunberg
Manager seeks disclosure of emissions as he accuses other investors of ‘greenwash’
Vehicle run by Sir Chris Hohn is known for activist investing
Head of hedge fund TCI remains one of the UK’s highest-paid business people
Property developer denied initial allegations levelled by hedge funds
