February
Last short sellers standing: who’s left after Hindenburg’s exit
Activist short seller Nate Anderson is going out ‘on top’, according to one rival, as difficulties for short sellers mount in a relentless bull market.
January
Platinum’s Andrew Clifford shorts Trump bump 2.0
The Platinum co-founder’s multibillion-dollar hedge fund is taking aim at rush to US tech stocks sparked by the president’s return to the White House.
New ETF lets investors short ASX stocks, puts hedge funds on notice
A new offering to retail investors will open the door to the kind of high-risk strategies usually reserved for clients of high finance.
Block, Adani short seller Hindenburg Research closes up shop
US activist investor Nate Anderson is disbanding his firm after eight years of “shaking up empires”.
December 2024
Phil King, John Hempton hit as Trump rally burns short sellers
Australia’s highest-profile hedge funds have posted falls amid a wave of investor euphoria flooding global markets since the president-elect’s shock victory last month.
Pilbara Minerals ‘to pop’ as short sellers now target uranium
The lithium producer is no longer Australia’s most shorted stock after its exclusion from a widely tracked index, prompting hedge funds to shift their focus.
November 2024
Five ASX stocks short sellers are targeting
Hedge funds are ditching their long-held bet against Pilbara Minerals and hunting for the sharemarket’s next big short target.
A hedge fund manager’s four tips for avoiding death by shorting
“Stocks that are 80 or 90 per cent down, they can get just a little bit of good news and then double,” Plato’s David Allen warns hedge fund hopefuls.
October 2024
Inside the trade that put Regal in South Korea’s crosshairs
New details surrounding a block trade in semiconductor giant SK Hynix allow a glimpse into the high-risk, high-reward tactics beneath a mysterious strategy.
Phil King’s Regal Funds indicted in South Korean crackdown
In April, the firm had moved to appeal a $347,000 penalty imposed by South Korea’s financial authorities over alleged breaches of short-selling laws.
Bronte Capital’s John Hempton rethinks hedge fund after horror month
The high-profile short seller says his firm is “not built for markets like this” after a bull run sent the firm to its worst return in more than two years.
Goldman Sachs trading veteran jumps to the buy side
Street Talk understands cross asset specialist Andrew Vass will get his feet under the desk at GCQ next Monday.
September 2024
Former Regal healthcare PM hangs up his shingle
Street Talk understands Regal’s healthcare whizz Craig Collie is busy setting up a speciality healthcare fund with former colleague Madusha Dilshan Seneviratna.
Earnings season surprises shake up ASX short sellers
Fortescue, Woodside Energy and Pro Medicus have topped the list of companies being bet against as hedge funds rework their strategies after reporting season.
August 2024
‘Would be a disaster’: nervous short-sellers brace for iron ore at $US100
The Asian hedge funds targeting Australia’s largest mining stocks are looking on anxiously after the steelmaking ingredient staged a rapid rebound this week.
Asian short sellers are ramping up bets against Australia’s miners
Resources stocks account for almost 80 per cent of the ASX’s top 20 shorts, with traders targeting everything from uranium and lithium producers to iron ore and copper.
L1 Capital shorts CBA as cracks emerge
The hedge fund has become the latest to take the so-called “widow-maker” trade against Australia’s largest bank.
July 2024
Citron’s Andrew Left faces US criminal charges over alleged fraud
US authorities allege that Left promoted what he said were his long or short trades, only to quickly reverse his positions, pocketing profits in the process.
End of the road comes in two-decade saga over sandalwood group Quintis
The company once known as TFS Corporation will be split up and liquidated after KordaMentha failed to find a buyer for the entire business.
Phil King’s Regal Partners set for major payday after banner year
Soaring funds under management and strong performance pushed fees at the investment house, which has snapped up several rivals this year, to record levels.