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  • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
    Lansdowne to buy investment boutique in long-only push

    Deal for Crux cements evolution of what was once one of Europe’s leading hedge funds into a mainstream asset manager

    Th e City of London skyline
  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Hedge funds: Mayfair’s champagne drought Premium content

    Managers across the Atlantic have been making higher returns, and assets tend to follow returns

  • Monday, 20 July, 2020
    Equities
    Hedge fund Skye cuts through gloom with 34% gains

    New York-based firm shows long-short strategies can work despite Lansdowne closure

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    Markets InsightLaurence Fletcher
    Why Lansdowne may have picked a bad time to quit the short game

    London hedge fund said last week that it would shut flagship long/short strategy

  • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
    LombardKate Burgess
    Ofgem has given energy networks a necessary if jarring shock

    Energy groups rail against controls; Lansdowne Partners is down, not out; FRC takes its time

  • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
    News in-depthHedge funds
    Crunch time for long/short funds after Lansdowne calls it quits

    European pioneer of popular strategy says easy money has made things too difficult

  • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
    Lansdowne to shut $2.8bn hedge fund after weak returns

    Developed Markets strategy known for bet against Northern Rock during financial crisis

  • Friday, 6 March, 2020
    Hedge funds
    Hedge fund Lansdowne stung by coronavirus hit to airline stocks

    Mayfair-based firm suffers in sector it had described as ‘massively’ undervalued

    Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by GARY HE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10343248n) Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft sit parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, 21 July 2019. The Boeing 737 Max 8 was grounded by aviation regulators and airlines around the world in March 2019 after 346 people were killed in two crashes. Boeing 737 Max grounded in Washington, Seattle, USA - 21 Jul 2019
  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Hedge fund Lansdowne hit by failed bet on UK recovery

    Drop at flagship product drags out run of disappointing performance

    Some managers are bullish on the UK economy but the FTSE 100 continues to lag behind
  • Monday, 27 January, 2020
    Hedge funds
    Hedge funds calculate cliff-edge Brexit fears overdone

    Lansdowne, Odey and Wadhwani among those betting on a revival of UK equities

    A trader monitors financial data on computer screens as he works on the trading floor at ETX Capital, a broker of contracts-for-difference, after the U.K. general election, in London, U.K. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. The pound soared, gilts fell and British stocks surged after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a majority in the U.K. general election, raising hopes that an end to the Brexit deadlock will unlock pent-up investment flows. Photographer: Bryn Colton/Bloomberg
  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    Hedge fund Lansdowne thinks ‘idiotic’ bond prices will fall

    One of Europe’s most influential hedge funds in radical shake-up of its portfolio

    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 30:  Holly Morton and Piotr Pyrchala try out gaming headsets at Scotlands First Virtual Reality Arcade on November 30, 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Using cutting edge HTC Vive equipment, in specially designed private, family and group pods, opening tomorrow it will combine an arcade-style experience, where customers can enjoy the best of VR technology.  (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
  • Saturday, 22 June, 2019
    Lansdowne hit by investments in groups supported by Woodford

    Holdings in a handful of British companies have significantly underperformed peers

  • Thursday, 20 June, 2019
    News in-depth
    Falling down: hedge fund Lansdowne suffers string of bad bets

    Flagship fund of one of Europe’s biggest managers has lost money over the past 3 years

    UK hedge fund Lansdowne Partners Chairman Stuart Roden poses for a photograph before the Sohn Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - S1AEUJDXDKAA
  • Sunday, 10 March, 2019
    Lansdowne woes mirror rest of hedge fund industry

    Firm’s letter to clients outlines how a handful of investments ‘failed to perform’

    Lansdowne bets that went awry included Mittal Steel (Bloomberg)
  • Friday, 22 February, 2019
    Coal
    Hedge fund forecasts demise of coal in Europe within 3 years

    Lansdowne Partners expects demand to fall to almost zero as climate change moves up agenda

    Mandatory Credit: Photo by PATRICK PLEUL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (10073750a) (FILE) - A bucket chain excavator mines lignite in the open-cast mine of Vattenfall AG in Jaenschwalde, Germany, 15 January 2014 (reissued 26 January 2019). Germany's Structural Commission (Kohlekommission), appointed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, recommends the country should quit coal latest by 2038 in order to meet its emissions targets. The proposal, released on 26 January 2019, is subject to amendment by government and parliament, media reported. Germany's coal commission proposes to quit coal latest by 2038, Jaenschwalde - 15 Jan 2014
  • Monday, 2 July, 2018
    Fund management
    Movers & shakers, July 2

    Schroders has appointed Peter Hall as global head of wealth management

    Peter Hall, former CEO of Tilney
  • Friday, 22 June, 2018
    Global Economy
    Stuart Roden to leave Lansdowne Partners after 17 years

    Chairman’s departure is latest shake-up at top of one of London’s oldest hedge funds

    UK hedge fund Lansdowne Partners Chairman Stuart Roden poses for a photograph before the Sohn Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - S1AEUJDXDKAA
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2017
    The frontiers of innovation 2017
    The Big Green Bang: how renewable energy became unstoppable

    The shift to cleaner power is disrupting entire industries. Will the 21st century be the last one for fossil fuels?

    Illustration of renewables energy and globe
  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2017
    Hedge funds
    Computer-driven hedge funds join industry top performers

    High-profile Rothschild list shows growing acceptance of trading using algorithms

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2017
    UK companies
    Former Lansdowne boss quits hedge fund

    Alex Snow departs after chief executive role was axed last year

    Alex Snow  - Evolution Group
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  • Friday, 19 August, 2016
    IPOs
    Cambridge university start-up fund raises £75m ahead of IPO

    Woodford Investment Management, Winton Ventures and the Oman Investment fund join investors

    Cambridge University Term Starts As Top Up Fees Debate Looms...CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13: University students return for the spring term at Cambridge University on January 13, 2004 in Cambridge, England. The students return as a heated debate is under way in parliament over the funding of higher education, in which the government is facing strong opposition for its plans for top-up fees. (Photo by Graeme Robertson/Getty Images)
  • Sunday, 14 August, 2016
    Renewable energy
    Lansdowne makes push into renewable energy

    New fund will launch in the fourth quarter to capitalise on growing consumer appetite

    LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 12: A maintenance boat works next to the turbines of the new Burbo Bank off shore wind farm in the mouth of the River Mersey on May 12, 2008 in Liverpool, England. The Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm comprises 25 wind turbines and is situated on the Burbo Flats in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey, approximately 6.4km (4.0 miles) from the Sefton coastline and 7.2km (4.5 miles) from North Wirral. The wind farm is capable of generating up to 90MW (megawatts) of clean, environmentally sustainable electricity. This is enough power for approximately 80,000 homes. The site is run by Danish energy company Dong Energy. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
  • Monday, 13 June, 2016
    Fund management
    Lansdowne to reap windfall from LinkedIn deal
  • Sunday, 31 January, 2016
    Small Talk - CompaniesKate Burgess
    Circle Holdings offers a lesson in listed partnerships

    UK healthcare provider’s woes reveal risks

    Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, where Circle Healthcare pulled out after three years
  • Thursday, 16 July, 2015
    FT Trading RoomJonathan Guthrie
    There’s gold in that thar copper but BT may not keep it

    Rivals are seeking to undermine BT by stirring regulator’s feelings about unfair competitive advantages

    Mobile coverage reaches more than 98 per cent of premises but about a fifth of the country is without a signal from all four network operators
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