Hedge fund pioneers face signs of a reckoning
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Billionaire financiers such as Ken Griffin pioneered what’s known as the multi-manager model for hedge funds, where big spending begets big returns. In 2022, Griffin’s Citadel became the best-performing hedge fund of all time. But now, cracks in the sector are beginning to form. The FT’s Harriet Agnew and Ortenca Aliaj examine what a downturn could mean for investors and the broader financial sector. 

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For further reading:

Are hedge fund pioneers facing the end of a golden era?) 

Bobby Jain’s hedge fund launch falls short of $8bn-$10bn target)

How Ken Griffin rebuilt Citadel’s ramparts) 

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