News of funds

Hedge funds reap gains on Argentina bets as Trump steps in

18-11-2025 15:28 Hedge funds notched bumper gains in October after a US rescue package and a resounding win for President Javier Milei’s party in midterm elections.

Funds and bonds

Bessent steps in to protect profits of friendly investors in Argentina

22-10-2025 17:03 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers share a professional past with the US official.

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

Espionage plan claims remain in spotlight with further SIDE revelations

29-05-2025 15:05 Bicameral intelligence committee, chaired by Radical senator Martín Lousteau, has summoned Sergio Neiffert to explain the objectives of this plan, especially its more questionable aspects.

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES

Milei government says SIDE intelligence services won’t target critics

27-05-2025 10:40 President Javier Milei’s government denies a report in La Nación newspaper claiming that SIDE intelligence services will collect information on individuals – potentially journalists, experts and opposition politicians – who could undermine confidence in government policies.

BLOOMBERG REPORT

Milei charged executives US$20,000 for private dinners as he ran for president

01-04-2025 11:59 Executives bought access to Argentina’s rising political star; Milei likened the dinners to the consulting work he used to do.

IMF PROGRAMME

Argentina seeks large portion of US$20-billion IMF deal up front

28-03-2025 12:00 The size of Argentina’s first disbursement has become the most important issue of negotiations at this stage, with President Milei's government seeking a large portion up front.

ANALYSIS

How many dollars does Luis Caputo need to reach the midterms?

27-03-2025 00:39 The market is spotlighting fresh funds. The blend could be a bargaining-chip for exchange rate intervention. Central Bank reserves back to levels of late 2023.

by Eugenia Muzio

ECONOMY – ANALYSIS

Argentina and the IMF – scenarios for a possible new agreement

28-01-2025 10:04 Milei government and IMF continue to fine-tune a future agreement which is likely to include a remittance of some US$11 billion to bolster Central Bank coffers, allowing Argentina to remove the ‘cepo’ currency and capital controls.

by Gonzalo Martínez

MULTILATERAL FUNDING

Latin American development bank announces US$3.8 billion in aid

14-10-2024 11:57 Ilan Goldfajn, head of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voices clear support for President Javier Milei’s reforms and quest for fiscal balance.

POLITICS, COURTS & ECONOMY

National, City government agrees federal revenue-sharing deal

19-09-2024 00:27 After lengthy court battle over ‘coparticipación’ federal revenue-sharing funds, President Javier Milei’s government and City Hall agrees deal to deliver 2.95 percent in daily and weekly payments.

YPF CASE

Could Argentina's gold reserves be seized due to YPF debt?

25-07-2024 18:02 The government’s plan to get liquidity and show financial fortitude has opened a window of uncertainty in the face of possible international suits. There are priors which support the alert, and others that play it down.

by Ariel Maciel

ENERGY & GAS

YPF in talks with energy transfer to fund Argentina pipeline

20-07-2024 18:12 Argentine crude driller YPF SA has held talks with US pipeline company Energy Transfer LP to finance a cross-country pipeline that could ramp up shale oil exports.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei signs pact with governors signalling aid during austerity

09-07-2024 14:16 Eighteen governors ink the 'Pacto de Mayo' with President Milei at a historic site in Tucumán Province in northern Argentina.

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

Paul Singer is pitching Wall Street's own brand of MAGA

25-06-2024 12:06 Over the past decade, business figures led by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer have poured nearly US$200 million into a New York think tank that’s now projecting its own vision for Trump’s America.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF urges increased assistance for Argentina’s poorest

06-06-2024 15:37 Fund’s chief spokeswoman Julie Kozack warns that Milei’s economic adjustment “should not fall disproportionately on working families.”

Bloomberg

Argentina warns of debt woes if US$1.5-billion award not reversed

21-05-2024 14:20 Argentina risks struggling to service some of its debt if it’s forced to pay out US$1.5 billion in damages a UK court awarded to investors last year, lawyers argue.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Diana Mondino heads to China, Europe on investment quest

23-04-2024 20:52 Argentina’s foreign minister will set off on Sunday for a 10-day tour of China, France, Belgium and Portugal, accompanied by a “large business delegation.”

US COURT RULING

Argentina defeats hedge fund suits over GDP-linked securities

01-04-2024 15:46 Argentina victorious as judge rejects claim by Aurelius Capital Management and other hedge funds seeking payment on securities tied to economic performance.

COURT RULING

Argentina ordered to pay deposit in UK hedge funds case

22-02-2024 11:24 Argentina must pay a large deposit in a case brought by four hedge funds seeking US$1.5 billion in compensation for losses in the nation’s growth-linked securities.