Traditional long-short equity hedge funds posted their first quarter of net inflows since 2022 in the first three months of the year, attracting $22.8bn – the largest inflows across any hedge fund strategy, according to a report by Business insider citing new data from Nasdaq’s eVestment.
Activist hedge fund Parvus Asset Management is building a stake in Novo Nordisk, according to a report from the Financial Times, as the Danish pharmaceutical giant faces increasing investor scrutiny over its positioning in the rapidly evolving weight-loss drug market.
Hedge funds stepped up their equity exposure last week at the fastest pace since November 2024, according to a report by Reuters citing note from Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage, as global stock markets wrapped up their strongest May in decades.
Hedge funds Elliott Management and Silver Point Capital are spearheading a £10bn ($13.5 billion) restructuring plan to rescue Thames Water, the UK’s largest water utility, as the company teeters on the edge of insolvency, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Understanding Liquid Alternatives Liquid alternative investments—commonly referred to as “liquid alts”—are mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that deploy hedge fund-like strategies while keeping daily liquidity. By incorporating techniques such as long-short equity positioning, market neutral strategies, and managed futures, liquid alts aim to deliver diversification and downside protection in ways that traditional assets often […]
Man Group has instructed around 150 of its London-based quants to return to the office five days a week for a temporary period, as its flagship systematic arm, AHL, grapples with a stretch of disappointing performance, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedgeweek has announced the winners of the Global Digital Assets Awards 2025, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence in digital assets.
Hedge funds posted broad-based gains in May, benefiting from a global equity rebound and dislocations sparked by April’s trade-driven volatility. However, strategies exposed to commodities and fixed income faced headwinds, according to a report by Reuters citing bank prime brokerage data and industry sources.
Arini, the $9bn credit-focused hedge fund founded by former Credit Suisse star trader Hamza Lemssouguer, is planning to open an office in Abu Dhabi as part of a broader strategic expansion into the Middle East, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge-fund-type strategies like macro trading, systematic trend following, and equity market neutral have struggled since 2018 to attract assets, and we have seen several players exiting the space in recent years. This is due to a combination of disappointing performance, inherent complexity and challenges with the implementation of these strategies in a daily liquid format, […]
Acheron Trading, a crypto hedge fund and market making firm has ecured a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) making it the first dedicated CASP-licensed market maker.
David Snoddy, a former head of Tiger Management’s Tokyo office, is preparing to launch a new activist-oriented Japan equity strategy under his firm Nezu Asia Capital Management, targeting undervalued listed companies with strong fundamentals and excess capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Andreessen Horowitz is leading a $300m funding round in Abridge AI, a health tech company leveraging generative AI to automate medical transcription, in a deal that values the business at $5.3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Several of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds delivered only modest returns in May, trailing the broader equity market rebound led by the S&P 500, which gained 6.2% – its strongest monthly performance since November 2023, according to a report by Business Insider.
Hedge funds have significantly increased bearish bets on crude oil, positioning for a potential downside as OPEC+ mulls a fresh wave of supply increases and geopolitical developments weigh on sentiment, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from ICE Futures Europe.
