Liquid Alternatives News

Qube Research & Technologies has begun charging some employees performance fees on their personal allocations to the firm’s hedge funds, bringing them in line with external investors, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by Hedgeweek. 17.09.2025

Liquid Alternatives gewinnen weiter an Bedeutung: Im ersten Halbjahr 2025 verzeichneten diese Strategien durchgehend Nettozuflüsse – insgesamt 6,9 Milliarden Euro. Damit bestätigt sich der Aufwärtstrend, der sich bereits in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2024 angedeutet hatte. Dies geht aus der aktuellen Liquid-Alternatives-Studie von Lupus alpha hervor, die halbjährlich auf Basis von LSEG-Lipper-Daten erstellt wird. Nach einem […]

Hedge funds have won a regulatory victory after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agreed to allow Japan Securities Clearing Corp (JSCC) to clear yen-denominated interest rate swaps for US customers, according to a report by Bloomberg. 16.09.2025

Hedge funds posted a 1.71% gross return in August 2025, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, while net investor flows in September rose 0.46%, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 16.09.2025

Taconic Capital Advisors is closing its $1.8bn multi-strategy Opportunity Fund in a sweeping overhaul that will see the $4.5bn manager refocus on North American credit and merger arbitrage, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent letter sent to investors. 15.09.2025

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings is one of this year’s standout hedge fund performers, with the London-listed vehicle up 25.3% through early September, far ahead of the S&P 500’s 11.7% gain, according to a report by Barron’s. 15.09.2025

Hedge funds increased short positions in large-cap technology and index-tracking securities in August, while select EMEA and APAC names showed sharp utilisation spikes, highlighting potential short-squeeze risks, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report. 12.09.2025

US federal prosecutors have charged former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Jian Wu with manipulating trading models to inflate his compensation, in a case that underscores heightened scrutiny on individual quants inside major hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.09.2025

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has recommended that neutral investment portfolios should include a 10%-15% allocation to gold to shield investors from risks arising from debt-burdened US markets, according to a report by Reuters. 12.09.2025

Hedge funds are ramping up bullish wagers on the Japanese yen through options trades after Bank of Japan officials signalled they remain open to further rate hikes this year, despite political uncertainty in Tokyo, according to a report by Bloomberg. By a Report by hedgeweek. 11.09.2025

Japanese activist investor Yasuto Monden, who gained notoriety after assuming the presidency of a target company, has launched a new equity fund aimed at US investors, including family offices, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a Report by hedgeweek. 11.09.2025

Barnegat Fund Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with $621m in assets, is looking to exploit what it sees as mis-pricing between long- and short-dated German debt prompted by Dutch pension reforms, according to a report by Bloomberg. By a Report by Hedgeweek. 11.09.2025