Liquid Alternatives News

Hedge fund heavyweight Viking Global Investors has ramped up its use of artificial intelligence across its $53bn platform, with its in-house chatbot “VikingGPT 2.0” now fielding up to three trader and analyst queries per minute, according to a report by Bloomberg. 20.10.2025

Elliott Investment Management, the $76bn multi-strategy hedge fund led by billionaire Paul Singer, is raising up to $7bn in a new drawdown vehicle, underscoring the firm’s readiness to deploy capital across opportunistic trades, according to a report by Bloomberg. 17.10.2025

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management is positioning itself for another major restructuring play, this time targeting Citgo Petroleum, as the long-running court-ordered auction of the Venezuela-owned refiner nears its conclusion, according to a report by Reuters. 17.10.2025

India’s mutual fund industry is on the cusp of a major shift, as hedge fund-style strategies become available to a broader investor base following the launch of Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) earlier this year. To a reporter by Hedgeweek. 16.10.2025

Activist hedge fund Shah Capital has called on the board of Novavax to pursue a sale, citing ongoing operational challenges and marketing missteps that have hindered the vaccine maker’s performance for a third consecutive year, according to a report by Reuters. 15.10.2025

Hedge funds are ramping up exposure to calendar spread options (CSOs) across oil and gas markets, betting on shifts in futures curves rather than outright prices – a once-niche strategy now gaining momentum among multi-strat and macro funds, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.10.2025

Scott Arnold, a former trader at Marshall Wace, who is set to join Citadel, is seeking a larger share of profits from his past employer’s early investment in stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 14.10.2025

Davidson Kempner Capital Management (Davidson Kempner) has become the latest major hedge fund to establish a presence in Abu Dhabi with the opening of a new office in the emirate’s international finance centre, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). To a report by hedgeweek. 14.10.2025

Ken Griffin’s multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel has agreed to acquire German power-trading firm FlexPower, marking another step in the firm’s global expansion in natural gas and power markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. 14.10.2025

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value has built a stake in Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) following the beverage giant’s $18bn acquisition of European coffee maker JDE Peet’s, a deal that has drawn criticism from investors, according to a report by Reuters. 14.10.2025

Gold Reserve is seeking the disqualification of Judge Leonard Stark, court officer Robert Pincus, and two advisory firms from the auction of Citgo Petroleum’s parent company – with Elliott Investment Management affiliate Amber Energy currently the front runner, according to a report by the Financial Times. 13.10.2025

Sir Chris Hohn’s Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) — one of the world’s largest charitable foundations linked to hedge fund wealth — has halted all grants to US-based non-governmental organisations, according to a report by the Financial Times. 13.10.2025

Balyasny Asset Management is ramping up its equities capabilities with a new trading platform under Peter Goodwin, a former Point72 Asset Management portfolio manager and one of the firm’s highest-profile hires, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.10.2025

The winners of the Hedgeweek® US Awards 2025, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence within the hedge fund landscape, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (9 October), at Convene, 237 Park Ave, New York. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.10.2025

Hedge funds and other short sellers are concentrating their bets on technology stocks in the Americas and APAC and consumer and luxury names in EMEA, according to Hazeltree’s September 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report. 10.10.2025