Liquid Alternatives News

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

Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has publicly criticised President Trump’s efforts to undermine the Federal Reserve, highlighting potential risks for investors and businesses in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal. 09.09.2025

Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund manager with more than $70bn in assets, generated positive performance across two of its key strategies in August, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the results. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 09.09.2025

Macro hedge funds are increasingly turning to so-called “light exotic” options to express relative value views, with demand for index-versus-index structures climbing as correlations shift across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.09.2025

Millennium Management has combined the trading operations of Senior Portfolio Managers Nicolas Caron and Pierre Negre, creating a new internal brand, “Alpina,” as the $78bn multi-strategy hedge fund steps up efforts to retain top talent, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.09.2025

Hedge funds have significantly increased bullish wagers on oil, marking the largest surge since June, as signs of tight US inventories and ongoing geopolitical risks drove market sentiment, according to a report by Business Times citing data from ICE Futures Europe and the CFTC. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 08.09.2025

AQR Capital Management has lost a €4bn ($4.7bn) mandate with Dutch pension fund PFZW, after the €250bn asset owner cut ties with several external managers over concerns about their commitment to sustainability, according to a report by Bloomberg. 05.08.2025