Liquid Alternatives News

Activist fund Ananym Capital – co-founded last year by veteran campaigners Charlie Penner and Alex Silver – has built a significant stake in Siemens Energy and is pressing the German group to separate its loss-making wind business, according to a report by the Financial Times. 10.12.2025

Geopolitics, policy uncertainty and diverging rate cycles are setting up a strong environment for macro and volatility-oriented hedge funds next year, according to a Bloomberg report citing senior leaders from Man Group, Brevan Howard and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.12.2025

Abu Dhabi is preparing a $16bn expansion of its financial free zone, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), as global hedge funds continue to scale up in the emirate and office space hits capacity, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 09.12.2025

A London judge has ordered Evolution Capital Management to pay former hedge-fund trader Robert Gagliardi a $5.4m bonus after ruling the firm wrongfully withheld his payout during a US block-trading investigation that ultimately brought no charges, according to a report by Bloomberg. 09.12.2025

Man Group is set to expand its Middle East footprint with plans to open an office in Abu Dhabi, joining a wave of global hedge fund managers building out operations in the UAE’s fast-growing financial centres, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.12.2025

Institutional digital assets manager CV5 Capital has teamed with Arkangel Wealth Management to launch Arkangel Fund SP, a new digital assets hedge fund that employs a systematic, market-neutral quantitative investment strategy. To a remote by hedgeweek. 08.12.2025

Two Sigma Investments has launched three new hedge funds this year and brought in more than $1.1bn in fresh capital, as investors remain largely unfazed by ongoing internal tensions between its billionaire founders, according to a report by Bloomberg. Assets under management have reportedly risen to a record level of more than $70bn, up from […]

CIFC Asset Management (CIFC) has selected HUB, a SaaS solution designed to simplify and automate investment operations, to streamline its NAV reconciliation and oversight processes. To a report by hedgeweek. 05.12.2025

Activist investor Barington Capital Group has built a position in Bill Holdings worth roughly $25m and is urging the business payments firm to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 05.12.2025

The $4tn asset manager is sticking its flag in the private markets kingdom, gearing up for semi-liquid launches ‘in the not-so-distant future’. To a report by citywire. 04.12.2025

The hedge fund industry’s narrative around democratised technology suggests smaller managers should now compete on equal footing with established giants. Allocators aren’t buying it, and their cheque-writing behaviour proves the point. To report by hedgeweek. 04.12.2025

Quantitative firm Two Sigma Investments has rolled out a new hedge fund, the Two Sigma Beacon Fund, designed to tap into rising investor appetite for tax-efficient strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. To a report by Hedgeweek. 04.12.2025

Balyasny Asset Management delivered a 2.5% gain in November, bringing year-to-date performance to 15.3%, according to a report by Reuters. The $31bn multi-strategy manager has been ahead of many of its competitors through the first 10 months of the year. To report by hegdeweek. 03.12.2025

Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund returned 1.4% in November, bringing year-to-date performance to 8.3%, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. To a report by hedgeweek. 02.12.2025

Lauro Asset Management’s David Mercurio has criticised what he called “timid” leadership after Greggs’s shares fell 44% this year, valuing the company at £1.6bn, with almost 10% of the stock is now on loan to short sellers, according to a report by The Sunday Times. Lauro, previously backed by GIC, is one of Greggs’s largest […]