Liquid Alternatives News

New York hedge fund manager Soo Kim has been approached by at least one major Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholder about acquiring all or part of the group’s cable television assets, including CNN, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter. 18.12.2025

EquiLend, a financial technology, data, and analytics company for the securities finance industry, has made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, a US-regulated provider of institutional crypto financing and prime brokerage technology, to advance institutional tokenised-asset and digital-markets infrastructure To a report by hedgeweek. 19.12.2025

Calibrate Partners, the London-based hedge fund founded by former Morgan Stanley executive John White, has opened an office in Dubai as part of its international expansion, according to a report by Financial News London citing people familiar with the matter. To a report by hedgeweek. 18.12.2025

Trading Technologies (TT) has acquired OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives margin analytics, in a move that strengthens TT’s multi-asset platform and expands its offering in margin optimisation and capital efficiency for institutional trading firms. To a report by hedgeweek. 18.12.2025

Eric Jackson, the activist hedge fund investor known for his contrarian bets, is launching a digital-asset treasury (DAT) company – EMJ Crypto Technologies – just as the corporate crypto-holding model faces a downturn, according to a report by Bloomberg. 18.12.2025

Ken Griffin, CEO of hedge fund giant Citadel, has urged US President Donald Trump to ensure the Federal Reserve remains independent from the White House, amid speculation over who will succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair next May, according to a report by the Financial Times. 17.12.2025

UBS is seeking to break into the top four global prime brokers by revenue as it accelerates its push to win hedge fund clients, supported by strong growth in its equities and financing businesses and momentum from its acquisition of Credit Suisse, according to report by Financial News London. To a report by hedgeweek. 17.12.2025

Hedge funds pared back exposure to technology stocks in Japan and Hong Kong last week, positioning ahead of a subsequent sell-off in both markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a client note from the prime brokerage division at Goldman Sachs. To a report by hedgeweek. 16.12.2025

Peconic Partners, the New York-based hedge fund run by veteran investor Bill Harnisch, delivered a 79% return in 2025 despite maintaining a cautious macro outlook and low net exposure throughout the year, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 15.12.2025

Dubai’s status as a global hedge fund hub continues to strengthen, with the number of hedge funds operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) exceeding 100 for the first time, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.12.2025

Millennium Management has committed more than $3bn of capital to two external hedge fund managers, continuing the $84bn AUM firm’s strategy of backing specialist teams as part of its multi-manager platform, according to a report by Bloomberg. 15.12.2025

Ilex Capital Partners, the equity long-short multi-manager launched in London by former Citadel traders Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, has grown to around $7bn in assets following a fresh capital raise and continued performance gains, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.12.2025

Hedge fund performance and inflows strengthened into year-end, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp indices, with the firm reporting a 1.22% gross return for November and continued positive capital movements in December. To a report by hedgeweek. 12.12.2025