Liquid Alternatives News

Jersey-based global macro hedge fund firm Brevan Howard Asset Management is scaling back traders’ risk limits as the firm’s flagship fund faces mounting losses, erasing last year’s gains, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Activist hedge fund Anson Funds has taken a 9% stake in multi-residential REIT InterRent and is advocating for the company to implement operational and strategic changes, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Hedge fund deleveraging accelerated late last week, impacting European stock markets and European hedge fund managers’ returns, with the impact likely to continue this week, according to a report by Reuters, citing a client note from JPMorgan.

Activist hedge fund firm hedge fund Palliser Capital has intensified its campaign for Rio Tinto to unify its dual-listed structure, releasing a letter on Monday urging the company’s board to take decisive action, according to a report by Reuters.

London-based macro hedge fund firm Rokos Capital Management has delivered a 0.57% return so far in 2025, despite a 0.29% decline in February, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.

Hedge funds suffered a significant setback last week, with stock pickers and multi-strategy funds surrendering nearly half of their 2025 gains in a sharp, tech-driven equity selloff, according to a note from Goldman Sachs.

Hedge fund Millennium Management posted a 1.3% loss in February, marking its worst monthly performance in over six years, with the rare setback being driven by around $900m in losses across two investment teams, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Norway’s $1.8tn sovereign wealth fund has taken its first steps into long-short equity hedge fund investing, with plans to allocate billions of dollars to the strategy in a bid to enhance returns, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Market volatility in February dealt a blow to several major hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, and Jain Global, as crowded trades and unexpected macro shifts disrupted key strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Digital assets investment solutions specialist Block Asset Management (BAM) has launched a new multi-manager hedge fund designed to generate decorrelated alpha from digital assets markets while maintaining robust downside protection, according to a report by International Advisor.

Millennium Management founder Izzy Englander is considering distributing equity in the $76bn hedge fund firm to key executives for the first time, marking a significant shift in the firm’s structure as he prepares for its long-term future, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Fast-casual chain Portillo’s is facing a proxy fight as Engaged Capital, an activist hedge fund with an 8.6% stake in the business, pushes for significant operational and strategic changes, according to a report by QSR.