Liquid Alternatives News

October proved largely positive for major hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, and Balasny Asset Management, despite brief market volatility tied to US-China trade developments, according to a report by Business Insider. 06.11.2025

Multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund delivered a 1.8% gain in October, extending its strong performance for the year, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. To report by hedgeweek. 07.11.2025

A growing number of hedge fund startups are choosing to launch with just one investor, typically through separately managed accounts (SMAs), as access to diversified capital becomes increasingly difficult in an industry dominated by multi-strategy giants, according to a report by Bloomberg. 06.11.2025

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is lobbying the UK government to exempt hedge funds from upcoming climate disclosure rules that would require firms to publish detailed transition plans toward net zero, according to a report by Bloomberg. 06.11.2025

Bobby Jain is expanding his Jain Global multi-strategy platform with a new $600m fund targeting bank capital relief trades, led by former DE Shaw portfolio manager Syril Pathmanathan, according to a report by Bloomberg. 05.11.2025

Millennium Management, the $79bn multi-strategy hedge fund led by Izzy Englander, has sold a 15% minority stake in its management company for about $2bn, valuing the firm at roughly $14bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. To a report by Hedgeweek. 04.11.2025

Singapore-based hedge fund Dymon Asia has delivered a strong 14.8% return so far in 2025, extending its gains after a 1.6% advance in October, according to a report by Financial News London citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. To a report by Hedgegweek. 04.11.2025

Ananym Capital has intensified its campaign urging LKQ Corporation to sell its European business, arguing that a divestiture would unlock shareholder value and fund substantial share buybacks, according to a report by Reuters. 03.11.2025

Hedge funds sharply reduced bearish bets on Brent crude in the final week of October, as new US sanctions on Russia’s largest oil companies triggered a record unwind of short positions, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from ICE Futures Europe. To a report by hegdgeweek. 03.11.2025

Hedge funds are ramping up bearish bets on the Japanese yen, with several large macro managers positioning for the currency to fall as low as JPY160 to the dollar before year-end, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). To a report by hedgeweek.31.10.2025