Liquid Alternatives News

Viridian Asset Management, the Hong Kong hedge fund firm founded by former Segantii Capital Management portfolio manager Pascal Guttieres, grew assets to $680m after attracting a new investor and generating strong returns during July’s market turmoil, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.08.2026

Hedge funds and other currency investors are increasing their use of options to navigate heightened uncertainty around the yen ahead of key US inflation data, with traders split over whether the dollar is poised for further gains against the Japanese currency, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.08.2026

Value Aligned Research Advisors, a hedge fund built around the artificial intelligence investment theme, suffered a 44% loss in July as a sharp selloff in AI-related stocks hit crowded positions across the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg. 11.08.2026

The evolution of hedge fund financing since the global financial crisis has shifted risk away from banks’ balance sheets but concentrated it within highly leveraged investment vehicles. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.101.2026

Hedge funds significantly reduced their bearish exposure to the yen following coordinated efforts by US and Japanese officials to stabilise the currency, reversing a large build-up in short positions earlier this summer, according to a report by Bloomberg. 10.10.2026

Hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management is escalating its activist campaign at Voya Financial, seeking to take its call for a strategic review directly to shareholders and pushing for the asset manager to consider a potential sale, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. 07.08.2026

Global hedge funds surrendered almost three percentage points of performance in July as a sharp reversal in technology stocks triggered losses across multiple strategies, although the industry remains up around 8% for the year, according to a report by users citing JPMorgan analysis. To a report by hedgeweek. 06.08.2026

Singapore-based systematic hedge fund Quantedge is emerging as one of the industry’s strongest performers in 2026, combining market-leading returns with an unconventional talent strategy that focuses on recruiting graduates rather than experienced portfolio managers, according to a report by eFinancial Careers. 06.08.2026

A number of the world’s largest hedge funds were recently targeted in a coordinated cyberattack campaign that relied on AI-enabled voice phishing techniques to try to gain access to internal systems, according to a report by Bloomberg. 06.08.2026

Hedge funds increased their bullish positions in crude oil at the fastest pace since March, even as oil prices fell sharply on Monday after signs of renewed diplomatic efforts between the US and Iran eased concerns over global energy supplies, according to a report by Bloomberg. 03.08.2026

The Japanese yen surged on Monday, extending last week’s sharp gains as traders and hedge funds continued to unwind bearish positions amid growing expectations that Japanese authorities could intervene again to support the currency, according to a report by Reuters. 03.08.2026

South Korean equities fell sharply on Monday as investors took profits in semiconductor stocks following last week’s historic rally, with hedge funds and other leveraged investors reducing exposure after a period of extreme market volatility, according to a report by Bloomberg. 03.08.2026

Ken Griffin’s Citadel has acquired the majority of the public equity portfolio held by AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, following a sharp reversal in technology stocks that forced the specialist manager to significantly reduce risk, according to a report by Reuters. 31.07.2026

Leopold Aschenbrenner has told investors that his AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness, will no longer use bank borrowing to finance its investment positions following the fund’s sharp July drawdown, according to a report by the FT. 31.07.2026