Liquid Alternatives News

Ken Griffin’s $68bn hedge fund firm Citadel is pushing deeper into Asia-Pacific commodities markets with the launch of an Australian trading desk, anchored by the hire of Keith Handbury, a senior trader from Shell, according to a report by Bloomberg. 25.08.2025

Hedgefonds-Investoren haben es satt, Milliarden von Dollar an undurchsichtigen Gebühren wie Passthrough Fees zu zahlen und wehren sich nun – mit ihrem Geldbeutel. Nach einem Report von Institutional Money. 21.08.2025

Hedge funds are stepping up bearish wagers against Europe’s automotive sector, as carmakers and suppliers face mounting pressure from US trade tariffs and intensifying competition from Chinese rivals, according to a report by the Financial Times. 22.08.2025

Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund, is maintaining a bearish view on emerging market (EM) hard currency debt, warning that this year’s rally is built on shaky foundations as US inflation limits the Federal Reserve’s capacity to cut rates, according to a report by Bloomberg. 21.08.2025

Hedge funds are enjoying their strongest fundraising year in more than a decade, with investors allocating fresh capital in search of resilient, uncorrelated returns amid volatile markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Hedge Fund Research. 21.08.2025

The BlackRock Investment Institute has recommended its largest-ever boost to hedge fund allocations, advising institutional investors to add up to 5 percentage points more to the asset class compared with pre-2020 levels, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Australian hedge fund manager Regal Partners delivered strong returns in July across several of its strategies, buoyed by a large position in defence technology firm DroneShield, according to a report by the Financial Review.

Medtronic plc has announced key board appointments and governance initiatives designed to advance strategic priorities and enhance shareholder value, following “constructive engagement” with activist hedger fund firm Elliott Management. To a report by the Hedgeweek. 20.08.2025

UK hedge fund Marshall Wace slashed its position in Chinese EV maker Nio by nearly 75% in the second quarter, selling more than 4.3m shares and ending June with under 1.5m shares, according to the firm’s latest 13F filing. To a report by the Hedgeweek. 20.08.2025

Qin Xiao, the former Co-Head of Goldman Sachs’ global commodities trading unit, has raised around $1bn from Millennium Management to seed his new hedge fund, Nexus Commodities Capital Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Federal prosecutors in New York have charged former Jefferies hedge fund manager Jordan Chirico with fraud over the alleged misuse of almost $100m in fund assets tied to a now-bankrupt water-vending machine business, according to a report by Bloomberg. 19.08.2025

Tiger Cub hedge fund Coatue Management, led by Philippe Laffont, built a major new stake in Oracle worth more than $843m, while expanding positions in leading AI names during Q2, according to a report by CNBC citing the firm’s latest 13F filing. 18.09.2025

Goldman Sachs is giving wealthy investors the chance to buy into Izzy Englander’s Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, with financial commitments of between $1m and $20m, according to a report by Bloomberg.