Liquid Alternatives News

Two of Asia’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds – Singapore-based Dymon Asia Capital and Hong Kong’s Pinpoint Asset Management – delivered strong gains in June, capping off an impressive first half of 2025 as regional markets rebounded sharply from early-year trade war jitters, according to a report by Reuters.

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value has disclosed a 9% stake in online travel company Tripadvisor, asserting that the stock is significantly undervalued and presents a compelling investment opportunity, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds posted encouraging results for the first half of 2025, overcoming market turbulence tied to US trade policy uncertainty and capitalising on surging equity markets, according to a report by Reuters citing new data from Goldman Sachs.

Hedge funds ramped up purchases of US bank stocks at the fastest pace in nearly a decade last week, betting the sector’s historic rally still has room to run, according to a report by Bloomberg citing prime brokerage data from Goldman Sachs.

Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha fund gained 17% in the first half of 2025, outperforming the broader hedge fund industry amid a volatile macro backdrop, according to a a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the firm’s performance.

Hedge funds offloaded energy stocks at the fastest pace since September 2024 – and the second quickest rate in the past decade – last week, as crude oil prices dropped sharply following easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to a report by Reuters.

Lamb Weston has reached a settlement with activist hedge fund Jana Partners, granting the investor significant influence over the frozen potato giant’s board and avoiding a potentially contentious proxy battle, according to a report by Reuters.

AXA IM Alts, ein führender Anbieter alternativer Anlagen mit einem verwalteten Vermögen von 186 Milliarden Euro, hat im ersten Halbjahr fünf Transaktionen für sein Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO)-Geschäft mit einem Gesamtvolumen von rund zwei Milliarden US-Dollar abgeschlossen.

Citigroup has recorded a staggering $6.1tn in FX trading volumes from hedge fund clients in the first four months of 2025 – a 23% year-on-year increase – as heightened volatility and strategic investment in trading infrastructure drive gains, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has searched the offices of hedge fund startup Magellan Capital following allegations from a former trader that a senior executive concealed investment losses and discouraged internal risk reporting, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund has extended its steep drawdown in 2025, with the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced fund falling approximately 12.7% in the first three weeks of June, bringing YTD losses to around 60%, according to a report by Bloomberg.

A group of former crypto hedge fund executives are aiming to raise $100 to build the first publicly traded company with the BNB token as its core treasury asset — a novel twist on the bitcoin balance sheet strategy pioneered by MicroStrategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.