Liquid Alternatives News

Trend-following hedge funds may trigger significant equity selling in the coming week after the S&P 500 fell below a key technical threshold, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent client note from Goldman Sachs. To a report by hedgeweek. 21.11.2025

London-based event-driven hedge fund Davide Leone & Partners has increased its stake in SES SA, now holding over 5% of the Luxembourg-based satellite company, as it positions for long-term upside from SES’s strategic shift into defence, according to a report by Bloomberg. 20.11.2025

Y-Intercept, a Hong Kong-based quantitative manager backed by Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, has raised more than $1.7bn for its first fund open to external investors, marking one of the largest hedge fund capital raises in Asia in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg. 19.11.2025

Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management has been actively selling credit protection on big tech names as lenders and asset managers rush to hedge growing concerns around the sector’s debt-fuelled AI spending spree, according to a report by Reuters. 18.11.2025

Discipline has dethroned genius in the hedge fund allocation game. When Hedgeweek® asked 50 global hedge fund allocators in November what separates winning from losing funds heading into 2026, the responses clustered around a clear winner: investment discipline. One in three offered some variation of this phrase, unprompted, making it the single most common answer. […]

Starboard Value has fully exited its position in Pfizer, winding down the activist campaign it began last year to push for governance and performance improvements at the US drugmaker, according to a report by Reuters. To a report by hedgeweek. 17.11.2025

Major hedge-fund firms are expanding aggressively into private-markets investing, leveraging their risk-pricing capabilities and talent infrastructure to compete in areas traditionally dominated by buy-out and venture-capital players, according to a report by Bloomberg. 13.11.2025

Hedge funds posted a 1.42% gross return in October, according to the Hedge Fund Performance Index from SS&C GlobeOp, one of the industry’s largest administrators, servicing funds representing roughly 10% of global hedge fund assets. To a report by hedgeweek. 14.11.2025

Brian Kahn, the former head of Franchise Group Inc, has been charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud in connection with the collapse of Prophecy Asset Management, a hedge fund prosecutors say defrauded investors out of $294m, according to a report by Bloomberg. 13.11.2025

Hedge fund manager Two Sigma Investments has emerged as a leading investor in China after its equity strategy in the country rose approximately 52% through 30 September, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company’s total assets under management in China has reached CNY10bn ($1.4bn). To a report by hedgeweek. 12.11.2025

Discovery Capital Management, the macro hedge fund founded by Rob Citrone, continues to delivered standout performance, with returns exceeding 33% year-to-date following a strong 6.6% gain in October, according to a report by Financial News London. To a report by hedgeweek. 12.11.2025

Brevan Howard, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, has made a $200m allocation to Catalio Capital Management’s Public Equities Fund, a healthcare-focused strategy, according to a report by Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter. To a report by hedgeweek. 11.10.2025