Hedge funds have ramped up bullish bets on crude at the fastest pace in three months, with escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe driving a renewed risk premium into oil markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. To a Report by hedgeweek. 22.09.2025
Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund manager, has entered the US ETF market with the launch of its first standalone products — a move that brings hedge fund-style credit strategies to a broader investor base. To a Report by hedge week. 19.09.2025
DE Shaw & Co, the New York-headquartered tech-driven hedge fund giant, is raising $3bn–$5bn for its new Cogence Fund, marking the firm’s first multi-strategy hedge fund run entirely by human traders rather than algorithms, according to a report by Bloomberg. 18.09.2025
Hedge funds continued their strong performance in August, returning 2.3% and bringing year-to-date gains to 14.1%, according to the latest monthly Hedge Fund Update report Citco, the e world’s largest hedge fund administrator, managing over $1tn in AUA. To a report by Hedgeweek. 19.09.2025
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has taken a long position in the Japanese yen, anticipating potential strength from a Bank of Japan rate hike and the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest, according to a report by Bloomberg. 18.09.2025
Qube Research & Technologies has begun charging some employees performance fees on their personal allocations to the firm’s hedge funds, bringing them in line with external investors, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by Hedgeweek. 17.09.2025
Digital asset products saw $3.3bn in inflows last, lifting AuM to $239bn, near August’s record high, as sentiment recovered in both bitcoin and ether, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares. To a report by Hedgeweek. 17.09.2025
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Hedge funds have won a regulatory victory after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agreed to allow Japan Securities Clearing Corp (JSCC) to clear yen-denominated interest rate swaps for US customers, according to a report by Bloomberg. 16.09.2025
Hedge funds posted a 1.71% gross return in August 2025, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, while net investor flows in September rose 0.46%, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index. To a Report by Hedgeweek. 16.09.2025
Taconic Capital Advisors is closing its $1.8bn multi-strategy Opportunity Fund in a sweeping overhaul that will see the $4.5bn manager refocus on North American credit and merger arbitrage, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent letter sent to investors. 15.09.2025
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings is one of this year’s standout hedge fund performers, with the London-listed vehicle up 25.3% through early September, far ahead of the S&P 500’s 11.7% gain, according to a report by Barron’s. 15.09.2025
Hedge funds increased short positions in large-cap technology and index-tracking securities in August, while select EMEA and APAC names showed sharp utilisation spikes, highlighting potential short-squeeze risks, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report. 12.09.2025
US federal prosecutors have charged former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Jian Wu with manipulating trading models to inflate his compensation, in a case that underscores heightened scrutiny on individual quants inside major hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.09.2025
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has recommended that neutral investment portfolios should include a 10%-15% allocation to gold to shield investors from risks arising from debt-burdened US markets, according to a report by Reuters. 12.09.2025
