10 Apr 2026
Franklin Templeton accelerates hedge fund and alternatives expansion
Franklin Templeton is stepping up its push into alternative investments, expanding its hedge fund and private markets platform as part of a…
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Surge in rates triggers worst month for Brazilian hedge funds since 2020
Brazil’s hedge fund industry suffered its weakest monthly performance in six years in March, as a sharp repricing in global interest rates…
09 Apr 2026
Crypto hedge fund Split Capital shuts as founder joins stablecoin startup Plasma
Zaheer Ebtikar, founder of the digital assets hedge fund Split Capital, is winding down the firm as he transitions into the stablecoin…
Shah Capital signals opposition to Novavax board and executive pay
Activist investor Shah Capital has announced its intention to vote against the re-election of Novavax’s board members and its executive…
Hedge fund dispersion trade suffers worst month in a decade
The dispersion trade, a popular options strategy that profits from differences between individual stock volatility and index volatility,…
Hedge funds unwind US stock shorts at fastest pace since 2020
Hedge funds are rapidly closing short positions in US equities at a pace not seen since the market rebound following the March 2020…
Hedge funds target won and yuan strength on ceasefire optimism
Hedge funds are increasingly using currency options to bet on gains in the South Korean won and Chinese yuan following news of a US-Iran…
Abu Dhabi’s first home-grown hedge fund targets multi-billion AUM
Dovehouse Capital, founded by Danish entrepreneurs Claus Gotthard and Martin Rasmussen, is set to become what the team calls Abu Dhabi’s…
Citadel loses senior equities recruiter in London
Eleanor Sharkey, Citadel’s head of business development for international equities since 2022, has left the firm. She played a key role in…
SEC appoints Gibson Dunn partner to lead enforcement division
The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed David Woodcock, a partner at Gibson Dunn, to head its enforcement unit, according to a…
Iran conflict sparks worst hedge fund losses since Covid
Hedge funds posted their largest losses since March 2020 as the US-Israel conflict with Iran triggered a spike in oil prices and an…
08 Apr 2026
IMF flags emerging markets’ vulnerability to hedge fund flows
The International Monetary Fund has warned that emerging markets (EMs) are increasingly exposed to volatile, non-bank sources of capital,…
ICAP launches new global Dry Forward Freight Agreement Desk
ICAP, part of the TP ICAP Group, a provider of financial markets infrastructure and data solutions, has launched a new global Dry Forward…
Bloomberg launches single-asset commodity indices
Bloomberg Indices has expanded its commodity coverage with the launch of the BCOM Global Commodity Singles Indices (BCOM Global Singles),…
Macro hedge funds worst hit in March amid Middle East turmoil
Macro-focused hedge funds suffered heavy losses in March as escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted energy markets and upended…
