11 Feb 2026
LSEG shares rally amid news of Elliott stake
Shares in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) rose sharply after it emerged that activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has taken…
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10 Feb 2026
Hedge funds capitalise on rising single-stock volatility through dispersion trades
Hedge funds are ramping up option strategies that profit from divergence between individual stocks and broader equity indexes, as pockets…
Hedge fund alt data spending set to surge, says new research
Hedge funds, asset managers, and pension funds are planning to increase spending on alternative data this year, reflecting growing demand…
Rokos, Pharo post solid gains as macro funds capitalise on volatile January
Leading macro hedge funds, including Rokos Capital Management and Pharo Management, delivered strong gains in January as heightened…
Activist HoldCo drops proxy fights at KeyCorp and Eastern
Activist hedge fund HoldCo Asset Management has stepped back from planned proxy contests at KeyCorp and Eastern Bancshares after both…
Hedge funds ramp up short bets on US equities amid AI disruption fears
Hedge funds have significantly increased short positions on US equities, with data showing the largest notional short selling on record…
Qube expands China quant fund tenfold to more than $2bn
Quantitative hedge fund manager Qube Research & Technologies has expanded assets in its China-focused long-only equity strategy more…
09 Feb 2026
Hedge funds slash bullish gold positions after sharp price rout
Hedge funds sharply reduced bullish bets on gold, cutting positioning to the lowest level in nearly four months after the metal suffered…
UK political risk prompts hedge funds to up bearish sterling positions
Hedge funds have stepped up bearish positioning on sterling as political uncertainty in the UK escalates and expectations for monetary…
Sustained RBA tightening prompts uptick in hedge fund Aussie long bets
Hedge funds and large speculators have boosted their bullish positions on the Australian dollar to the highest level in over eight years,…
Hedge funds drive record DIFC growth
Dubai’s International Financial Centre (DIFC) recorded a sharp increase in new company registrations in 2025, driven by a surge in hedge…
Hedge funds ramp up bullish oil positions amid rising Iran tensions
Hedge funds have increased bullish bets on crude oil to their highest levels in months, as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran…
Macro strategies drive January hedge fund gains as commodity volatility spikes, says HFR
Hedge fund performance strengthened sharply in January, led by macro strategies that benefited from pronounced volatility across…
TabCap’s bet on liquid credit drives growth
TabCap Investment Management, a hedge fund that eschewed the recent boom in the private credit sector is thriving as its focus on…
06 Feb 2026
Brevan Howard PM extends 18-year winning streak in global macro
Minal Bathwal has emerged as one of the most consistent and profitable global macro managers in the hedge fund industry, delivering…
