26 Mar 2025
Activist Elliott sues Phillips 66 over board elections
Elliott Investment Management has filed a lawsuit against Phillips 66 and its board, aiming to ensure that at least four board seats remain…
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Asian and emerging markets hedge funds gain amid tariff volatility
Emerging markets and Asian hedge funds have posted strong gains in early 2025, capitalising on heightened market volatility driven by…
Citadel appoints Point72's Lopez Espinosa as COO for Global Equities Division
Citadel, the multi-strategy hedge fund led by Ken Griffin, has appointed Rafa Lopez Espinosa as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of…
Hedge fund Half Moon Capital pushes Dropbox to end founder’s control
Activist hedge fund Half Moon Capital is pressing cloud storage specialist Dropbox to dismantle its dual-class share structure, which…
Digital assets funds snap five-week run of outflows
Digital asset investment products saw a reversal last week, breaking a five-week streak of outflows, with inflows totalling $644m,…
Ex-Goldman analyst’s hedge fund sees 300% gains betting on Japan’s regional banks
Katsunori Tanaka, a former Goldman Sachs analyst and now Chief Investment Officer of Ariake Capital, is capitalising on Japan’s overlooked…
TNS expands European market reach with Zurich colocation at Equinix ZH4
Transaction Network Services (TNS), a provider of trading infrastructure for hedge funds and other investors, has launched services at the…
Millennium allocates £2bn to Pleasant Lake Partners for new hedge fund strategy
Pleasant Lake Partners, the hedge fund led by Jonathan Lennon, has secured a capital commitment from Millennium Management, marking a…
Bridgewater founder tapped as advisor to Indonesia’s $900bn SWF
Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has been appointed as an advisor to Indonesia’s newly…
25 Mar 2025
EDS adds four to advisory team
Equity Data Science (EDS), a provider of investment process management software, has strengthened its advisory team with the addition of…
Arini partners with Lazard to capitalise on EMEA private credit opportunities
Lazard and Arini Capital Management, the $7.9bn credit-focused hedge fund founded by ex-Credit Suisse star trader Hamza Lemssougue have…
Hedge funds feel the squeeze as equity-funding costs spike
An unexpected rise in the cost of equity financing is pressuring some hedge funds and asset managers, while presenting a lucrative…
Rokos Capital Management outperforms amid market volatility
While many major hedge funds have struggled in March’s turbulent markets, Chris Rokos’ macro hedge fund has bucked the trend, gaining 3.4%…
Hedge funds explore UST self-clearing in response to SEC mandate
Hedge funds with significant exposure to US Treasury (UST) trades are seeking an exemption from the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
Hedge funds cut bullish natural gas bets as warmer weather erodes demand
Hedge funds and money managers sharply reduced their bullish positions on natural gas last week, marking the steepest decline in a year, as…
