04 Aug 2026
Japan’s activist investing boom loses momentum as tougher targets test hedge funds
Japan’s activist investing market is entering a more challenging phase, with hedge funds finding it increasingly difficult to unlock value…
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Elliott’s Southwest campaign highlights rare activist success in airline sector
Elliott Investment Management’s campaign at Southwest Airlines is emerging as one of the more successful activist investments in the…
Coatue drops 8.3% in July amid AI stock rout
Coatue Management suffered its steepest monthly decline in more than a year in July, as the sharp sell-off in artificial intelligence and…
AQR’s 'tax-aware' strategy fuels growth
AQR Capital Management’s rapid rise to become the world’s largest hedge fund manager has been driven not only by investment performance but…
03 Aug 2026
The blurring lines between hedge funds and AI labs
As firms compete with frontier labs for elite researchers, building an in-house AI capability is becoming as much a hiring challenge as a…
Yen rally fuels hedge fund short squeeze as intervention fears grip FX markets
The Japanese yen surged on Monday, extending last week's sharp gains as traders and hedge funds continued to unwind bearish positions amid…
Jefferies' Point Bonita fund faces fresh scrutiny over Radiant World exposure
Jefferies' Point Bonita Capital fund is facing renewed scrutiny after launching a review of its exposure to iron ore trader Radiant World,…
Hedge funds boost bullish oil positions despite price retreat on US-Iran diplomacy hopes
Hedge funds increased their bullish positions in crude oil at the fastest pace since March, even as oil prices fell sharply on Monday after…
Hedge funds lock in profits as South Korean chip stocks retreat after record rally
South Korean equities fell sharply on Monday as investors took profits in semiconductor stocks following last week's historic rally, with…
Citadel's crisis investing playbook back in focus after AI hedge fund rescue
Citadel's acquisition of a discounted equity portfolio from embattled AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness is the latest example of…
AI-fuelled semiconductor trade hits turbulence as hedge funds reassess positioning
The semiconductor trade that has dominated equity markets this year has entered a far more volatile phase, forcing hedge funds and…
31 Jul 2026
Aschenbrenner commits to rebuilding after Situational Awareness suffers sharp July drawdown
Leopold Aschenbrenner has told investors that his AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness, will no longer use bank borrowing to…
Citadel acquires majority of Situational Awareness equity book after big losses
Ken Griffin's Citadel has acquired the majority of the public equity portfolio held by AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness,…
Situational Awareness explored private asset sales before striking Citadel portfolio deal
AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness explored selling stakes in privately held technology companies before agreeing to transfer most…
Millennium backs macro trader's $1bn hedge fund launch
Senior Millennium Management portfolio manager Farzad Kassam is preparing to launch his own hedge fund next year, with backing from Izzy…
