13 Feb 2025
Elliott takes $2.5bn stake in refiner Phillips 66
Elliott Investment Management has expanded its stake in US refiner Phillips 66 to more than $2.5bn, renewing its call for significant…
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Digital assets funds see fifth week of positive inflows totalling $1.3bn
Recent price fall led to significant buying of digital assets investment products last week with the fifth week of inflows totalling…
QRT goes to Iceland in search of market edge
London-based hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is building a high-tech data centre in Akureyri, Iceland, to boost its…
China hedge funds regain investor interest after years of outflows
After years of significant capital withdrawals, some global investors are beginning to warm up to China-focused hedge funds again,…
12 Feb 2025
Ninety One adds Portfolio Manager to Developed Markets Specialist Credit team
Ninety One has appointment Justin Jewell as Portfolio Manager in its Developed Markets Specialist Credit team, joining Darpan Harar as…
Hedge funds turn bullish on US stocks
Hedge funds turned bullish on US stocks last week, marking a notable reversal from the previous five weeks of selling, ramping up their…
Trump tariffs pose threat to US economy, says Citadel's Griffin
Ken Griffin, the founder of multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel and market maker Citadel Securities, has issued a stark warning about…
Brown Advisory eyes hedge fund strategies with 'portable alpha' potential
Jordan Wruble, Head of the Investment Solutions group at Brown Advisory, is seeking investment strategies that strike a balance between…
BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Outlook 2025 reveals robust alpha and rising allocations
Hedge funds delivered an average return of 10.12% in 2024, with volatility five times lower than that of the MSCI World index — which…
Hedge funds charging billions in ‘no limit’ passthrough fees
Hedge fund investors are increasingly seeing their returns whittled away by the controversial 'passthrough fee' structure that allows firms…
BoE's Bailey warns of potential multi-strat stability risks
The rapid rise of multi-manager hedge funds could pose significant risks to financial stability due to correlated activity and their…
Appaloosa upped China bets ahead of stock market rally
Appaloosa Management, the hedge fund firm founded by David Tepper, significantly increased its stakes in China-related stocks and…
11 Feb 2025
Activist Whitebox challenges KTM debt restructuring plan
US activist hedge fund Whitebox Advisors has intensified its opposition to the debt restructuring plan proposed by Austrian motorcycle…
Hedge funds switch focus to Chinese equities
Global hedge funds are increasingly buying Chinese stocks, with the pace accelerating significantly in early February, fuelled by the…
Glass Lewis endorses Barington's full slate in Matthews International proxy fight
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has thrown its support behind all three director nominees proposed by activist hedge fund Barington Capital…
