19 May 2026
Alternative Views with Florian Denie
In Alternative Views Hedgeweek®, goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on hedge funds. Today, we speak to…
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SpaceX IPO set to deliver multi-billion dollar gains for Darsana Capital and D1 Capital
SpaceX’s long-anticipated public listing is set to generate multi-billion-dollar gains for hedge funds Darsana Capital Partners and D1…
TCI returns as major Deutsche Börse shareholder
Deutsche Börse shares rose after it was disclosed that hedge fund TCI, led by Chris Hohn, has built a significant stake in the German…
Former OpenAI researcher’s hedge fund builds huge AP chips options book
AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness LP, founded by former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner, has disclosed a sharply expanded…
Hedge fund senior PM pay potential dwarfs long-only compensation
Compensation for portfolio managers in London’s equities industry continues to show a wide dispersion between long-only and hedge fund…
Kuark Capital raises $400m for Asia tech-focused hedge fund
Hong Kong-based Kuark Capital is preparing to launch a new hedge fund focused on Asian technology and artificial intelligence equities…
HD Capital outperforms peers by cutting AI exposure and upping tankers and shipbuilder bets
Hong Kong-based hedge fund HD Capital has outperformed the majority of its peers this year after shifting capital away from artificial…
Activist Corvex presses Whitbread for full sale
Whitbread, the FTSE 100 owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, is facing renewed pressure from activist investor Corvex Management, which is…
Citadel Securities warns US equity rally increasingly vulnerable to flow reversal
US equities face growing risk of a reversal in the strong fund flows that have powered the S&P 500 to record levels in recent weeks,…
BlueCrest adds former Nomura trader as PM
Hedge fund-turned-family office BlueCrest Capital Management has recruited former Nomura Holdings Inc rates trader Takushi Sawada as a…
18 May 2026
Fasanara Capital’s Francesco Filia on the opportunity in fintech lending
Over the past 15 years, led by CEO Francesco Filia, Fasanara has grown to over $6bn in AUM. The firm deploys capital through fintech…
Ackman and Loeb diverge on big tech bets
Pershing Square founder Bill Ackman and Third Point's Daniel Loeb are taking sharply different approaches to big tech in early 2026,…
Hedge funds ramp up bullish copper bets as prices hit record highs on supply fears
Hedge funds increased their bullish positioning on copper to a five-month high, coinciding with a fresh record in New York Comex prices as…
Tiger Global adds Intel and Robinhood positions
Tiger Global Management expanded its equity portfolio in the first quarter of 2026, opening new positions in Intel and Robinhood, while…
Elliott takes activist stake in Bio-Rad
Elliott Investment Management has built a significant position in Bio-Rad Laboratories as part of a renewed push into the life sciences…
