15 Oct 2026
Irenic joins Ancora in pushing for £1.65bn Big Yellow sale
Activist hedge fund Irenic Capital Management has acquired a roughly 4% stake in UK self-storage operator Big Yellow Group, joining fellow…
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Marex launches crypto volatility indices targeting institutional investors
Marex has launched a new range of quantitative investment strategy (QIS) indices linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum, aimed at providing…
Hedge fund launches drop 40% in Q2 as liquidations nearly halve
New hedge fund launches declined 40% in the second quarter of 2026, while liquidations fell by almost half, amid rising interest rates and…
Balyasny hires Millennium portfolio manager Antoine Iskandar
Balyasny Asset Management is set to hire Antoine Iskandar, a senior portfolio manager at rival multi-strategy hedge fund Millennium…
Balyasny hires former Nebula CIO Limin Yang
Former Nebula Research and Development Chief Investment Officer Limin Yang has been hired by Balyasny Asset Management, according to a…
Hedge funds cut dollar exposure as Treasuries regain safe-haven appeal
Long US dollar positions were squared off by hedge funds on Thursday as US Treasuries rallied amid a global equity selloff, with investors…
Hedge funds rebuild tech longs as inflation concerns weigh on markets
Hedge funds increased their long exposure to several Magnificent Seven stocks in September, led by Alphabet, while short positioning rose…
14 Oct 2026
Verition sees five macro trader departures as it adds London portfolio manager
Multi-strategy hedge fund Verition Fund Management has seen at least five macro traders depart its ranks, while adding a new portfolio…
Hedge funds decline 0.31% in September as investor flows turn negative – SS&C GlobeOp
Hedge funds posted a 0.31% decline in September 2026, while net investor flows fell 0.16% in October, according to the latest SS&C…
Whitbread rejects Corvex board demand as activist campaign escalates
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has urged shareholders to reject activist hedge fund Corvex Management's demand for board representation,…
Millennium recruits Citadel rates trader Ravi Vinda
Millennium have recruited Ravi Vinda, a former Citigroup short-term interest rate trader who joined rival Citadel last year, according to a…
Asian investors boost hedge fund allocations as bonds lose appeal
Asian institutional investors are increasing allocations to hedge funds as volatility in bond markets and concentration risks in equities…
Paul Tudor Jones predicts significant oil rally amid US-Iran conflict
Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones expects oil prices to rise by a further $20 to $25 per barrel as the US-Iran conflict continues,…
Palliser urges Samsung to launch US share listing to address preferred stock discount
Activist hedge fund Palliser Capital has called on Samsung Electronics to issue American depositary receipts (ADRs) in the US and use the…
Ancora pushes Big Yellow Group to explore sale after building 4% stake
US activist investor Ancora Holdings Group is calling on UK self-storage operator Big Yellow Group to explore a potential sale after…
