Multi-strategy major Millennium Management and Boston-based systematic global equity manager Arrowstreet Capital are among a number of hedge funds shorting the assets of UK water companies, after a crisis at Thames Water highlighted high debt levels across the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, the multi-strategy hedge fund firm born in 2015 out of Steven Schonfeld’s proprietary trading-firm-turned family office, has still not raised the $3bn it has been looking to raise since late last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Element Capital Management, the global macro hedge fund firm founded by Jeff Talpins, is planning to return around $4bn in external capital to clients as it looks to improve performance and focus on managing its own funds, according to a report by Reuters.

Global proprietary trading firm Jane Street Capital has taken legal action against multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management and two former employees over the alleged theft of trader secrets, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Losses incurred from failed bets on telecom network Altice have prompted multi-strategy major Millennium Management to liquidate wagers made by Portfolio Manager and credit trading specialist Jason Feasey, according to a report by Bloomberg.

London-based activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has set its sights on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with a proposal to oust Larry Fink, the company’s Founder, from his position as Chairman, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.