Conductor Capital, a London-based commodity-focused hedge fund founded in 2022 by former EDF Trading executive Marcello Romano, is set to close, following a difficult period for parts of the energy and commodities trading sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund performance strengthened sharply in December, capping the industry’s strongest calendar year since 2009, as managers successfully navigated evolving risks across macroeconomic, energy, technology and geopolitical markets, according to HFR.
Active hedge fund managers are entering a market environment in 2026 that strongly favours skill-based returns over passive exposure, according to alternative investment firm Evanston Capital Management’s latest annual Hedge Fund Outlook.
Global digital asset inflows reached $47.2bn in 2025, just shy of the 2024 record, with the year starting strongly despite midweek volatility, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinsShares.
Harvey Capital Partners, the credit-focused hedge fund firm founded by former King Street Capital Management partner Paul Goldschmid, has raised more than $1.8bn for its debut fund, marking one of the largest hedge fund launches of 2025, according to a
Digital asset products saw $446m in weekly outflows, taking total post–10 October outflows to $3.2bn and indicating sentiment has yet to fully recover, according to a the latest digital assets funds sets Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinShares.
RFM, a newly launched hedge fund focused on Japanese equities, has attracted more than $800m in assets within its first year of operation, reflecting strong investor appetite for Japan’s equity markets amid robust performance and structural reform momentum, according to
Mecox Capital Partners, a new options-focused hedge fund, will begin trading in January with $50m in assets, backed by prominent investor Peter Borish, a founding partner of Tudor Investment Corp, according to a report by Business Insider.
JPMorgan Asset Management is launching a new strategy aimed at wealthy investors seeking to maximise after-tax returns, drawing on techniques popularised by quantitative hedge funds AQR Capital Management and Two Sigma Investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ken Griffin’s Citadel is set to return approximately $5bn of profits to hedge fund investors, reducing assets under management to around $67bn, according to a report by CNBC citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
