Hedge fund strategies across event-driven, equity hedge, and cryptocurrency led the industry’s performance gains in May, buoyed by easing volatility, improving macro sentiment, and continued momentum in equity markets, according to data from HFR.
BMO Global Asset Management has launched a new hedge fund product in partnership with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, aimed at bringing high-conviction hedge fund strategies to accredited Canadian investors seeking low volatility, uncorrelated returns.
Hedge funds posted broad-based gains in May, benefiting from a global equity rebound and dislocations sparked by April’s trade-driven volatility. However, strategies exposed to commodities and fixed income faced headwinds, according to a report by Reuters citing bank prime brokerage
Michael Platt’s BlueCrest Capital Management, the former hedge fund now operating as a family office, has delivered a 28% gain year-to-date, driven in large part by a well-timed short position against the US dollar, according to a report by the
Cryptanium Fund I SP, a digital assets-focused hedge fund on the CV5 Digital platform, has posted a 6.1% net return for the first quarter of 2025, continuing its run of strong performance and beating industry benchmarks despite a volatile market
David Snoddy, a former head of Tiger Management’s Tokyo office, is preparing to launch a new activist-oriented Japan equity strategy under his firm Nezu Asia Capital Management, targeting undervalued listed companies with strong fundamentals and excess capital, according to a
Jupiter Asset Management has launched GEARx, a higher-leverage version of its flagship Merian Global Equity Absolute Return (GEAR) strategy, targeting sophisticated professional investors via its new Cayman Islands-domiciled hedge fund platform.
TOP STORY: Several of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds – including Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund and Millennium Management – delivered only modest returns in May, trailing the broader equity market rebound led by the S&P 500, which gained 6.2%,
Arrowpoint Investment Partners, a Singapore-based multi-strategy hedge fund backed by Blackstone, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Temasek’s Seviora, generated strong gains in May by exploiting market dislocations across equities, currencies, and fixed income, according to a report by Business
China-based hedge fund Evolution Asset Management’s flagship fund Multi-Strategy No1 is up almost 20% YTD, and has now returned a staggering 1,485% since inception in 2015, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from Shenzhen PaiPaiWang Investment & Management
