Shares in Workday jumped nearly 9% on Wednesday after activist hedge fund Elliott Management disclosed a stake worth more than $2bn in the HR software provider, while publicly endorsing its leadership team, according to a report by Reuters.
Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund manager, has entered the US ETF market with the launch of its first standalone products — a move that brings hedge fund-style credit strategies to a broader investor base.
Hedge funds continued their strong performance in August, returning 2.3% and bringing year-to-date gains to 14.1%, according to the latest monthly Hedge Fund Update report Citco, the e world’s largest hedge fund administrator, managing over $1tn in AUA.
DE Shaw & Co, the New York-headquartered tech-driven hedge fund giant, is raising $3bn–$5bn for its new Cogence Fund, marking the firm’s first multi-strategy hedge fund run entirely by human traders rather than algorithms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed new hedge fund disclosure requirements by a year, with Chair Paul Atkins confirming that private funds will now have until 1 October 2026 to comply with additional reporting under Form PF.
RBC BlueBay Asset Management has taken a long position in the Japanese yen, anticipating potential strength from a Bank of Japan rate hike and the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bobby Jain’s hedge fund Jain Global has bolstered its investment team with the hiring of Joseph Kansao, formerly a partner at BlackRock and an event-driven strategies specialist, as a Portfolio Manager, according to a report by Financial News.
Little Harbor Advisors is launching a multi-manager, short-only hedge fund to capitalise on perceived market vulnerabilities, with a particular focus on financials, real estate, private equity vehicles and solar energy, according to a report by MorningStar.
Quantitative hedge fund AlphaQuest, which rebranded from Quest Partners earlier this year to signal its “alpha-driven” approach, has posted an 11.4% decline in 2025 up to the end of August, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset products saw $3.3bn in inflows last, lifting AuM to $239bn, near August’s record high, as sentiment recovered in both bitcoin and ether, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
