AXA IM Prime, the hedge fund platform recently acquired by BNP Paribas, has significantly expanded its exposure to Asia-focused hedge funds, now allocating up to 30% of its $5bn hedge fund portfolio to managers in the region, according to a
Hedge funds posted encouraging results for the first half of 2025, overcoming market turbulence tied to US trade policy uncertainty and capitalising on surging equity markets, according to a report by Reuters citing new data from Goldman Sachs.
AQR Capital Management, led by billionaire investor Cliff Asness, has delivered double-digit returns across multiple strategies in the first half of 2025, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
King Street Capital Management has closed its latest European real estate special situations fund at $950m, reaching its hard cap in just 12 months as signs of distress return to the continent’s property market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Quantitative investment management firm PanAgora Asset Management has appointed Tim Stanton as Managing Director, Head of Global Distribution, with responsibility for leading the firm’s institutional growth initiatives.
Ken Griffin’s $66bn hedge fund Citadel posted a modest 2.5% gain in the first half of 2025, falling behind smaller multi-manager rivals Balyasny and ExodusPoint, which returned 7.3% and 9.3%, respectively, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Whetstone Capital, the $250m hedge fund known for its contrarian deep-value approach, posted a 21% return in May – its best monthly performance since inception – by doubling down on unloved and mispriced growth names left behind during recent market
3iQ, the digital asset manager backed by Japan’s Monex Group, has appointed hedge fund veteran Tommaso Mancuso – former CIO at London-based global macro firm Shikuma Capital – as its new Global Head of Investments.
TOP STORY: Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha fund gained 17% in the first half of 2025, outperforming the broader hedge fund industry amid a volatile macro backdrop, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the
Hedge funds ramped up purchases of US bank stocks at the fastest pace in nearly a decade last week, betting the sector’s historic rally still has room to run, according to a report by Bloomberg citing prime brokerage data from
