Global hedge funds are increasingly buying Chinese stocks, with the pace accelerating significantly in early February, fuelled by the emergence of DeepSeek, a homegrown Chinese artificial intelligence startup, according to a report by Reuters.
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has thrown its support behind all three director nominees proposed by activist hedge fund Barington Capital in its campaign to shake up the board at Matthews International, according to a report by Reuters.
Commodities expert Luke Sadrian has parted company with Rokos Capital Management after serving as a Partner and Investment Officer for two years and four months at Chris Rokos’s London-headquartered hedge fund firm, according to a report by Financial News London.
Activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management, led by Boaz Weinstein, has escalated its campaign targeting underperforming UK investment trusts, signalling a broader push to reform the sector, according to a report by Reuters.
The foreign exchange (FX) market, long overshadowed by equities and bonds, is witnessing a resurgence in trading activity as heightened volatility stemming from a second Donald Trump presidency boosts potential profits, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds began 2025 on a positive note, recording gains in a volatile January shaped by political transitions and turmoil in the technology sector. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index climbed 1.4%, while the HFRI Equity Hedge Index led the
Hedge funds and other market participants could consider relocating US Treasury trading offshore or utilising alternative strategies to avoid compliance with the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate, according to a report by Risk.net citing a new academic paper by Yesha
Elliott Management, the activist hedge fund known for its aggressive investment strategies, has taken a stake in BP, signalling potential pressure on the UK oil giant to reevaluate its strategy amid ongoing financial performance struggles, according to a report by
Activist hedge fund firm Pershing Square has acquired a $2.3bn stake in Uber with founder Bill Ackman calling the ride-hailing firm “one of the best-managed and highest-quality businesses in the world,” according to a report by the Financial Times.
A high-profile campaign by US activist hedge fund Saba Capital to overhaul seven British investment trusts has been described as a “massive wake-up call” for the £266bn industry, which critics say has grown “complacent”, according to a report by the
