Magnetar Capital is preparing to launch a new investment fund that will rely on artificial intelligence agents rather than traditional teams of research analysts to identify and evaluate investment opportunities, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Mandatum Managed Futures fund was named winner of the UCITS Performance of the Year: Multi-Strategy at the Hedgeweek® European Awards 2026. Senior portfolio manager Ville Rantanen outlines what sets the fund apart and how the fund captured crisis alpha
Hedge funds significantly increased their exposure to global equities in the days leading up to Friday’s sharp market decline, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new positioning data from Goldman Sachs’ prime brokerage business.
Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by 24-year-old former artificial intelligence researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner has grown to more than $20bn in assets under management less than two years after launch, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research, has submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon from US President Donald Trump, according to a report by Bloomberg citing records from the US
DE Shaw has joined a growing number of hedge funds expanding incentive structures that encourage employees to reinvest performance-linked bonuses back into in-house investment products, as competition for talent intensifies across the industry, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Concerns are mounting that increasingly crowded positioning among hedge funds could amplify losses in the event of a broader market downturn, following Friday’s sharp equity sell-off that interrupted a prolonged rally driven by AI-related trades, according to a report by
Partners Group co-founder Alfred Gantner has dismissed recent criticism from short-seller Grizzly Research and described the sharp decline in the firm’s share price as an excessive market reaction driven by misinformation and broader sector concerns, according to a report by
Point72 Asset Management is evaluating whether to broaden its use of external trading intelligence by developing a platform that would compensate other hedge funds for investment ideas and market signals, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management is seeking to expand its footprint in India by establishing a local investment-management operation, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
