Hedge funds are rebuilding short-yen positions, positioning for renewed currency weakness, on the back of comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, as Japan heads into a closely watched general election this weekend, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Chaitanya Mehra, head of a diversified commodities platform at Millennium Management, is spinning out to launch Echion Capital with $1.5bn in backing from Izzy Englander’s multi-strategy hedge fund firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Saba Capital has moved closer to launching a European activist exchange traded fund focussed on UK-listed investment trusts trading on persistent discounts after receiving regulatory approval in Ireland to operate the vehicle as an active ETF, according to a report
Japan’s most powerful business lobby, Keidanren, has invited US activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management to a closed-door meeting on 5 March, signalling how shareholder activism is becoming increasingly embedded in Japan’s corporate landscape, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds have turned increasingly bullish on crude oil, with positioning in Brent reaching its highest level since April as geopolitical tensions with Iran and severe winter weather in the US tightened near-term supply expectations, according to a report by
Crispin Odey, founder of now defunct hedge fund firm Odey Asset Management, is set to return to court this week as he challenges the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s decision to ban him from the financial services industry, according to a
Hedge funds have gradually reduced their exposure to North America over the past year, as trade tensions, policy uncertainty, a weaker US dollar and pressure on megacap stocks prompt allocators to rebalance portfolios across regions, according data from Goldman Sachs,
Hedge funds sharply reduced their bullish exposure to silver in late January, cutting net-long positions to the lowest level in almost two years as sentiment towards precious metals deteriorated ahead of a steep market sell-off, according to a report by
Hedge funds tracked global equity markets more closely in 2025 than at any point in at least five years, prompting concerns among allocators over the industry’s ability to provide protection during a market downturn, according to a report by Bloomberg
Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management has entered a fresh dispute with Texas-based private equity firm Stronghold Investment Management, as the two sides clash over how to wind down an oil and gas fund ordered into liquidation by a Delaware court,
