Funds
Brazilian hedge funds are on track to outperform their domestic benchmark for the first time in three years, supported by well-timed interest rate trades and a sharp rally in local equities that has lifted returns across the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
RFM, a newly launched hedge fund focused on Japanese equities, has attracted more than $800m in assets within its first year of operation, reflecting strong investor appetite for Japan’s equity markets amid robust performance and structural reform momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mecox Capital Partners, a new options-focused hedge fund, will begin trading in January with $50m in assets, backed by prominent investor Peter Borish, a founding partner of Tudor Investment Corp, according to a report by Business Insider.
Asian and emerging markets hedge funds delivered strong performance into the final quarter of 2025, successfully navigating a sharp correction in cryptocurrency markets as falling interest-rate expectations, improving trade dynamics and easing geopolitical risks buoyed broader investor sentiment.
JPMorgan Asset Management is launching a new strategy aimed at wealthy investors seeking to maximise after-tax returns, drawing on techniques popularised by quantitative hedge funds AQR Capital Management and Two Sigma Investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Crypto hedge funds are facing their toughest year since the 2022 market crash, as extreme price swings, thin liquidity, and political shocks have disrupted strategies across the sector, according to a report by the Economic Times.
Ken Griffin’s Citadel is set to return approximately $5bn of profits to hedge fund investors, reducing assets under management to around $67bn, according to a report by CNBC citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
Citadel’s flagship fund looks set to record its lowest annual return in seven years this year amid a fall in gains from its gas trading bets, formerly a major source of profits for the multi-strategy major, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund firm, has launched two additional ETFs, Man Active Emerging Markets Alternatives ETF and Man Active Trend Enhanced ETF bringing the firm’s ETF offering in the US wealth market to four funds.
Macro hedge funds are on track for their strongest annual performance since the global financial crisis, as sharp swings across currencies, commodities and government bond markets created unusually fertile trading conditions in 2025, according to a report by the Financial Times.
