Funds
Magnetar, the credit-focused hedge fund that rose to prominence during the 2008 financial crisis, has posted one of the industry’s strongest returns this year after a bold wager on AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave delivered outsized gains, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Singapore-headquartered hedge fund Dymon Asia has extended its 2025 rebound, with its $3.5bn multi-strategy fund rising 1.75% in August, lifting year-to-date returns to 12%, according to a report by Financial News citing people familiar with the matter.
Hedge funds in Europe are seeing renewed investor demand as allocators shift exposure away from the US amid heightened policy uncertainty and tariffs, according to a report by Reuters citing BNP Paribas’ latest Hedge Fund Outlook survey.
Fears over possible US Federal Reserve action prompted the largest digital investment product weekly outflows of $1.43bn last week, the largest weekly total since March, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Australian hedge fund manager Regal Partners delivered strong returns in July across several of its strategies, buoyed by a large position in defence technology firm DroneShield, according to a report by the Financial Review.
Crypto hedge fund manager Re7 Capital is aiming to raise $100m for a new multi-strategy vehicle, with the firm’s founder Evgeny Gokhberg set to serve as Chief Investment Officer, according to a report by Financial News.
Hedge fund performance softened slightly in July after a strong first half, though the majority of funds remained in positive territory, according to the latest data from Citco, the asset servicer with more than $2tn in assets under administration.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has committed $250m to New York-based hedge fund Taproot Management, backing a novel model that replaces traditional portfolio managers with teams of senior analysts, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Credit-focused alternative investment firm Anchorage Capital Advisors, has closed its latest flagship vehicle, the Anchorage Credit Opportunities Fund IX, on $1.5bn, surpassing its initial $1.25bn hard cap, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw $3.75bn inflows last week, the fourth-largest weekly total on record, driving AuM to an all-time high of $244bn, according to a the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
