Managers
Brazilian hedge funds are repositioning portfolios to capitalise on falling domestic interest rates, as escalating trade tensions – triggered by Donald Trump’s tariff announcements – spark fears of a global economic slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BlueCrest Capital Management, Michael Platt’s hedge fund-turned family office, has secured full regulatory approval to operate in Dubai, marking a significant milestone in its international expansion strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Greenwoods Asset Management, one of China’s largest hedge funds with over $20bn in AUM, ramped up its exposure to Hong Kong-listed equities during the recent selloff, as ongoing geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty erode the appeal of US markets, according to a report yesterday Bloomberg.
Elliott Investment Management has taken a significant activist position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), amassing a stake valued at over $1.5bn and making the $70bn hedge fund one of HPE’s largest shareholders, according to a report by Reuters.
Millennium Management is withdrawing its capital commitment from Pamalican Asset Management, the Hong Kong-based hedge fund launched by former Goldman Sachs executive Jamie Goodman, just eight months after the firm began trading, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Quant-driven hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies has disclosed a $105m short position in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, according to a report by Reuters, citing a regulatory filing with Germany’s federal gazette, Bundesanzeiger.
CoStar Group, the $51bn US-listed real estate data and analytics giant, is coming under fresh pressure from hedge fund activists Third Point and DE Shaw, even as it presses forward with its proposed $2.8bn acquisition of Australian property platform Domain, according to a report by Capital Brief.
Arini Capital, the hedge fund founded by former Credit Suisse credit trader Hamza Lemssouguer, has agreed to provide £598m in financing to the Very Group, the UK-based online retail business owned by the Barclay family, according to a report by The Times.
Hedge funds and asset managers are piling into bullish yen positions at a record pace, as renewed US tariffs under President Donald Trump spark a flight to safe-haven assets and cast doubt over the Bank of Japan’s tightening trajectory, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Hedge funds slashed bullish positions on oil at a record pace last week as US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff measures rattled energy markets and cast a shadow over global demand, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from ICE Futures Europe.
