Managers
FengHe Fund Management co-founder Matt Hu is continuing to scale one of Asia’s fastest-growing hedge funds using an unusually centralised and highly structured investment process, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund launches climbed to a four-year high in 2025 as investors increased allocations to strategies positioned for rising market volatility, according to new data from hedge fund index and analysis specialist HFR.
Martin Lueck, co-founder of systematic hedge fund Aspect Capital, has warned that handing investment decisions entirely to artificial intelligence could undermine transparency and risk management in quantitative investing, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Traders are increasingly betting that volatility in US government bond markets will continue to ease, even as uncertainty lingers over a lasting peace agreement between the US and Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Assets under management at Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund, were broadly unchanged in the first quarter of 2026 after a significant withdrawal by a single investor offset inflows elsewhere, according to a report by Reuters.
Matt Peltz, son of activist investor Nelson Peltz, has taken his first disclosed public position through his new firm, Lost Coast Collective, building a stake in Intertek as the group weighs both a potential takeover and a strategic break-up, according to a report by the Financial Times.
ServiceNow has become a widely held short position among hedge funds as investor sentiment toward software names remains under pressure due to concerns about artificial intelligence disruption, according to a report by Reuters citing analysis from JPMorgan Chase.
Leading commodity trading houses are generating multi-billion-dollar profits as the conflict in Iran triggers extreme volatility across global energy and metals markets, though executives warn conditions remain highly uncertain, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Taiwan’s once-robust market for US dollar-denominated convertible bonds has lost momentum after changes to currency hedging dynamics undermined a widely used hedge fund trade, according to a report by Bloomberg
Magnum Ice Cream Co has become one of Europe’s most heavily shorted stocks, as hedge funds position against the company on concerns over weakening demand, margin pressure and shifting consumer behaviour, according to a report by Bloomberg.
