Managers
Citadel’s acquisition of a discounted equity portfolio from embattled AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness is the latest example of founder Ken Griffin capitalising on periods of market stress, reinforcing a strategy that has repeatedly generated returns during hedge fund dislocations, according to a report by Reuters.
The semiconductor trade that has dominated equity markets this year has entered a far more volatile phase, forcing hedge funds and institutional investors to reassess one of the market’s most crowded AI-driven themes, according to a report by Bloomberg
: Ken Griffin’s Citadel has acquired the majority of the public equity portfolio held by AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, following a sharp reversal in technology stocks that forced the specialist manager to significantly reduce risk, according to a report by Reuters.
AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness explored selling stakes in privately held technology companies before agreeing to transfer most of its public equity portfolio to Citadel, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Senior Millennium Management portfolio manager Farzad Kassam is preparing to launch his own hedge fund next year, with backing from Izzy Englander’s multi-strategy investment firm in the latest example of established platforms seeding new managers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners has intensified its campaign at payments technology company Fiserv, urging the business to conduct a comprehensive review of its operations and portfolio while renewing calls for changes to the board, according to a report by Reuters.
Quantitative hedge fund Squarepoint Capital is continuing to strengthen its commodities trading business, adding experienced traders from leading commodity merchants and investment firms as it expands its presence across both derivatives and physical markets, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, is seeking additional capital from investors following sharp losses during the recent correction in technology and AI-related stocks, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds are increasing bearish positions in several US critical minerals companies, betting that strong government backing for the sector will not be enough to overcome China’s long-standing dominance of global supply chains, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Align Technology, the manufacturer of Invisalign clear aligners, has reached a settlement with activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management that will see three new independent directors added to its board, according to a report by Bloomberg.
