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Hedge fund investors continued to hold their positions in July, with forward redemption notifications falling to one of their lowest levels on record despite renewed market volatility, according the latest data from SS&C GlobeOp.
India’s securities regulator is considering allowing professional portfolio managers to take unhedged short positions in equity derivatives for the first time, potentially giving money managers greater flexibility to profit from falling share prices, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors are reassessing the sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom after a sharp selloff in the technology sector wiped nearly $800bn from the combined market value of the so-called Magnificent Seven, according top a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Global hedge fund industry assets rose by a record $409.3bn in the second quarter to reach $5.6tn, as strong investment performance and continued investor inflows drove the sector’s 15th consecutive quarterly expansion, according to HFR.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to commit an additional $30bn to hedge funds over the next three years, with global macro, quantitative and multi-strategy managers among the areas expected to benefit, according to a report by Reuters.
A former senior partner at Davidson Kempner Capital Management has claimed that the hedge fund still owes him $80m following his departure from the firm, in a legal dispute that has exposed allegations of internal tensions at they firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds delivered their strongest quarterly performance of the decade so far in the second quarter of 2026, with equity, global macro and multi-strategy funds leading a broad-based rebound and investor inflows reaching a new high, according to Citco.
The growth of one of hedge funds’ biggest trades in the US Treasury market is showing signs of slowing as narrowing price gaps and changing market dynamics reduce the appeal of the strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Asia-focused hedge funds, including WT China Fund and Keystone Investors are suffering a sharp reversal in fortunes this month after riding a powerful rally in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks through the first half of 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund managers and other alternative investment firms are increasingly considering moving employees and operations from Singapore to Hong Kong and other financial centres offering more favourable tax regimes, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association.
