Sir Chris Hohn’s Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) — one of the world’s largest charitable foundations linked to hedge fund wealth — has halted all grants to US-based non-governmental organisations, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Eisler Capital’s decision to shutter its flagship multi-strategy fund has reignited debate over the sustainability of the pass-through fee model and the escalating cost of talent across the hedge fund industry, according to a report by Reuters.

Hedge funds and other short sellers are concentrating their bets on technology stocks in the Americas and APAC and consumer and luxury names in EMEA, according to Hazeltree’s September 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report.

Hedge funds are holding back on equity exposure despite global stock markets hitting record highs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a note by strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co which highlights that macro hedge funds remain cautiously positioned, with their equity beta modestly negative.

Hedge funds are increasingly turning to options to bet on a year-end rebound in the US dollar, as investors anticipate further weakness in major peers such as the euro and yen, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

A widely followed hedge fund trade on dollar swap spreads is quickly attracting renewed attention as strategists at major US banks pile back into long recommendations, with Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Citibank all promoting the so-called “spread widener” trade, according to a report by Bloomberg.