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The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has introduced the CBAM Reference Price, a new weekly index designed to provide greater transparency around carbon pricing ahead of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) coming into full effect in 2026.
Private banks in Asia are increasing client allocations to hedge funds, as market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty drive demand for alternative strategies that offer downside protection and uncorrelated returns, according to a report by CityWire.
Bobby Previti, a former welder who rose to become a Managing Director at Bank of America, is set to join a hedge fund following his departure from the US bank’s London trading desk, according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing market sources.
Newly established Charlotte, North Carolina-headquartered hedge fund Black Pill Capital has launched with a new strategy centred on investing in companies looking to adopt bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset.
Elliott Management has disclosed a $4bn stake in PepsiCo, marking one of the activist hedge fund’s largest positions to date, as it pushes for a shake-up at the global drinks and snacks group to reverse a sharp share price decline, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Leading multi-strategy hedge funds, including Citadel and ExodusPoint delivered positive performance in August, buoyed by steady gains in global equity markets, though results varied across firms, according to a report by Business Insider.
Nagaraj Pangal, Nomura’s former Co-Global Head of FX and Emerging Markets, has resurfaced at multi-strategy hedge fund Verition, where he will run an emerging markets macro strategy as a Portfolio Manager in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Magnetar, the credit-focused hedge fund that rose to prominence during the 2008 financial crisis, has posted one of the industry’s strongest returns this year after a bold wager on AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave delivered outsized gains, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Digital assets funds saw inflows of $2.48bn last week, lifting August inflows to $4.37bn and YTD flows to $35.5bn, though AUM slipped 10% to $219bn, according to a the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Hedge funds have been increasing their exposure to WPP, the world’s largest advertising and marketing group, just as Cindy Rose begins her tenure as Chief Executive Officer, according to a report by Reuters citing research from Panmure Liberum.
