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Hazeltree, a treasury and liquidity management platform serving the alternative investment industry, has acquired Siman Systems, a specialist in margin replication and financing analytics, in a move set to deepen its offering for hedge funds and asset managers.
Institutional appetite for hedge funds is holding firm – and even gaining relative ground – as big investors scale back enthusiasm for passive equities and private credit, according to a report by Reuters citing the findings of Goldman Sachs’ latest allocator survey.
Menos AI, a fintech start-up founded by investment and AI veterans, has launched its flagship product—Sonαr, an intelligent research agent built specifically for hedge funds and institutional asset managers.
Hedge funds kicked off the second half of 2025 on a positive note, building on strong first-half gains as improving sentiment around M&A activity, global trade negotiations and the economic outlook fuelled risk-on positioning across a range of strategies, according to a data from HFR.
Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital is expanding for the first time in years, launching a semiconductor-focused vehicle and actively raising capital for its hedge funds – moves that mark a rare growth initiative for the $10bn firm founded over three decades ago, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dan Loeb’s Third Point delivered a strong start to H2 2025, returning 4.5% in July, comfortably outpacing the S&P 500’s 2.2% gain (including dividends), according to a report by Business Insider citing the firm’s latest investor update.
Cinctive Capital Management delivered a 3% return in July, comfortably outperforming both the S&P 500’s 2.17% gain and several larger multi-strategy peers, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the performance.
Millennium Management is continuing to strengthen its European equities platform, with the firm reportedly hiring Niall Barton, a systematic portfolio manager from Maven Securities, according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Top-performing Singapore-based hedge fund Dymon Asia Capital is accelerating its expansion across Asia, amid growing investor appetite for regional exposure and a broader industry push to diversify return streams beyond developed markets, according to a report by Business Times.
Quantitative analytics firm ABC Quant has launched the Beta II release candidate of its AI-powered risk and portfolio management platform, Risk Shell AI, as part of its efforts to modernise risk analysis for hedge funds, asset allocators, and other institutional investors.
