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Hedge funds ended the first half of 2025 with positive returns, overcoming market swings tied to US trade policy uncertainty and riding the momentum of record-setting equity markets, according to a report by Reuters citing a Goldman Sachs report.
Peregrine Capital, South Africa’s oldest hedge fund firm, has appointed Teaghan Price as an investment specialist, as part of its push to strengthen adviser relationships in KwaZulu-Natal, according to a report by CityWire.
AQR Capital Management, the $142bn quantitative hedge fund led by Cliff Asness, delivered standout returns across its trend-following and multi-strategy platforms in the first half of 2025 — sharply outperforming major industry benchmarks, according to a report by MarketWatch.
Global investment firm Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed Matt Nagele as UK CEO to spearhead its drive to bring differentiated investment strategies to the professional investor and wealth management markets.
Hedge fund giant Citadel has named Dr David Stark as its first chief medical officer, marking a rare move in the $5.7tn hedge fund industry as firms increasingly invest in employee wellness to boost performance, according to a report by Business Insider.
Affluent investors globally are significantly ramping up their exposure to alternative investments — with hedge funds increasingly in demand — and the trend looks set to continue, according to the findings of HSBC’s 2025 Affluent Investor Snapshot.
Fermat Capital Management has secured $1.7bn in new inflows to two of its catastrophe bond-focused funds since early April, rebounding quickly after parting ways with GAM Holding AG, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Collybus, a trading platform designed for institutional digital asset markets has launched promising to deliver ‘a unified execution experience across perpetuals, spot, options, and FX, with an emphasis on trading efficiency and global accessibility.
US-based digital asset hedge fund Parataxis is bringing a new strategy to South Korea’s capital markets by launching the country’s first bitcoin treasury platform via its newly acquired Kosdaq-listed entity, now renamed Parataxis Korea, according to a report by the Investor.
South Africa’s Mazi Asset Management is stepping up efforts to grow its NCIS Qualified Long Short Hedge Fund, a conviction-driven equity strategy that has quietly outperformed over multiple timeframes, according to a report by CityWire.
