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Hedge funds including Citadel are emerging as some of the most aggressive tenants in the City of London’s office market, helping fuel a boom in leasing activity that has defied long-standing concerns about a post-Brexit financial exodus, according ton a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Hedge funds have cut bullish wagers on crude oil to the lowest level on record, with investor concerns over a looming supply glut deepening after OPEC+ agreed to raise production, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the CFTC.
Arrowpoint Investment Partners is seeking to raise up to $400m by the first quarter of 2026 as the multi-strategy hedge fund scales its platform and adds new investment teams, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
Taconic Capital Advisors is closing its $1.8bn multi-strategy Opportunity Fund in a sweeping overhaul that will see the $4.5bn manager refocus on North American credit and merger arbitrage investments, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a recent letter sent to investors.
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings is one of this year’s standout hedge fund performers, with the London-listed vehicle up 25.3% through early September, far ahead of the S&P 500’s 11.7% gain, according to a report by Barron’s.
Hedge funds increased short positions in large-cap technology and index-tracking securities in August, while select EMEA and APAC names showed sharp utilisation spikes, highlighting potential short-squeeze risks, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report.
US federal prosecutors have charged former Two Sigma quantitative researcher Jian Wu with manipulating trading models to inflate his compensation, in a case that underscores heightened scrutiny on individual quants inside major hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
New York-headquartered hedge fund Capstone Investment Advisors is set to shut its Hong Kong office after roughly four years, reflecting the growing challenges faced by smaller multi-strategy funds in Asia’s competitive markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel has strengthened its equities platform with the hire of Laura Sterner as head of business development for Citadel Global Equities, one of the flagship businesses within billionaire Ken Griffin’s $68bn multi-strategy hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is expanding into Latin America with plans to open a São Paulo office led by Andre Laport, co-founder of Vinland Capital and a former Goldman Sachs partner, establishing the New York-based firm’s first foothold in Brazil, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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