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Citadel’s Head of Economic Research for Fixed Income and Macro, Angel Ubide, has described the US economy and labour market as being in a “fragile equilibrium,” with long-term Treasury yields serving as a key barometer for risk assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Credit-focused hedge fund firm Beach Point Capital Management has named Joshua Baumgarten as president and Chief Investment Officer, strengthening its senior leadership team as it expands across private credit and opportunistic strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has publicly criticised President Trump’s efforts to undermine the Federal Reserve, highlighting potential risks for investors and businesses in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.
Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund manager with more than $70bn in assets, generated positive performance across two of its key strategies in August, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the results.
Abbey Capital has launched its first UCITS fund, Abbey Capital TrendPlus, on Waystone’s MontLake UCITS platform, marking the Irish alternative investment manager’s entry into the European retail-compliant fund space.
Tomohiro Yamaguchi, the former head of Point72’s Japan operations, is preparing to launch a new Hong Kong hedge fund firm – Invictus Investment Partners – to tap into growing investor demand for Japan-focused strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Macro hedge funds are increasingly turning to so-called “light exotic” options to express relative value views, with demand for index-versus-index structures climbing as correlations shift across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore-based systematic hedge fund Quantedge delivered its strongest monthly performance of 2025 in August, rising 8.3%, driven by successful positions across equities, commodities and currencies, according to a report by Financial News.
Hedge funds are piling into bullish options bets on the Chinese yuan, positioning for dollar weakness after softer-than-expected US payrolls raised concerns about the strength of the American economy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Millennium Management has combined the trading operations of Senior Portfolio Managers Nicolas Caron and Pierre Negre, creating a new internal brand, “Alpina,” as the $78bn multi-strategy hedge fund steps up efforts to retain top talent, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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