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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.
Hedge funds have significantly increased bullish wagers on oil, marking the largest surge since June, as signs of tight US inventories and ongoing geopolitical risks drove market sentiment, according to a report by Business Times citing data from ICE Futures Europe and the CFTC.
Commodities trading firm Castleton Commodities International has hired former Millennium Management Senior Oil Trader Roberto Rosales to head up a newly established oil trading team in Geneva, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the move.
