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Saba Capital Management, the US-based activist hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has disclosed new positions in two UK-listed investment trusts, as it looks to continue campaign to extract value from closed-end vehicles trading at persistent discounts to NAV, according to a report by CityWire.
Cantor Fitzgerald has struck a deal to acquire UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform, adding $11bn in hedge fund, private credit, and commodities assets to its books in a major expansion of its asset management division.
Gavea Investimentos, the hedge fund founded by former Brazilian central bank governor Arminio Fraga, has shifted its investment strategy toward a more macro and global approach in response to rising volatility and challenging conditions for stock-pickers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset fund inflows totalled $3.3bn last week, pushing YTD inflows to a record $10.8bn and total AuM to an all-time high of $187.5bn, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
Citadel founder Ken Griffin’s market making business Citadel Securities has kicked off 2025 with a blowout quarter, reporting $3.4bn in net trading revenue – a 45% year-on-year surge – as persistent market volatility fuels record profits across the trading ecosystem, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Shanghai Futures Exchange has unveiled a comprehensive set of proposals aimed at opening China’s commodities markets to foreign hedge funds and institutional investors, as part of a broader push to internationalise the renminbi, according to a report by Reuters.
Saba Capital Management has reached a deal with CQS Natural Resources Growth & Income Trust (CYN) that will see the £74m closed-end fund offer a 100% tender at net asset value, following a period of shareholder engagement led by the US activist hedge fund.
Hedge funds are stepping up strategic plays on the South Korean won, positioning for a rally akin to the Taiwan dollar’s sharp appreciation against the US dollar this month, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A $10bn wager by merger arbitrageurs on Chevron’s $53bn acquisition of Hess Corp is approaching a pivotal juncture, as ExxonMobil’s legal challenge to the deal enters a critical phase this week, according to a report by Bloomberg.
In a significant repositioning, hedge funds sharply increased their net-long exposure to Brent crude futures as the probability of a swift US-Iran nuclear accord diminished, raising concerns over potential disruptions to Iranian oil supply, according to a report by Bloomberg.
