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South Africa’s hedge fund industry recorded a strong year of growth in 2025, with assets under management rising 17%, driven primarily by robust investment performance and increasing participation from retail investors, according to a report by IOL.
A recently promoted Goldman Sachs managing director has left the investment bank for a portfolio management role in Dubai with LMR Partners, highlighting the continued migration of senior trading talent from global banks to hedge funds in the Gulf, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Hedge funds shifted back into net selling of US equities during the week of 12-18 June, ending a four-week streak of net buying, according to a report by FutuBull citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage data, with short-selling activity significantly outweighing long positioning.
Quantitative hedge fund DE Shaw is quietly increasing its investment in generative artificial intelligence, with a growing internal team focused on applying the technology to talent acquisition, employee development and workforce management, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Citadel founder Ken Griffin has called on New York’s corporate leaders to become more vocal in defending the city’s long-term economic competitiveness, intensifying his public dispute with Mayor Zohran Mamdani over tax and business policy, according to a report by Fox Business.
A specialist focus on listed real estate has enabled Catalyst Alpha Prescient QI Hedge Fund to deliver long-term equity-like returns while maintaining lower volatility than broader equity and property markets, according to a report by CityWire citing the fund’s 20-year track record.
The global hedge fund industry is projected to expand to approximately $6.16tn by 2030, according to a report by the Business Research Company, as investors continue to increase allocations to alternative investment strategies.
Hedge funds and currency traders have been increasing bets on further US dollar gains, with a wave of call option buying following a more hawkish signal from the Federal Reserve this week, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds delivered another month of positive performance in May, extending their recovery from the first-quarter market sell-off, while investor appetite remained strong with the industry recording a fifth consecutive month of net inflows, according to the latest data from Citco.
Rokos Capital Management is considering launching an alpha capture programme that would pay external investment managers for stock trading ideas, as the hedge fund industry increasingly turns to outside sources of market intelligence to enhance investment performance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
