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Brevan Howard has shuttered the Brevan Howard Global Volatility Fund, managed by high-profile trader Ville Helske, as part of a broader strategic pivot toward locking in investor capital for longer durations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Man Group’s quant arm, Man Numeric, has begun using a new agentic AI system capable of autonomously generating, coding, and backtesting trading strategies — a significant step in automating the quantitative research pipeline at the world’s largest listed hedge fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Former Citadel portfolio manager Gilberto Marcheggiano is preparing to launch Agave Capital Management Limited, a macro hedge fund set to debut with around $1bn in assets under management, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Philip Falcone, the embattled hedge fund manager behind Harbinger Capital Partners, has admitted to multiple counts of market misconduct in a rare, high-profile $18m settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a report by Law.com.
Hedge funds specialising in merger arbitrage have roared back to life in 2025, pocketing gains from a spate of high-profile deal closures — but with fresh capital and dwindling opportunities, the strategy now faces a waiting game for the next wave of mega-mergers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The head of Lavazza Group has blamed hedge funds and other financial speculators for fuelling an “unbelievable” surge in global coffee prices, attributing roughly 80% of the recent volatility to market speculation rather than supply-side issues, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Macro hedge funds delivered highly divergent returns in the first half of 2025, as shifting US trade policy and geopolitical tensions contributed to an uneven investing landscape, according to a report by Institutional Investor.
The Bank of England has warned that excessive leverage among hedge funds poses a growing threat to the UK government bond market, raising fears of a repeat of the 2022 gilt market crisis triggered during Liz Truss’s brief premiership, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Financial Stability Board has called for global regulators to consider placing direct limits on hedge fund leverage and size, as part of sweeping recommendations aimed at strengthening oversight of the fast-growing non-bank financial sector, according to a report by Reuters.
Pentwater Capital Management’s event-driven hedge funds delivered standout returns in the first half of 2025, soaring 21% on the back of a billion-dollar bet on United States Steel Corp’s acquisition by Nippon Steel, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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