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Systematica Investments’ listed version of its flagship hedge fund, Schroder GAIA BlueTrend, has dropped approximately 19% year-to-date, reflecting the mounting pressure on trend-following strategies, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds saw a performance setback in March, with the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index recording a gross return of -1.61%, according to the latest data released by SS&C Technologies.
Hedge fund manager Sculptor Capital Management has secured regulatory approval to operate in Abu Dhabi, becoming the latest global financial firm to establish a presence in the fast-growing capital of the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ediz Karahasanoglu, Head of EMEA Equities Trading at Goldman Sachs, has resigned from the firm and is reportedly heading to a hedge fund, though his next destination remains unconfirmed, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Quant-driven hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies has disclosed a $105m short position in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, according to a report by Reuters, citing a regulatory filing with Germany’s federal gazette, Bundesanzeiger.
Armistice Capital’s flagship hedge fund suffered its steepest monthly loss since inception, plunging 18.4% in March, as volatile markets and steep declines in healthcare and consumer stocks hammered performance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Man Group’s flagship quant strategies are facing steep losses in 2025, with several funds down double digits year-to-date as heightened market volatility tests the resilience of trend-following models, according to a report by Bloomberg.
CoStar Group, the $51bn US-listed real estate data and analytics giant, is coming under fresh pressure from hedge fund activists Third Point and DE Shaw, even as it presses forward with its proposed $2.8bn acquisition of Australian property platform Domain, according to a report by Capital Brief.
Arini Capital, the hedge fund founded by former Credit Suisse credit trader Hamza Lemssouguer, has agreed to provide £598m in financing to the Very Group, the UK-based online retail business owned by the Barclay family, according to a report by The Times.
Block Asset Management, a long-standing player in digital asset fund solutions, has launched the BAM Blockchain Alpha Fund (BAF), a multi-manager hedge fund targeting uncorrelated alpha in the digital asset space.
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