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Norway’s $1.8tn sovereign wealth fund has taken its first steps into long-short equity hedge fund investing, with plans to allocate billions of dollars to the strategy in a bid to enhance returns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Jeffrey Smith, the Chief Executive officer of Starboard Value has secured a seat on the board of Kenvue, as part of a settlement in the four-month proxy battle between the activist hedge fund and the consumer health company, according to a report by Reuters.
Australia’s AUD237bn Future Fund has appointed activist and event-driven hedge fund Effissimo Capital Management to its roster of active equity managers, joining the likes of Maple-Brown Abbott and Wellington Investment Management, according to a report by Investment Magazine.
Cyril Brudy, a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at hedge fund Dymon Asia, is moving to the firm’s Dubai office from Singapore, as the firm looks to bolster its operation in the emirate, according to a report by Financial News.
Digital assets investment solutions specialist Block Asset Management has launched a new multi-manager hedge fund designed to generate decorrelated alpha from digital assets markets while maintaining robust downside protection, according to a report by International Advisor.
Millennium Management founder Izzy Englander is considering distributing equity in the $76bn hedge fund firm to key executives for the first time, marking a significant shift in the firm’s structure as he prepares for its long-term future, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund has suffered a steep decline in the first two months of 2025, erasing its strong gains from last year as volatility continues to roil commodity markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium Management has committed $2bn to support the launch of Lane42 Investment Partners, a new alternative asset management firm founded by former Ares Management Executive Scott Graves.
Rio Tinto’s decision to grant its Australian shareholders the opportunity to vote on a resolution calling for an independent review of its dual-listing structure has been welcomed by London-based activist hedge fund Palliser Capital.
Digital asset investment products saw a third consecutive week of outflows last week, marking the largest weekly outflows on record at a total of $2.9bn, and bringing the three-week total to $3.8bn, according to a the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
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