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Hedge fund returns showed a marked divergence in April, with performance differences between top and bottom managers widening again as market conditions continued to favour skilled stock selection and active positioning, according to a data from HFR.
Liquidity in global oil markets has thinned sharply as escalating US–Iran tensions and ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz push traders to the sidelines, amplifying price swings in a key benchmark for the global economy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund firm, has added to its team in New York with the appointment of Eisler Capital senior portfolio manager Allan Levin as a portfolio manager, according to a post on his LinkedIn profile.
Wall Street bonus pools are expected to be broadly flat in 2026, although hedge fund professionals are expected to see continued compensation growth but at a more measured pace than in the most buoyant post-pandemic years, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from consultancy Johnson Associates.
Citigroup is sharpening its focus on hedge funds as part of a broader expansion of its markets and prime-linked business, with the bank targeting up to $700bn in hedge fund-related prime balances, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bloomberg has introduced a new enterprise-level economic dataset designed to improve how quantitative investors model macroeconomic conditions and test trading strategies, expanding its suite of investment research data products for systematic and data-driven workflows.
Saba Capital Management has secured a significant liquidity-focused agreement for shareholders of Herald Investment Trust, marking what the activist investor describes as its sixth successful outcome from seven initial UK investment trust campaigns.
Crispin Odey, the former hedge fund manager and founder of Odey Asset Management, has indicated he may pursue settlements with five women bringing civil claims against him over alleged sexual misconduct, ahead of a scheduled High Court trial in London, according to a report by the Financial Times.
TOP STORY: Hedge funds delivered strong performance in April by rapidly repositioning portfolios around geopolitical developments, with nimble trading strategies and fast allocation shifts proving key to capturing gains across volatile markets, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds recorded their strongest monthly performance in more than four years in April, as a powerful rebound in technology stocks drove broad-based gains across strategies and lifted industry returns to levels last seen during the post-pandemic recovery period in 2020, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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