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Balyasny Asset Management portfolio manager Allen Zhang has left the firm after a year to return to Cinctive Capital, where he previously spent two years as a Portfolio Manager, according to a report by Financial News London.
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWIT) has formally called on the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for intervention as tensions escalate with New York-based activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management, according to a report by The Times.
Hedge funds holding Venezuelan sovereign and state oil company debt – including Broad Reach and Winterbrook Capital – have recorded sharp gains after the country’s defaulted bonds surged following the US-led apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds sharply increased bullish positions on crude oil in the week before the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from teh Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Multi-strategy hedge fund firm Schonfeld Strategic Advisors reported strong 2025 performance across its flagship multi-strategy funds, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Michel Massoud’s London-based Melqart Asset Management is planning to open an office in Dubai, joining a growing wave of hedge funds establishing a presence in the Middle East, and the United Arab Emirates in particular. according to a report by Bloomberg.
AQR Capital Management, the Greenwich, Connecticut hedge fund firm led by Cliff Asness, posted robust gains across its flagship quantitative strategies in 2025, despite a turbulent year for systematic investing, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist investors mounted a record number of campaigns globally in 2025, as market volatility, improved financing conditions and a rebound in dealmaking created fertile conditions for shareholder agitation, according to a report by Reuters citing data from Barclays.
Multi-strategy hedge fund majors Millennium Management and Citadel delivered double-digit returns in 2025, rebounding from a weak start to the year, though they trailed several smaller multi-manager peers, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Jason Genrich, a partner and senior portfolio manager at Elliott Investment Management, has left the activist hedge fund after more than a decade, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
