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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust has called for greater transparency from activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management as tensions escalate ahead of a shareholder vote on a proposed board overhaul, according to a report by Alliance News.
Brazilian hedge funds are on track to outperform their domestic benchmark for the first time in three years, supported by well-timed interest rate trades and a sharp rally in local equities that has lifted returns across the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jain Global, the hedge fund founded by former Millennium Management Co-Chief Investment Officer Bobby Jain, has strengthened its investment team with the appointment of Alex Coats, a senior rates trader from JPMorgan.
RFM, a newly launched hedge fund focused on Japanese equities, has attracted more than $800m in assets within its first year of operation, reflecting strong investor appetite for Japan’s equity markets amid robust performance and structural reform momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mecox Capital Partners, a new options-focused hedge fund, will begin trading in January with $50m in assets, backed by prominent investor Peter Borish, a founding partner of Tudor Investment Corp, according to a report by Business Insider.
Asian and emerging markets hedge funds delivered strong performance into the final quarter of 2025, successfully navigating a sharp correction in cryptocurrency markets as falling interest-rate expectations, improving trade dynamics and easing geopolitical risks buoyed broader investor sentiment.
Ilex Capital, the hedge fund founded by former Citadel traders Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, sharply increased compensation for its highest-paid individual during its most recent financial year, alongside a significant rise in profits and assets under management, according to a report by Financial News London.
Pressure is mounting on US retailer Target after activist hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management built a stake in the company, as the retailer grapples with an extended period of weak sales and a sharply lower share price, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge fund Element Capital Management has won an arbitration ruling allowing it to enforce a non-competition agreement against a former senior trader, delaying his move to rival firm Squarepoint Capital, according to report by Bloomberg.
King Street Capital Management, a US alternative investment firm operating arbitrage/relative value, event-driven, and directional strategies, has promoted Kris Mastronardi, the firm’s COO and Global Head of Strategy, to Partner.
