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Wall Street’s largest banks including Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan, saw robust growth in their prime brokerage businesses in 2025, benefiting from high hedge fund returns and increased leverage, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge fund startups are increasingly turning to large anchor investors and separately managed accounts (SMAs) as a way to survive in a market dominated by multi-strategy giants, with early data suggesting the pace of liquidations slowed in 2025, according to a report by Financial News London.
Balyasny Asset Management has recruited another portfolio manager from Eisler Capital, with Nikoloaos Rapanos joining the multi-strategy major’s macro trading team in London, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Chepstow Lane Capital, the hedge fund founded by former Soros Fund Management portfolio manager Agata Dornan, recorded double-digit gains in 2025, extending its strong performance track record, according to a report by Financial News London.
The Toyota Group has increased its buyout offer for Toyota Industries Corp by 15%, lifting the implied valuation to JPY6.1tn ($39bn), after pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds continued to hold heavily crowded long positions in large-cap US technology stocks throughout 2025, according to a new report from data and technology provider Hazeltree, highlighting persistent concentration risk in the sector.
Kal El Wahab, Bank of America’s head of linear rates trading in Paris, has resigned ahead of the firm’s annual bonus round, in a move that underscores the continued pull of hedge funds on senior bank trading talent, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
The Bank of England has signalled that tighter oversight of hedge fund leverage in the UK gilt market is likely, as concerns grow over risks posed by heavily leveraged trading strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
SS&C Technologies Holdings has reported a 0.98% gross return for the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index in December 2025, reflecting steady, if moderate, gains for hedge funds across its administration platform.