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Blackstone’s largest hedge fund business posted a strong performance in 2025, with its Absolute Return Composite (AR) delivering a return of nearly 12%, comfortably outperforming industry benchmarks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the figures.
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Ken Griffin’s multi-strategy hedge fund major Citadel is moving into industrial metals trading as record prices and heightened market volatility draw increased hedge fund interest into the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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In Alternative Views, Hedgeweek® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on hedge funds. In this episode we speak to Ahmed Omar, CEO of Magellan Capital, to mark the launch of the firm’s $975m hedge fund, one of the largest fund debuts in the history of the UAE.Â
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Bridgewater Associates has warned that rising government spending and near-term inflation pressures linked to AI are creating an increasingly challenging outlook for global bond markets, prompting the hedge fund to favour equities over fixed income, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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The two-and-20 fee structure has long been dead. But what’s been slowly replacing it reveals a hedge fund industry splitting into two distinct tiers – and the gap between them is widening. Nearly one-third of hedge fund allocators are now actively negotiating lower fees across their portfolios, up from 24% six months ago, according to the Hedgeweek-AIMA H1 2026 Allocator Survey. More tellingly, preferred management fee bands have shifted decisively downward, with the 1.5-1.99% range jumping from 21% to 35% of preferences
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Mala Gaonkar’s hedge fund SurgoCap Partners has grown assets to approximately $6bn, just three years after beginning trading – marking one of the fastest-scaling hedge fund launches in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Global hedge fund industry assets have exceeded $5tn for the first time, driven by a combination of strong performance and sustained investor inflows, according to the latest Global Hedge Fund Industry Report from hedge fund indexation and analysis specialist HFR.
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When we surveyed over 100 hedge fund managers about securities litigation recoveries, we expected to find widespread participation. After all, these represent legitimate compensation for fraud-related losses – no investment thesis required, no market risk involved. Instead, we discovered that just 7% participate systematically. More surprisingly, among the 93% who don’t, nearly half cite “lack of expertise” as the barrier. Whether you’re optimising an existing approach or evaluating systematic participation, this report provides the practical roadmap.Â
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Quant hedge funds have begun 2026 under pressure, with crowded positions in US equities triggering the sector’s worst drawdown since October and reigniting concerns over volatility in systematic strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing prime brokerage data from Goldman Sachs.
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Shareholders of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust have rejected a series of board proposals put forward by Boaz Weinstein’s (pictured) activist hedge fund firm Saba Capital Management, including the removal of Chair Jonathan Simpson-Dent, following a Requisitioned General Meeting held today (20 January).
