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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ken Griffin’s Citadel is set to return approximately $5bn of profits to hedge fund investors, reducing assets under management to around $67bn, according to a report by CNBC citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
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Activist investor Trian Fund Management and venture capital firm General Catalyst have agreed to acquire global asset manager Janus Henderson in a deal valuing the firm at $7.4bn, bringing to an end a more than five-year activist campaign by Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
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Bridgewater Associates is planning a significant expansion of employee equity ownership, with more than 60 per cent of staff set to hold stakes in the hedge fund from next year, following a standout performance year for its flagship macro strategy, according to a report by Reuters.
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Pershing Square Holdings has agreed to invest up to $1bn in Howard Hughes Holdings to support its acquisition of specialty insurer Vantage Group Holdings, in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $2.1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment will be made through the purchase of non-voting preferred shares issued by Howard Hughes.
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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 Evgueni Konovalenko, Managing Partner and Head of Business Development at emerging markets fixed income manager ProMeritum Investment Management LLP.
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New York hedge fund manager Soo Kim has been approached by at least one major Warner Bros Discovery shareholder about acquiring all or part of the group’s cable television assets, including CNN, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter.
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Ken Griffin, CEO of hedge fund giant Citadel, has urged US President Donald Trump to ensure the Federal Reserve remains independent from the White House, amid speculation over who will succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair next May, according to a report by the Financial Times.
