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Hedge funds including Fivestar Asset Management are adjusting positions ahead of the Bank of Japan’s upcoming policy meeting, anticipating that Governor Kazuo Ueda could signal a hawkish stance amid inflationary pressures arising from the Iran conflict, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Global hedge funds have been selling and shorting shares across banks, insurers, fintech firms, and trading companies, making financials the most heavily sold sector this year, according to a a report by Reuters citing a client note from Goldman Sachs.
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Hedge funds and institutional investors are increasingly deploying complex derivatives strategies to navigate extreme cross-asset volatility triggered by the conflict involving Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg citing several market participants including Citigroup.
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In Alternative Views, Hedgeweek® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on hedge funds. Today we speak to the CEO of Moreton Capital Partners, Les Finemore, who has recently launched a new commodities based fund located across Mexico and Abu Dhabi.
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The Iran conflict has sent crude prices surging, split hedge fund performance and reignited the debate over commodities as a strategic allocation. Hedgeweek examines what the disruption means for the sector.
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Several commodities-focused hedge funds, including RCMA Capital’s Merchant Commodity Fund posted strong returns last week as market turbulence linked to the Iran conflict created trading opportunities, even as larger multi-strategy firms faced losses, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Pierre Andurand’s hedge fund, Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced, posted a 6% gain last week, benefiting from extreme swings in the oil market triggered by the ongoing conflict in Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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Several of the world’s largest hedge funds, including Coatue Management and Citadel posted losses last week as heightened volatility linked to the Iran conflict triggered sharp moves across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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PivotalPath’s analysis shows managed futures and macro commodities thriving in high oil environments, but allocators heading into 2026 had other priorities.
Intel
Global markets staged a sharp turnaround on Monday as hopes grew that the conflict between the US and Iran may soon de-escalate, triggering a rebound in equities and bonds after days of heavy volatility that has challenged hedge fund trading strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
