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Brevan Howard’s flagship digital assets fund suffered a sharp reversal in 2025, sliding nearly 30 per cent as a broad sell-off across cryptocurrencies weighed on one of the hedge fund industry’s most prominent players in the space, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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The US dollar strengthened for a second consecutive session as hedge funds and currency traders pared back bearish positions, amid growing doubts that the Federal Reserve will deliver three interest-rate cuts in 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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UK industry figures have urged the Financial Conduct Authority to intervene over what they describe as repeated and disruptive board challenges by Saba Capital targeting British investment trusts, according to a report by This Is Money.
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Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has redeemed around $250m from Jain Global, less than two years after backing one of the hedge fund industry’s largest-ever launches, according to a report by The Business Time citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Citadel has raised $1.25bn through a two-part US bond offering, conducted by Citadel Finance LLC, which included a three-year and a five-year fixed-rate note, with proceeds earmarked for debt repayment and potentially general corporate purposes, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management has built a substantial position in Meta Platforms, committing around $2bn to the social media and technology group as it sharpens its focus on artificial intelligence-driven growth, according to a report by Reuters.
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Activist Saba Capital Management has mounted a third attempt to overhaul the board at Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, calling for the election of three new independent directors and urging shareholders to vote against the re-election of the incumbent board.
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Hedge funds are being repositioned to fulfil their original promise. In a striking shift over just six months, institutional allocators have moved decisively away from viewing hedge funds as yet another return maximiser and toward valuing them as portfolio stabilisers.
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TOP STORY: Hedge funds have significantly increased short positions on US equities, with data showing the largest notional short selling on record across single stocks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Goldman Sachs prime brokerage figures going back to 2016.
