RBC BlueBay Asset Management has taken a long position in the Japanese yen, anticipating potential strength from a Bank of Japan rate hike and the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership contest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bobby Jain’s hedge fund Jain Global has bolstered its investment team with the hiring of Joseph Kansao, formerly a partner at BlackRock and an event-driven strategies specialist, as a Portfolio Manager, according to a report by Financial News.
Little Harbor Advisors is launching a multi-manager, short-only hedge fund to capitalise on perceived market vulnerabilities, with a particular focus on financials, real estate, private equity vehicles and solar energy, according to a report by MorningStar.
Quantitative hedge fund AlphaQuest, which rebranded from Quest Partners earlier this year to signal its “alpha-driven” approach, has posted an 11.4% decline in 2025 up to the end of August, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset products saw $3.3bn in inflows last, lifting AuM to $239bn, near August’s record high, as sentiment recovered in both bitcoin and ether, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
The Managed Funds Association has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules that restrict hedge funds from participating in public offerings after shorting the same stock, arguing the current approach sidelines managers unnecessarily.
Buenos Aires province has reached a settlement with hedge funds Glacial Capital and TRSE Holdings over defaulted bonds, paying $106 million in cash and bonds after losing a New York court case in 2024, according to a report by Buenos
White Elk Partners, the hedge fund founded by former BlueCrest and Brevan Howard portfolio manager Carl Radford, has bolstered its senior leadership with the appointment of Nicholas Alexander as COO and Head of Risk Management and Compliance, according to a
Hedge fund Brevan Howard has seen a notable exodus of senior technology staff in recent months, including at least seven key hires from its systematic and front-office tech teams, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Tech-powered hedge fund firm Fasanara Capital has appointed Sebastian Maciocia as Director of Capital Formation for its UK operations. Maciocia joins from Mercer, where he was a Commercial Segment Leader within the Financial Institutions Group.
