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Short sellers are beginning to unwind positions against some of the largest publicly listed US business development companies after a sharp selloff in the sector delivered $127m in profits over the past month, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new research by S3 Partners.
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Activist hedge fund Jana Partners has revealed a 9% stake in Six Flags Entertainment and is joining forces with NFL star Travis Kelce to pressure the amusement park operator to overhaul its marketing and customer experience strategy, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedge funds slashed equity exposure last week in their largest sell off in more than six months, exiting energy and financial stocks as volatility spiked across global markets, according to a report by Reuters citing prime brokerage data from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
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TOP STORY: Shares in Man Group surged to a six-month high in trading in London on Friday after the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager reported a 22% rise in assets under management to a record $213.9bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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Elliott Investment Management, the $76bn multi-strategy hedge fund led by billionaire Paul Singer, is raising up to $7bn in a new drawdown vehicle, underscoring the firm’s readiness to deploy capital across opportunistic trades, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds have long prided themselves on generating alpha by interpreting the same data that everyone has access to better than other market participants. The industry, however, faces a not-so-silent data issue that threatens to chip away its fundamental value proposition. Our latest research reveals widespread data workflow fragmentation across its infrastructure, which in turn is creating costly inefficiencies across fund operations. This report examines whether transformation will be driven by competitive necessity or investor compulsion. While change appears inevitable, fund managers can either lead this transformation or be compelled through it – but they cannot avoid it indefinitely.
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Two Sigma Investments is winding down its $120m Eclipse fund as part of an effort to simplify its fund structure. The closure scheduled for 31 December, 2025, with all investor interests being compulsorily redeemed, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Activist hedge fund Shah Capital has called on the board of Novavax to pursue a sale, citing ongoing operational challenges and marketing missteps that have hindered the vaccine maker’s performance for a third consecutive year, according to a report by Reuters.
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When nine in ten global CIOs managing billions in hedge fund assets express bullish sentiment whilst simultaneously describing markets as unprecedented, something counterintuitive is happening. Hedgeweek®’s exclusive 2025 CIO Sentiment Report reveals why leading managers are playing offence, not defence. Our comprehensive survey data, exclusive CIO interviews, and actionable intelligence reveal how the industry’s most sophisticated managers are actually positioned for 2025.
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Davidson Kempner Capital Management has become the latest major hedge fund to establish a presence in Abu Dhabi with the opening of a new office in the emirate’s international finance centre, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
