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Global long-short equity hedge funds underperformed sharply during the recent US stock market surge but showed resilience as markets turned volatile again, according to a report by Reuters citing prime brokerage data from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
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Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has weighed in on the escalating tariff tensions, urging the US to strike a trade agreement with China and shift focus toward fiscal consolidation, according to reports.
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The US Treasury market – long viewed as the global bedrock of financial safety – is flashing red as hedge funds dump positions en masse, triggering sharp selloffs and prompting fears of a broader liquidity crunch, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Pershing Square Holdings, the London-listed investment trust run by hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, has dropped 15% year-to-date as the escalating US trade war reverberates through global markets and punishes the fund’s concentrated equity positions, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Hedge funds have been hit with the steepest margin calls since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, as last week’s tariff-fueled sell-off sparked a wave of forced deleveraging across the industry, according to data from prime brokerage sources including Morgan Stanley.
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A sharp global equity sell-off triggered by the Trump administration’s latest tariff announcement has dealt a heavy blow to equity long-short hedge funds, wiping out their gains for the year in a single session, according to a report by Reuters.
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Brevan Howard Asset Management is revamping its fee structure to incentivise longer capital commitments from investors in its flagship hedge fund, as the firm navigates its most challenging start to a year in over two decades, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Hedge funds have scaled back risk exposure and reallocated capital in anticipation of US President Donald Trump’s expected tariff announcement on 2 April, according to a report by Reuters citing data from the prime brokerage division at Goldman Sachs.
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Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, saw its assets under management (AUM) decline by 18.1% in 2024, falling to $92.1bn, according to a recent regulatory filing, as the firm deliberately reduced the size of its flagship fund, according to a report by Reuters.
