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Caxton Associates has emerged as one of the most prominent hedge fund casualties of recent market volatility, with losses at its flagship strategy exceeding $1.3bn in March as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East caused a drop in global assets, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Allocator enthusiasm for hedge funds has rarely looked stronger in the past few years. In our latest Hedgeweek® survey of alternatives allocators this March, more than 90%named hedge funds as the strategy they are most optimistic about in 2026 – whether for return generation or downside protection. That is not a marginal preference. It is a verdict.
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Multi-strategy major Millennium Management is assessing plans to expand its presence in Jersey as some employees look to relocate from Dubai amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Hedge funds and other investors are increasing exposure to Chinese renewable energy stocks as the oil price spike triggered by the Iran conflict reshapes global energy expectations and investment flows, according to a report by Reuters.
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Hedgeweek® spoke with Dean Schaffer, CEO of Lightkeeper, a data provider that transforms investment data into high value intelligence.Â
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Artificial intelligence is no longer a differentiator in hedge fund investing. It is becoming a baseline expectation. A recent Hedgeweek® survey of hedge fund managers shows adoption now spans three broad categories: firms actively deploying AI, those experimenting, and those preparing to implement it in the next six months. Notably, none of the respondents said they had no plans to use AI.
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Global hedge funds stepped up their selling of emerging Asian equities last week, marking the heaviest net outflows from the region in nearly a year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a client note from Goldman Sachs.
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Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund, Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced, surged roughly 20% in the first half of March, fuelled by bullish positions on crude oil amid heightened Middle East tensions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Japan’s financial watchdog the Financial Services Agency (FSA) is urging listed companies to adopt a forward-looking strategy when responding to activist investors, emphasising the importance of long-term value creation over short-term defensive measures, according to a report by Reuters.
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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.
