Hedge funds

The hedge fund set can’t resist the lure of Dubai

The exodus of talent from the UK and elsewhere is real; efforts to stem it need to be equally genuine

Nir Bar Dea, CEO of Bridgewater Associates, says in an internal memo: "We are going to make more than half the company real owners of Bridgewater."

Bridgewater expands equity ownership for employees after blowout year

[NEW YORK] Hedge fund Bridgewater Associates plans to expand its employee ownership initiative next year, which will see more than 60 per cent of staff own equity in the firm, according to an internal...

This could end up being Ken Griffin's Citadel sixth year since its 1990 inception that returned less than 10%.

Citadel posts worst return since 2018 as natural gas bets falter

This is partly due to erratic swings triggered by geopolitical turmoil, making trades hard to stick to

Lululemon, valued at US$25 billion, now likely faces an expensive and drawn-out board dispute over the position of CEO.

Elliott takes over US$1 billion stake in Lululemon: source

The hedge fund is now one of the company’s biggest investors

Qube is set to take as much as 146,000 sq ft across six floors in Two International Finance Centre being vacated by UBS Group.

Hedge fund Qube to take six UBS floors in Hong Kong’s Central

Its new lease is the largest ever signed by a hedge fund firm anywhere in the city

The bid for Toyota Industries, a maker of looms and forklifts that fathered Toyota Motor has drawn criticism from investors who say the 4.7 trillion yen price undervalues the company.

Elliott woos other Toyota Industries investors in buyout fight

Paul Singer’s activist fund tells the investors the proposal undervalues the firm

Cryptocurrency prices have risen in 2025 with Bitcoin hitting a series of record highs.

More than half of hedge funds invested in crypto: global survey

The investments are relatively small, with more than half allocating less than 2% of their assets

The breakneck shift in sentiment comes after the US blacklisted Russian oil giants Rosneft oil and Lukoil to stave off revenue the Kremlin needs for its war in Ukraine. Traders are honing in on next moves by India and China, top buyers of Moscow’s supplies, for clues on impacts of the sanctions to global balances. 

Hedge funds flee bearish oil bets after US sanctions Russia

[NEW YORK] Hedge funds cut their bearish position on Brent crude by the most on record after the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies, threatening exports from the Opec+ producer jus...

Rising wagers favouring the US dollar may be a sign that weakness in the currency spurred by the US government shutdown and interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve may have run its course.

Hedge funds are using options to bet on year-end US dollar gain

[SINGAPORE] Hedge funds worldwide look to be favouring the US dollar in the option market as they bet that the currency’s rebound versus most major peers will extend into year-end.

Official data shows foreign inflows to China rising across asset classes, a coordinated advance that has happened only in three of the past 10 years.

China’s markets shed ‘uninvestable’ tag as global funds return

Money managers’ still-underweight positioning suggests ample room to build exposure