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A Bloomberg report cited by Hedgeweek says launching a hedge fund has become increasingly difficult as investors direct more capital towards established multi-strategy firms. The report cites Sachin Gupta's Covara Capital, which launched last year with $250m in seed capital from Blackstone and manages approximately $265m after a year of operations.
Hedgeweek reports that Chris Hohn's TCI Fund Management generated a record $18.9bn for investors in 2025, the largest single-year gain recorded by any hedge fund according to LCH Investments. The report says this coincided with a record $1.45bn in new commitments from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, and that Hohn donated £1.44bn during the period covered by the latest Sunday Times Giving List.
Hedge funds are increasing their purchases of legal claims linked to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, encouraged by a slowdown in efforts by California lawmakers to restrict investors from buying rights to insurance recoveries, according to a report by Bloomberg cited by Hedgeweek. Investors are acquiring claims at steep discounts, with prices ranging from as little as three cents on the dollar for some Palisades fire-related claims to around 60 cents for claims linked to the Eaton fire, according to transactions reviewed by Bloomberg. HedgeCo.Net reports the same development, saying the politi
Hedgeweek, citing a Bloomberg report, says European government bond markets regained some stability at the end of a volatile week as easing oil prices and a pause in fresh developments in France calmed investor concerns over fiscal risks and shifting hedge fund positions. French government bonds were on track for their first weekly gain in six weeks and Italian debt for its first advance in nine weeks, with regional yields declining as Brent crude retreated towards $100 a barrel. The report also says ECB President Christine Lagarde reassured officials the central bank had the tools to address
Hedgeweek reports, citing a Bloomberg report citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, that activist investor Elliott Investment Management and private equity firm GTCR are in advanced discussions to acquire CCC Intelligent Solutions, a provider of software for the automotive insurance industry. An agreement could be announced as soon as next week, though negotiations remain ongoing and the parties could still fail to reach a deal, with timing and terms uncertain and another bidder possible. HedgeCo.Net also reports that GTCR and Elliott were in advanced talks to acquire the Chicago-base
Hedgeweek reports that hedge funds heavily exposed to equity dispersion strategies are looking to upcoming technology earnings to revive volatility, following a period of declining share-price swings that has weighed on the trades, according to a report by Bloomberg. HedgeCo.Net reports that hedge funds running equity dispersion strategies are looking to the coming technology earnings season to revive single-stock volatility after a decline in share-price swings.
Hedge funds, investment banks and other financial services groups have criticised UK government plans to restrict non-compete clauses in employment contracts, warning the changes could undermine the competitiveness of the UK's financial and professional services industries, according to a report by the FT. Andy Burnham said the government would legislate to ensure non-compete provisions no longer prevent promising start-ups and growing businesses from recruiting the talent they need, a proposal supported by technology groups. The plan has prompted concern among financial firms that use non-com
Hedgeweek reports that Brazilian hedge fund managers who anticipated a strong first-round performance by right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro are adjusting their derivatives positions after a sharp rally in local markets. Ace Capital, Vista Capital and Legacy Capital were among the strongest performers on Monday after Bolsonaro finished approximately two percentage points ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of voting. The result triggered a surge in Brazilian equities and the real, alongside a sharp decline in interest-rate swap contracts.
Lynx Asset Management has selected market data analytics provider xyt to deliver independent trading volume and liquidity analysis across global equity markets, according to Hedgeweek. The partnership is intended to support the Stockholm-based hedge fund firm's expanding systematic equities business by giving it more detailed insight into intraday liquidity across venues and execution mechanisms.
CME Group plans to introduce baseball futures on 12 October, pending regulatory review, expanding its derivatives offering into professional sports through contracts linked to performance indexes covering Major League Baseball's 30 teams. The new products, developed in partnership with FutureSports, will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI) based on official league data, with trading beginning with the 2026 postseason initially covering the four teams competing in the League Championship Series.
Hedgeweek reports that Tiger Global Management is poised to generate an estimated $5bn in paper gains from its early investment in OpenAI, citing a Bloomberg report. The firm committed $150m to OpenAI in 2021 when the company was valued at $15.7bn, and OpenAI is now in discussions to raise $30bn at a proposed $1.4tn valuation. The gains remain unrealised and a full exit depends on an eventual IPO, which Sam Altman has indicated is unlikely before 2027.
Hedgeweek reports that Lone Pine Capital's long-short fund lost approximately 31% in the third quarter of 2026, citing an Institutional Investor report that relies on an unnamed investor familiar with the firm's performance. The same report states the long-only vehicle dropped 23% over the quarter but remained up 6% for the year, and that several Tiger Cub hedge funds also saw returns eroded by weakness in tech and AI-related stocks.
Arcesium announced on 7 October an expanded integration with MarketAxess to give hedge funds, institutional asset managers and capital markets firms improved access to fixed income pricing, liquidity and transaction data. The integration brings MarketAxess CP+ algorithmic pricing and TraX market data into Arcesium's Aquata data platform and Opterra operating system, connecting front-, middle- and back-office processes.
Hedgeweek reports, citing eFinancial Careers citing unnamed people familiar with the move, that Millennium Management is set to rehire James Watson, a senior macro portfolio manager who recently left Balyasny Asset Management in London. Watson had joined Balyasny from Millennium in September 2024 after almost seven years at the multi-strategy fund, where he is understood to have managed a trading team of more than 20 people. At Balyasny he built a smaller team, and the status of that group after his departure is unclear, though several members are understood to have already left.