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A long/short fund that takes long and short positions in investments, typically from a specific market segment.

These alternative investment managers sit a cut above the rest in terms of assets under management and reputation.

Multistrategy giants like Point72 and Millennium benefited from a strong second quarter in the stock market.

"Hedge fund": The phrase evokes images of pirates in designer suits … of backroom deals over cigars and single malt … of Gordon Gekko's iconic line from the 1987 movie Wall Street: "Greed is good." ...

Equity long/short hedge funds triumphed in 2025, with healthcare-focused managers the standout performers. But industry data provider PivotalPath warns of continued correlation between hedge funds and ...

Hedge funds utilize pooled capital and sophisticated trading strategies, such as short selling and leverage, to manage market risk and pursue returns across varying economic cycles. These investment ...

Leopold Aschenbrenner emerged last year as a precocious artificial-intelligence influencer after publishing a widely read manifesto. Then he decided to try his hand at stock picking. The 23-year-old ...

The Bank of England is pushing ahead with its plan to restrict how much debt hedge funds may use when trading UK government bonds, despite warnings that it will raise borrowing costs and reduce ...

Tower's "Software Vendor Agreements" give independent portfolio managers the quant-trading giant's capital and tech in ...

A star manager’s exit from Perpetual for New York’s Millennium Management has exposed the brutal reality confronting Australia’s active fund managers.