23 Mar 2026
Senior Cubist quant leader departs Point72 after prolonged losses
A senior executive at Cubist Systematic Strategies – the quant division of $46bn hedge fund Point72 Asset Management – is leaving the…
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Old West posts 31% return on early oil energy stock bets ahead of Middle East tensions
Old West Investment Management has delivered a 31% gain for its flagship fund this year, thanks to a strategic increase in energy stock…
GAM Alternatives managers urge Liontrust to explore sale amid valuation concerns
Portfolio managers at GAM Alternatives have called on Liontrust Asset Management to launch an immediate strategic review, including a…
Hedge funds ramp up selling in emerging Asia equities, Goldman says
Global hedge funds stepped up their selling of emerging Asian equities last week, marking the heaviest net outflows from the region in…
Elliott builds multi-billion dollar stake in Synopsys
Elliott Investment Management has taken a multi-billion dollar position in Synopsys, as the activist investor looks to drive operational…
20 Mar 2026
Third Point’s Loeb faces setback as Indra-EM&E merger collapses
Daniel Loeb’s Third Point suffered a blow in its first major foray into southern Europe after Spanish defence firm Indra abandoned plans to…
Point72 and Balyasny restrict staff from trading in prediction markets
Point72 Asset Management and Balyasny Asset Management have barred employees from participating in prediction markets through personal…
JPMorgan and Goldman provide hedge funds with tools to short private credit
JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc are offering hedge fund clients ways to take bearish positions on the $1.8tn private…
Elliott Investment Management backs Debdeep Maji’s new CLO-focused hedge fund
Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management is committing over $100m to support credit specialist Debdeep Maji in launching his new hedge…
Andurand’s flagship fund jumps 20% in early March on oil surge
Pierre Andurand’s flagship hedge fund, Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced, surged roughly 20% in the first half of March, fuelled…
Hedge funds scramble amid volatile Treasuries, fuelling Fed rate speculation
Frantic trading in US Treasuries on Thursday morning indicated that hedge funds were rapidly unwinding positions vulnerable to losses,…
19 Mar 2026
Hedge fund Infini Capital in the spotlight as banks exit Black Sesame placement
China International Capital Corp and Huatai International have pulled out of a planned share placement with Hong Kong-listed AI chipmaker…
FengHe to establish Hong Kong office
Singapore-based hedge fund FengHe Fund Management is planning to open a Hong Kong office in the second half of 2026 as part of efforts to…
Digital assets funds see third consecutive week of inflows
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.06bn of inflows last week, their third consecutive week of positive flows, according to the…
Balyasny makes first appointment for new Dubai office
Balyasny Asset Management has appointed its first employee for its newly established Abu Dhabi office, marking the firm’s expansion in the…
