17 Sep 2025
Senior technologists exit Brevan Howard
Hedge fund Brevan Howard has seen a notable exodus of senior technology staff in recent months, including at least seven key hires from its…
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Fasanara Capital hires head of UK capital formation
Tech-powered hedge fund firm Fasanara Capital has appointed Sebastian Maciocia as Director of Capital Formation for its UK operations.…
AlphaQuest appoints President
Alternative asset manager AlphaQuest LLC has named John Neary as President, effective immediately. Neary will oversee all functional areas…
Qube to levy performance fees on some staff investments
Qube Research & Technologies has begun charging some employees performance fees on their personal allocations to the firm’s hedge…
Brazil hedge funds extend gains as inflation cools and rate cuts loom
Brazilian hedge funds including Ibiuna Investimentos and Ace Capital, are outperforming as falling inflation strengthens expectations for…
16 Sep 2025
Japan governance reforms prompt surge in activist activity
Hedge fund activists are intensifying their push into Japan, with investments on track to surpass last year’s record as corporate…
Wharton gets $60m gift to launch quant finance master's with hedge fund ties
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is launching its first new degree in 50 years – a master’s in quantitative finance –…
Hedge funds poach loss-making traders amid intensifying talent war
In an unusual twist in the multi-strategy hedge fund hiring battle, portfolio managers coming off significant losses are increasingly in…
Hedge funds seek commodity volatility traders amid market
Hedge funds including Eisler Capital and quant trading shops including Squarepoint Capital are aggressively hiring traders who specialise…
Hedge funds score CFTC win as JSCC cleared to handle yen swaps for US clients
Hedge funds have won a regulatory victory after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agreed to allow Japan Securities Clearing…
Hedge funds up 1.71% in August, says SS&C GlobeOp
Hedge funds posted a 1.71% gross return in August 2025, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, while net…
Foreign hedge funds eye China return amid tech-driven rally
Hedge funds are showing renewed interest in China’s $19tn equity market, three years after many shunned it as “uninvestable,” drawn by tech…
Elliott affiliate in poll position as Citgo parent auction enters endgame
The court-supervised auction of Citgo Petroleum’s parent company has entered its final stages, with an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott…
15 Sep 2025
Ex-Aspex Partner to launch new Asia-focused hedge fund
Atsushi Sakano, a former Partner at Hong Kong-based Aspex Management, is launching Tenucia Partners, a new long-short hedge fund focused on…
Macro hedge funds up bullish option bets on Aussie dollar
Macro hedge funds are ramping up bullish option positions on the Australian dollar after the currency rallied to its strongest levels…
