13 Mar 2025
Hedge funds hiring meteorologists to weather market volatility
Hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Squarepoint Capital, are increasingly recruiting…
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MFA urges SEC to reconsider recent regulatory measures
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has called on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reform or rescind key regulations…
Multi-strats troubled by Trump trade war
Multi-strategy hedge funds are grappling with their most significant challenge since the early days of the pandemic as a sharp market…
Hedge funds unwind Asia positions amid market volatility
Hedge funds significantly reduced both long and short positions in Asia on Monday, following a wave of unwinding in the US and Europe last…
Brevan Howard cuts traders' risk limits as losses mount
Jersey-based global macro hedge fund firm Brevan Howard Asset Management is scaling back traders' risk limits as the firm's flagship fund…
Millennium hires new Global Head of Equity Volatility Risk
Veteran quant trader Jeff Berton has made the leap from investment banking to hedge funds, joining multi-strategy major Millennium as…
12 Mar 2025
Syz Capital launches bitcoin-denominated crypto hedge fund
Syz Capital, the $2bn investment arm of the family-owned Syz Group, has launched the Syz Capital BTC Alpha Fund, a new bitcoin-denominated…
SFERS commits $100m to multi-strat Qube Fund
San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has allocated $100m to Qube Research & Technologies’ flagship Qube…
Citadel PM returns to Millennium as Senior PM
Brad Schneider has rejoined Millennium Management from rival multi-strategy firm Citadel as a Senior Portfolio manager after previously…
Anson Funds readies for Match Group proxy battle
Hedge fund Anson Funds is preparing for a proxy contest at Match Group, with plans to nominate multiple directors to the online dating…
Point72 adds AI specialist from Millennium
Hedge fund Point72 has hired Kendall Jager, a former Millennium data scientist and one of Forbes’ "30 Under 30" alumni, as Head of AI for…
Hedge fund deleveraging weighs on European traders
Hedge fund deleveraging accelerated late last week, impacting European stock markets and European hedge fund managers' returns, with the…
Activist Anson builds 9% stake in InterRent
Activist hedge fund Anson Funds has taken a 9% stake in multi-residential REIT InterRent and is advocating for the company to implement…
11 Mar 2025
Hedge funds see mixed performance in Feb amid trade/tariff volatility
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in February as financial market volatility surged due to new trade and tariff policies, with equity…
Elliott takes €670m short position in TotalEnergies
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has disclosed a €670m short position in TotalEnergies, representing 0.52% of the French energy…
