14 Jan 2025
Point72 alum joins Jain Global
Tristan Faber has joined Jain Global in London as the hedge fund's Head of Platform, having spent two years leading the core quantitative…
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Eisler Capital appoints two new PMs
Eisler Capital has appointed two new Portfolio Managers: Gregory Bugaj, who joined this month in New York to oversee commodities…
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley report shift ahead of jobs data
Global hedge funds ramped up their bets against US stocks in the week leading up to 9 January, anticipating a strong US jobs report that…
Renaissance Tech and Two Sigma lead 2024 quant gains
Quant hedge funds had a strong showing in 2024, much like their counterparts in the multistrategy space, as algorithm-driven firms achieved…
13 Jan 2025
Bessent to resign from Key Square if confirmed at Treasury
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, plans to resign from macro hedge fund Key Square Group and…
Two Sigma Founders enter arbitration over fund direction
John Overdeck and David Siegel, the billionaire Co-Founders of Two Sigma Investments, are set to enter arbitration following a long-running…
Mulvaney Capital posts 82.97% return
Mulvaney Capital Management posted a 82.97% return for 2024, significantly improving from its 51.22% performance in 2023, according to a…
Azarias bolsters operations and investment teams
Small cap equity manager Azarias Capital has appointed Jocelyn Dalkin as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer effective…
Point72 to return $5bn after strong 2024 gains
Point72 Asset Management, owned by billionaire Steve Cohen, plans to return between $3bn and $5bn to investors after achieving significant…
UK Parliament approves reforms to the short-selling regulations
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has applauded the UK Parliament’s approved reforms to the short-selling regulation, with Rob Hailey,…
10 Jan 2025
Fund managers take Saba concerns to City watchdog
Fund managers have raised concerns with the City watchdog about US hedge fund Saba Capital's plan to seize control of seven London-listed…
Waystone appoints Country Head of Middle East
Waystone, a leading provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, including admin services for hedge funds,…
Tech surge helps Tiger Cubs post second straight year of gains
Hedge funds managed by protégés of the late Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson, known as "Tiger Cubs," reported robust double-digit…
Two Hong Kong hedge funds make Dubai move
Two Hong Kong-based firms, Welwing Capital and Jetha Global, have joined the growing list of hedge funds in Dubai, as the emirate's…
Two more UK investment trusts reject Saba's bid to overhaul boards
Two UK investment trusts managed by Janus Henderson have urged shareholders to reject a proposal from Saba Capital Management to replace…
