03 Dec 2024
Point72 expands Asia team with Symmetry PM hires
Point72 Asset Management is expanding its Asia operations with the addition of two portfolio managers in Hong Kong from Symmetry…
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D2X launches to provide regulated crypto derivatives trading seven days a week
D2X has launched as the first MiFID-regulated crypto futures and options exchange operating seven-days-a-week with the aim of accelerating…
Hedge funds leverage sell-side intelligence with new Navatar platform
A new platform from Navatar Group is aiming to help traders to tap into sell-side intelligence by automatically capturing and consolidating…
Hedge fund majors profit from November Trump trades
Several large hedge fund firms, including Balyasny Asset Management and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, capitalised on the market turbulence…
Permutable AI launches GenAI-powered commodities trading API
Permutable AI, a fintech focused on AI, has launched what it says is the world's first generative AI-powered API for commodities trading…
02 Dec 2024
Activist Metage urges HarbourVest to offer quarterly exits or face wind up calls
Activist investment firm Metage Capital has called on HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) to either introduce quarterly tender offers…
Hedge fund assets hit record $4.5tn in October, says Wells Fargo
Hedge fund assets reached an all-time high of $4.5tn in October, driven by strong performance across several investment strategies, and…
OSTTRA and FIS partner on ETD trade processing
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has formed a strategic collaboration with fintech FIS Global aimed at bringing enhanced…
Lanxess shares surge on news of Greenlight's 5% stake
Shares of German speciality chemicals company Lanxess soared by as much as 10% on Monday after news broke that Greenlight Capital, the…
Ghisallo Capital secures regulatory license for Hong Kong office
Michael Germino's Ghisallo Capital Management has obtained a regulatory license for its Hong Kong operations, marking a rare move by a…
Hedge funds embrace high-stakes binary trades amid market uncertainty
As global markets face volatility driven by elections, central-bank policy shifts, and geopolitical tensions, hedge funds are increasingly…
Hedge funds target $165bn Japan real estate windfall
Global hedge funds, including Elliott Investment Management, and private equity firms are zeroing in on Japanese companies, aiming to…
29 Nov 2024
Two Sigma veterans launch $25m crypto fund
Metalayer, a firm founded by veterans of Two Sigma Ventures – the VC arm of quantitative hedge fund firm Two Sigma, has filed with the…
Demand for quantitative fixed income traders to dominate hiring in 2025
With demand for quantitative fixed income traders surging as banks, hedge funds, and market makers vye for recruits from a limited pool of…
MFA warns European Commission against one-size-fits-all NBFI regulation
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has urged the European Commission (EC) to refrain from applying a one-size-fits-all macro-prudential…
