05 Nov 2024
Hedge funds hit hard by European stock market October declines
Hedge funds concentrated on European equities faced their most significant monthly losses in over a year during October, primarily due to a…
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04 Nov 2024
Hedge funds turn to short volatility QIS options to limit risk exposure
Hedge funds are increasingly turning to options on bank short volatility quantitative investment strategies (QIS) as a way to capture…
Odey deliberately obstructed disciplinary investigation, says FCA
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, indicating it plans to take…
New quant hedge fund MPP&E Capital preps for launch
MPP&E Capital, a newly established quantitative hedge fund based in London, is set to launch later this year with single managed…
Chinese hedge fund Co-Founder indicted in US trade secrets case
Xiao Zhang, co-founder of prominent Chinese quantitative hedge fund Pinestone Asset Management Co, has been indicted by a federal grand…
Making the most of AI and digital assets
PARTNER CONTENTDigital assets and Al are transforming finance, providing greater transparency and efficiency, but also challenging asset…
Hedge funds up leverage ahead of tight US election
Global hedge funds are heading into the US presidential election with significantly higher equity leverage in their portfolios than at the…
Hedge funds boost bullish dollar bets ahead of US election
Hedge funds and other speculative traders are positioning for a further rally in the dollar as demand for safe-haven assets intensifies…
01 Nov 2024
Verition appoints Head of Special Situations Investing
Verition Fund Management, the $10bn multi-strategy hedge fund firm founded by Nicholas Maounis and Josh Goldstein, has appointed Pierre…
China quants lose ground as market shifts challenge models
China’s quantitative hedge funds, which have consistently outperformed in recent years, are struggling to keep up as the government’s…
Deribit expands institutional access to crypto derivatives with new hybrid custody model
Digital asset derivatives exchange Deribit has unveiled a new hybrid custody model, aimed at streamlining access for institutional…
Dye & Durham appoints hedge fund nominee to its board of directors
Toronto-headquartered legal technology company Dye & Durham has appointed Luke McCormick to its board of directors with immediate…
Streamlining the digital assets ecosystem
PARTNER CONTENTFounded in 2018 with the aim of providing an integrated platform that supports the end-to-end digital assets trading…
Hong Kong eases market sounding rules for listed securities
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has revised its guidelines on market sounding practices, softening certain requirements…
Size constraints prompt Wirecard critics to close hedge fund
Neil Campling and Toby Clothier, the analysts known for identifying potential fraud at German payments firm Wirecard years before its…
