17 Apr 2024
Japan rally boosts Q1 performance of Asia hedge funds
A prolonged rally in Japanese stocks, coupled with an improving Chinese equities market, and surge in AI-related stocks helped Asia-focused…
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FSB publishes new "liquidity preparedness" proposals for hedge funds
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has proposed a new package of measures aimed at helping hedge funds and other non-banking sector…
New hedge fund managers adopting incentive allocation hurdles
An increasing proportion of new hedge fund managers are launching with an incentive allocation hurdle, guaranteeing investors a baseline…
Paloma Partners Co-CIO and CEO exits
Neil Chriss, the Co-Chief investment officer and Chief Executive Officer at Paloma Partners Management Co, the multi-strategy hedge fund…
Hazeltree appoints Chief Product Officer
Hazeltree, a specialist in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset industry, has appointed Paul…
Schonfeld yet to secure $3bn targeted for drawdown fund
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, the multi-strategy hedge fund firm born in 2015 out of Steven Schonfeld's proprietary trading-firm-turned…
Digital assets hedge fund Triton Liquid launches in Abu Dhabi
Triton Liquid, a digital assets hedge fund funded and incubated by New York-based VC firm FJ Labs, has set up its global headquarters in…
16 Apr 2024
KCx and Adaptive launch event-driven equities trading system
Adaptive Financial Consulting, a specialist in electronic trading technology solutions, has partnered with with KCx, Kepler Cheuvreux’s…
Digital assets funds see minor outflows
Digital asset investment products saw minor outflows totalling $126m last week, with investors becoming hesitant as the sector's recent…
Ex-Citadel Securities tech head joins high-frequency trading firm
Joshua Fisher, the former Managing Director and Co-Head of Technology at Citadel Securities, has joined high-frequency trading firm Hudson…
LOIM adds new global macro team at 1798 Alternatives
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has added Valentin Petrescou and Didier Anthamatten to its alternative investment subsidiary 1798…
Prosek Partners appoints Head of MENA to lead new Dubai office
Prosek Partners, an independent marketing and communications agency for financial and professional services, has opened a new office in Abu…
Broadridge names new Chief Legal Officer
Global fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Hope Jarkowski as Chief Legal Officer, as of 6 May 2024. She succeeds Keir…
Stock market retreat could see CTAs sell up to $42bn in US shares
A prolonged stock market retreat could prompt trend-following hedge funds to sell between $20bn and $42bn of US equities over the next…
Headcount on the up at hedge fund majors
Balyasny Asset Management, Millennium Management and Point72 Asset Management are among the hedge fund majors that have seen an increase in…
