28 Mar 2024
Chef Risk Officer to leave ECC
Dr Clemens Völkert, Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of European Commodity Clearing (ECC) will leave the company at the end of March 2024. Völkert,…
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Options partners with Trader Evolution
Options Technology, a specialist in capital markets infrastructure, has formed a new partnership with Trader Evolution, a multi-market…
Hedge fund Astignes eyes hundreds of millions for new macro strategy
Astignes Capital Asia Pte, a Singapore-based hedge fund firm focused on macro and relative value investments in the Asia-Pacific region, is…
SS&C expands fund admin business with new Abu Dhabi office
SS&C Technologies Holdings is expanding its global footprint with the opening a new office in Abu Dhabi, having secured full approval…
Investors pulled $1bn from ExodusPoint in 2023
Clients of ExodusPoint Capital Management, the $12bn multi-strategy hedge fund firm founded by Michael Gelbrand, pulled about $1bn in funds…
Schonfeld's Head of Macro Research exits
Jaime Villa, Head of Macro Research at $13.8bn proprietary trading firm-turned hedge fund Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, has left the…
27 Mar 2024
Derivitec launches in the US
Derivitec, an independent software vendor providing risk analytics solutions to hedge funds and family offices, has established an office…
Farallon appoints European Chief Compliance Officer
Farallon Capital Management, the San Francisco-headquartered multi-strategy hedge fund firm founded by Tom Steyer, has appointed Katie…
Citadel adds X software engineer to team
Linyun Fu, a software engineer at X who survived Elon Musk's axing of 50% of jobs at the social media platform, has left the company after…
Activist hedge funds up campaigns against South Korean companies
Activist hedge funds have ramped up their campaigns at South Korean companies with 77 businesses targeted last year compared with just…
AIMA & ACC welcome AIFMD publication
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and its private credit affiliate the Alternative Credit Council (ACC) have…
Andurand's riskiest hedge fund up 20% after record loss in 2023
Oil trader Pierre Andurand’s riskiest hedge fund, the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced hedge fund, has bounced back following a…
26 Mar 2024
Hedge funds pivot from US to European stocks
Amid an ongoing debate over the cost of US equities, global hedge funds have been upping their exposure to European stocks while reducing…
Hedge fund oil purchases hit fastest rate in four years
Optimism that Saudi Arabia and its OPEC+ allies will continue to restrict production ,coupled with an improving economic outlook boosting…
Former execs turned to court to secure payout, says Bridgewater
Two former executives at Bridgewater Associates who were ousted from the hedge fund giant as part of a restructuring in 2023, took legal…
