12 Mar 2024
Man appoints BlackRock quant Director as Head of Portfolio Engineering
Pedro Videira e Castro has left BlackRock, where he has been since starting his career almost 13 years ago, to join Man Group, the world's…
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Hedge funds looking to boost returns with near record leverage
The recent upturn in global financial markets has prompted hedge funds to place ever risker bets as they look to maximise returns, despite…
European Digital Assets Summit 2024
Hedgeweek's European Digital Assets Summit 2024 is designed for operational and product specialists at European hedge funds. Taking place…
Third Point and Saddle Point secure three board seats at Advance Auto Parts
Having built a stake in Advance Auto Parts, activist hedge funds Third Point and Saddle Point Management have now secured three board seats…
Digital assets funds see record $2.7bn weekly inflows
Digital asset investment products saw record weekly inflows totalling $2.7bn last week, bringing total inflow year-to-date to $10.3bn, just…
Hedge funds place record bullish gold bets
Record bullish speculative interest from hedge funds has helped push gold to an all-time high above $2,200 an ounce, according to a report…
Balyasny taps Millennium PM to build delta one team
Dan Avery, a recently promoted Partner at Millennium Management in London, has left the firm to join multi-strategy rival Balyasny Asset…
Weiss tried to sell hedge fund before calling it quits
George Weiss, Founder of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, unsuccessfully tried to find a buyer for his $3bn firm holding talks with several…
11 Mar 2024
Elliott pulls plug on Currys bid
Elliott Investment Management, the US activist hedge fund firm founded by Paul Singer, has withdrawn its unsolicited offer to acquire…
Sylebra Capital chalks 22% gain on SPAC shorts
A series of bets against tech firms that went public via special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have helped Sylebra Capital, a…
Shah's 'cum-ex' trial begins in Denmark
British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah appeared in court in Denmark on Monday on the opening day of his trail for allegedly defrauding the…
India regulatory crackdown rattles hedge funds
A raft of new regulatory rules introduced in response to last year's short seller attack on Adani, one of India's biggest companies, has…
ValueAct doubles down on Disney backing
Activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital has restated its support for Walt Disney and the entertainment giant's current board led by Chief…
Digital asset-based ETP AUM hits record $80.5bn
A 55% surge in February has seen digital asset-based exchange traded product (ETP) assets under management hit an all-time high of $80.5bn,…
Activist Parvus ups Ryanair stake to over 7%
London-based activist hedge fund firm Parvus Asset Management has increased its holding in budget airline Ryanair to over 7% from around…
