28 Feb 2024
Cantab Founder says UK migration crackdown threatens economy
The Founder of quantitative hedge fund Cantab Capital Partners, Ewan Kirk, has said that recent steps by the UK government to curtail…
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Hedgeweek US Digital Assets Summit 2024
Join and connect with product experts at leading hedge fund firms in the digital assets space, as they gather for the Hedgeweek US Digital…
Fed's Barr calls for banks to be more proactive on hedge fund and other counterparty risks
Michael Barr, the US Federal Reserve's Vice Chair for Supervision, has warned that Wall Street lenders must do more to identify risks posed…
Currys rejects improved Elliot bid amid rival offer rumours
Activist US hedge fund firm Elliott Investment Management has had a second improved offer to acquire Currys rejected by the board of the UK…
27 Feb 2024
Ex-AllianceBernstein fund CIO Kim to launch AI-driven multi-strat fund
Former AllianceBernstein investment executive Bob Kim is to launch Ascendance Asset Management, a new multi-strategy hedge fund firm that…
Tekmerion moves macro hedge fund to Brevan Howard
Brevan Howard Asset Management has added Tekmerion Capital Management's macro hedge fund to its platform, with Tekmerion's systematic macro…
Hedge funds up 0.42% in January, says SS&C GlobeOp
Hedge funds returns measured by 0.42% in January, according to the gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for…
MarketAxess names new CFO
MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, has appointed Ilene Fiszel Bieler as…
Carlson to close London office after 90% fall in assets
A 90% fall in assets since 2016 has prompted Carlson Capital, the Dallas based hedge fund firm founded by Clint Carlson in 1993 which once…
Fourth straight week of inflows take digital assets funds to over £5.7bn YTD
Digital asset investment products saw weekly inflows totalling $598m last week, marking the fourth consecutive week of inflows and taking…
Ex-Clean Energy Transition Partner to launch long-short green economy fund
Nishant Gupta, a former Partner at Clean Energy Transition, the London-based hedge fund firm spun out of Lansdowne Partners by Per Lekander…
26 Feb 2024
Hedge funds turn ultra bearish on back of US gas glut
Despite prices falling to their lowest level in real terms since futures trading began in 1990, hedge funds and other professional traders…
Hedge funds dump tech stocks after buying spree
Hedge funds are cashing out of the tech sector and selling their stock holdings at the fastest pace seen in seven months, after piling in…
Trafigura trader leaves to launch new commodity hedge fund
Tristan Almada, a Derivatives Trader at Singapore-headquartered commodity trading firm Trafigura, has left the business to launch his own…
Jain adds Force Hill founder to PM roster
Jain Global, the hedge fund firm founded by ex-Millennium CIO Bobby Jain and gearing up for a much anticipated launch in July, had added…
