02 Nov 2023
MFA wants SEC to withdraw safeguarding proposal
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has written a supplemental comment letter reiterating its view that the US Securities and Exchange…
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01 Nov 2023
Orbisa adds real-time securities lending data to offering
Equilend's Orbisa, a data platform built specifically to help hedge fund managers gain transparency across their portfolio, provide trading…
TS Imagine launches Best Execution module and analytics dashboard
TS Imagine, a cross-asset provider of real-time trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, has launched…
Two Sigma values rogue researcher gains and losses at $620m
Two Sigma has told clients that the unauthorised actions of one of its researchers who manipulated the firm’s models in an attempt to boost…
K&L Gates adds Dublin partner to AMIF practice
Global law firm K&L Gates has appointed Hazel Doyle as a partner in its Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice in…
Reed Smith appoints partner in Singapore to lead regional practice growth
Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Han Ming Ho as partner in its Global Corporate Group in Singapore. Han Ming's practice is focused…
Navigating the systematic credit frontier: A conversation with Drakai Capital
Winner of the 'Best Credit Hedge Fund - Credit Long/Short' Category at the 2023 Hedgeweek & Private Equity Wire European Credit…
Hedge funds up bets against Smurfit Kappa
Davidson Kempner is one of a number of hedge funds and private equity firms that have taken short positions against corrugated and paper…
Regulator halts trading at Canada hedge fund following founder's death
Canadian hedge fund firm Traynor Ridge Capital Inc has been issued with a cease trader order by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)…
Wilshire to acquire Lyxor Asset Management Inc
Global financial services firm Wilshire is to acquire Lyxor Asset Management Inc (Lyxor US), a provider of risk-managed, alternative and…
31 Oct 2023
Trend following: The outlook for CTA and systematic investing
How are managed futures and systematic strategies performing – and what are they focused on going forward in an era of rapid technological…
Odey AM to shut up shop
Odey Asset Management, the hedge fund business founded by Crispin Odey who was ousted in June following multiple allegations of sexual…
Liquid alts and non-traditional strategies assets surpass $400bn mark in Q3
Total net assets for liquid alternatives and non-traditional strategies rose to over $400bn during the third quarter of 2023, according to…
Macro hedge funds now bearish on equities, says Barclays
Global macro hedge funds have switched from the bullish equity bets that have been part of their strategies for most of the year to bearish…
Long-short equity hedge funds de-risking portfolios, says PivotalPath
US equity long-short hedge fund portfolio managers are taking fewer directional bets, with the level at which swings in the S&P 500…
