18 Jul 2023
Investors maintain bitcoin focus as digital assets funds see fourth week of inflows
Digital asset investment products saw $137m of inflows last week, taking total inflows for the last four weeks to $742m, the largest run of…
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Akin appoints investment management Partner
Akin has appointed Patrick Dundas as a partner in the firm's investment management practice in New York. Joining from Schulte Roth &…
For better and for worse: looking back on 20 years in the hedge fund industry
How has the era of institutionalisation impacted the hedge fund industry? Patrick Ghali, managing partner and co-founder of…
17 Jul 2023
Microsoft-Activision court ruling boosts merger-arbitrage outlook
A US court ruling that Microsoft's proposed $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard can proceed despite anti-trust objections from the…
Quant Two Sigma to employ human touch in trading
Two Sigma Investments, the $60bn quant hedge-fund giant known for using computer-driven algorithms to make money, is looking to add a human…
Hedge funds upped bets against the yen mid-rally
Hedge funds upped their bets against the yen to the highest level in more than year just as the currency was in the middle of a two-week…
Ocado, Fastighets and Alstom among June's most shorted
Online grocer Ocado, Swedish property firm Fastighets AB Balder, and French train maker Alstom, were among the three most shorted stocks in…
Fir Tree to launch distressed crypto assets fund
New York-based hedge fund firm Fir Tree Partners is looking to capitalise on the turmoil seen in the digital assets market over the past…
Activist Donerail wants Stratasys board to back 3D System's offer
The Donerail Group, a value-oriented, activist hedge fund firm that targets special situations and event driven investments, wants the…
14 Jul 2023
Helping emerging managers align insurance policies to address risk exposures
A focus on generating consistent returns coupled with a strong risk management framework is critical for emerging managers to stand out in…
Caxton and Element among H1's macro losers
Some of the world's biggest macro traders slumped in the first six months of the year, with Andrew Law’s Caxton Macro hedge fund and Jeff…
Millennium taps another Goldman commodities trader
Millennium has added another Goldman Sachs commodities trader to its team, with Katie Edin, a Vice President in the bank's natural gas…
FCA fines Bastion Capital £2.45m over hedge fund 'cum-ex' trades
The UK's financial watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has fined broker Bastion Capital London £2.45m for facilitating over £70bn in…
Brazil's Vista makes small Argentina bet ahead of election
Argentina's looming presidential election, which could herald a change in regime, has prompted Vista Capital, the manager of one of…
Clear Street acquires cloud-native futures clearing system
Clear Street, a New York-based independent prime broker, is to expand into the futures clearing market with the acquisition of React…
