23 May 2023
Standard General pulls plug on TV deal
Hedge fund Standard General has terminated its acquisition agreement with US TV station operator Tegna, which manages 64 TV stations in 51…
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Platt's BlueCrest partners with Arcesium
BlueCrest Capital Management, the private investment firm led by Mike Platt – the UK's wealthiest hedge fund manager, according to the…
NZ Super Fund makes new global macro hedge fund allocation
The NZ Superannuation Fund New, a New Zealand-based sovereign wealth fund established to help finance the country's state pension scheme,…
MFA wants FCA to modernise alt asset manager regulation
The Managed Funds Association has submitted a letter to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) backing the regulator’s efforts to modernise…
Crypto hedge fund BXB eyes $27m for bitcoin-based fund
Cryptocurrency hedge fund firm BXB Capital, which is owned by Binance Korea's co-founders JJ Petersen and Alex Friedberg, is looking to…
TNS goes live in Nasdaq Nordic colo data centre
Transaction Network Services is now live within the Nasdaq Nordic colocation data centre enabling the business to offer managed hosting…
Digital asset funds see fifth consecutive week of outflows
Digital asset investment products saw outflows for the fifth consecutive week last week, with the $32 million withdrawn taking outflows…
Evolution not revolution is key to meeting hedge fund needs
With technology transforming how hedge funds run their trading operations, and the appetite among managers for high-quality market data and…
22 May 2023
Crypto acceptance bodes well for future growth
Despite the negative fallout from the collapse of FTX and other such events, the crypto industry has found its silver lining and continued…
BlueCrest boss Platt is wealthiest of 19 hedge fund managers in UK rich list
BlueCrest Capital Management co-founder Michael Platt has made the top 10 of the Sunday Times' latest ranking of the UK's 350 richest…
New activist joins calls for TRG break-up
TMR Capital has become the latest activist hedge fund to take a stake in Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) as pressure builds on…
Activist shareholder proposals to hit record levels in Japan
A Tokyo Stock Exchange campaign to boost valuations after the Japanese market recently hit a thirty-year high, is set to embolden activist…
Hedge funds up shorts against Greek bonds to highest level since 2014
Hedge funds increased their bets against Greece’s government debt last week ahead of the country's national elections, on the back of…
Maitri targets $250m for new quant fund
Maitri Capital is looking to raise $250 million to support the launch of a new AI and machine-learning-powered quantitative trading fund –…
Alpine Global Management names co-CIOs
Alpine Global Management, an investment firm specialising in event-driven trading across global markets, has appointed John Ripley and…
