26 Apr 2023
Citadel founder Griffin tops 'financial titans' rich list
Ken Griffin, founder of hedge fund Citadel and market making firm Citadel Securities, has been ranked at number one in a new rich list of…
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25 Apr 2023
Marshall Wace shorts UK retailers
London-headquartered hedge fund major Marshall Wace has established big short wagers against several UK retailers after the sector saw a…
‘Dark destroyer’ targets Asos
Struggling online retailer Asos has attracted the attention of renowned short-seller Matthew Earl – aka the Dark Destroyer – the founder of…
Helikon ups YPF stake
Helikon Investments, a London-based long-short equity hedge fund founded in 2019, upped its stake in Argentinian energy company YPF…
Cboe launches 1-Day Volatility Index
Cboe Global Markets, a global derivatives and securities exchange network, has launched the Cboe 1-Day Volatility Index, which has been…
MarketAxess appoints lead independent director of the board
MarketAxess Holdings Inc, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, has appointed Nancy Altobello as lead…
Abacus appoints chief revenue officer
Abacus Group, a managed security services provider for hedge funds and other alternative investment firms, has appointed Jonathan Shapiro…
Digital assets funds end six-weeks of inflows with $30m outflows
Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $30 million last week, bringing to an end a six-week run of inflows, according to…
24 Apr 2023
Regulation drives growth in outsourced trading in Europe
As investment managers face a shifting regulatory environment, they are looking for greater support for their in-house trading desks.…
Citadel makes $27m bet against Deliveroo
Citadel, the hedge fund firm founded by Ken Griffin, is betting against Deliveroo and has opened up a £27 million short wager against the…
FSCO proposes tighter hedge fund regulation
US financial regulators are considering new proposals which would make it easier to more closely regulate non-bank financial institutions,…
Hedge funds build record short positions in 10-year US Treasury futures
Hedge funds and other leveraged investors upped their net short positions on 10-year US Treasury futures to a record 1.29 million contracts…
Hedge fund capital up for second consecutive quarter
Total hedge fund capital increased for the second consecutive quarter in the first three months of the year, as investors allocated new…
Billion dollar-plus hedge fund launches back at pre-pandemic levels
At least four new hedge fund firms are on target to raise more than $1 billion by the end of this year, as fundraising returns to levels…
TS Imagine expands North American sales team
TS Imagine, a cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for sophisticated investors and their teams, has…
