05 Jan 2023
K&L Gates appoints three AIMF lawyers in new Dublin office
Global law firm K&L Gates has opened a new office in Dublin, its 48th office worldwide and ninth in Europe. The launch includes the…
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04 Jan 2023
Hedge funds to capitalise on investor need for stability
Demand for quantitative strategies is expected to rise as technology supports more agility in the space and the approach can outperform in…
SurgoCap debuts in largest ever female-led hedge fund launch
SurgoCap Partners, a new hedge fund founded by Maia Gaonkar, started trading on Tuesday with $1.8 billion under management, making it the…
Flagship DE Shaw hedge fund chalks up 24.7% gain in 2022
DE Shaw's flagship hedge fund, the DE Shaw Composite Fund, weathered last year's high-volatility environment to chalk up gains of 24.7%…
Hedge funds position for persistently high inflation in 2023
Many global hedge fund managers are seeking exposure to commodities and bonds in 2023 as they prepare for a year of persistently high…
PineBridge appoints new co-heads of Asia fixed income
Private global asset manager PineBridge Investments has appointed Omar Slim and Andy Suen as co-heads of Asia ex-Japan fixed income,…
Block Scholes partners with crypto exchange Bitbns
Block Scholes, an institutional grade crypto analytics, data and research platform, has formed a new partnership with India-based…
RFA enhances hedge and PE fund cyber security offering
RFA, a specialist IT provider to the alternative investment sector, has enhanced its cyber security offering for hedge and private equity…
03 Jan 2023
Tiger Global accelerates VC transformation as hedge fund losses bite
Tiger Global Management is accelerating its transformation from a traditional stock-picking hedge find to a venture capital investment…
Hedge funds up short positions in Mesoblast
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have upped their short positions against Mesoblast Limited, a specialist in the development…
Hedge funds bet against tether
Several hedge funds including Fir Tree Capital Management, Viceroy Research, Valiant, established short positions against stablecoin tether…
Dubai court sanctions hedge fund trader Shah's Denmark extradition
British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah is to be extradited from the UAE to Denmark to face money laundering and fraud charges following a…
Bankman-Fried to plead not guilty in FTX/Alameda fraud case
Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to plead not guilty to fraud charges relating to the collapse of digital assets exchange FTX and related…
30 Dec 2022
Wining yen bet helps Key Square to 30% gain
Key Square Capital Management, a macro hedge fund firm founded by ex-Soros Fund Management investment chief Scott Bessent, has posted a 30%…
Andurand sees big surge in oil demand
Hedge fund trader Pierre Andurand believes global oil demand could surge by as much as 4% at some point next year if Covid restrictions…