26 Jan 2022
Hedge fund buyout offer sends Bally's stock soaring
The stock of casino operator Bally’s Corp was up 24 per cent on Tuesday, after its biggest shareholder, hedge fund Standard General, which…
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Green energy stocks attract hedge fund short-sellers
Sustainable energy stocks have attracted the interest of hedge fund short sellers, according to a report in the Financial Times, with…
Linedata expands North America presence with new North Carolina office
Linedata, a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, has added to its existing footprint in North…
Hedge fund and crypto jobs lure Goldman Sachs quant staff
Two members of Goldman Sachs quant team have left the business to a pursue crypto and hedge fund opportunities, according to Tittle…
IQ-EQ Launchpad to support first-time female fund managers
A new initiative from IQ-EQ will support women to launch and grow their first funds.IQ-EQ Launchpad aims to expand inclusivity for the…
DOMOS FS adds SimCorp VP to Board of Directors
DOMOS FS has added Hugues Chabanis – Vice President of Innovation at SimCorp – to its Board of Directors.Chabanis is an expert in the…
Northern Trust Asset Management quant head to lead newly combined equity team
Michael Hunstad, PhD, Northern Trust Asset Management's (NTAM) head of quantitative strategies since 2018, is expanding his management…
25 Jan 2022
Post Road group raises over USD300m for second credit opportunity fund
Post Road Group (Post Road), an alternative investment firm focused on middle-market corporate strategies and real estate, has closed the…
LexShares closes USD100m litigation finance fund
LexShares, a tech-enabled leader in litigation finance, has held the oversubscribed closing of the LexShares Marketplace Fund II (LMFII), a…
DASH launches new options OMS
DASH Financial Technologies (DASH), a US options technology and execution provider, has launched DASH OMS, a newly redesigned order…
RFA continues EMEA Expansion with Paris presence
RFA, a specialist IT provider to the alternative investment sector, is continuing its plans for EMEA expansion by launching a presence in…
Numis chooses Torstone's post-trade platform to meet CSDR obligations
Numis, an independent UK investment bank and corporate adviser has extended its use of the cloud-based Torstone Post Trade platform, to…
Exabel partners with MedMine to launch new Insights Platform
Exabel, an alternative data analytics platform for investment teams, and MedMine, a source of medical devices and hospital supplies…
Lodbrok Capital's European Credit Opportunities Fund up 32 per cent in 2021
London-based hedge fund firm Lodbrok Capital's European Credit Opportunities Fund was up 32 per cent last year, according to a report by…
Digital asset funds see inflows of USD14.4m
Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling USD14.4 million last week, breaking the prior five-week run of outflows, according…