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Hong Kong-based activist hedge fund Oasis Management has set its sights on Japanese cosmetics and skincare company Kao Corporation, whose brands include Molton Brown and Curél, by urging the company to divest underperformers from its portfolio.
The Derivatives Service Bureau, a source of reference data for over-the-counter derivatives, has released the schedule for the 2024 industry consultation relating to the OTC International Securities Identification Number, Unique Product Identifier and Classification Financial Instrument service provisions.
Stock-picking hedge funds are finding favour with investors again for the first time in two years with equity long-short hedge funds, seeing $1.5bn in net inflows in February — the first positive inflows in 24 months — according to a report by Bloomberg.
A rally in stocks, some commodities and the US dollar helped hedge funds ride out a bumpy period for bonds, with gains seen across different strategies in the first three months of the year, according to a report by Reuters.
Société Générale has become the first prime broker to go live on CTM’s new automated tri-party trade matching workflow, which aims to streamline trade communications between hedge funds, prime brokers and executing brokers.
Jain Global, Millennium Management alumnus Bobby Jain’s much-anticipated, multi-strategy hedge fund firm which is gearing up for a $6bn summer launch, has filled another Portfolio Manager slot with the recruitment of Venor Capital Co-CIO Jeff Bersh, according to a report by Business Insider.
The Walt Disney Company says its full slate of 12 directors was elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of activist hedge funds Trian and Blackwells at the entertainment giant’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday.
Latin American digital assets platform Mercado Bitcoin has expanded its listings of Digital Cash stablecoins from ARYZE following the successful launch of eEUR last year with Market participants now also able to purchase and transact in US dollars and British pound sterling with the listing today of eUSD and eGBP.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, the $10bn New York-based hedge fund firm founded by Steven Schonfeld, ended the first quarter with a 6.2% gain for its flagship Strategic Partners fund, according to a report by Reuters.
James Regan has left UBS in London, where he held the position of Co-Head: Global G11 & PM STIR Trading, to take up a Portfolio Manager position in New York at multi-strategy, multi-manager hedge fund firm Verition Fund Management.

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