Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard has confirmed that the hedge fund now manages more capital and employs more traders in Abu Dhabi Global Market than anywhere else globally, according to a report by Gulf News.
Michael Cembalest, chairman of market and investment strategy at JP Morgan Asset Management, has highlighted several “warning signs” in the hedge fund sector, despite strong overall performance this year, according to a report by Institutional investor.
Hedge fund Tiger Global Management is dialling back its venture-capital ambitions and returning to a more measured, early-stage strategy, as the firm seeks to rebuild credibility with investors following heavy markdowns across its private portfolios, according to a report by
Balyasny Asset Management has strengthened its equities long-short platform with the appointment of Luka Spoljaric, who joins from rival firm Walleye after a brief hiatus from the market, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.Baly
Activist fund Ananym Capital – co-founded last year by veteran campaigners Charlie Penner and Alex Silver – has built a significant stake in Siemens Energy and is pressing the German group to separate its loss-making wind business, according to a
Jack Woodruff, a former Citadel equities trader who launched Candlestick Capital in 2019, is shutting down the $2.1bn hedge fund after performance failed to meet his “extremely high standards,” according to a report by Bloomberg.
Abu Dhabi is preparing a $16bn expansion of its financial free zone, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), as global hedge funds continue to scale up in the emirate and office space hits capacity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jefferies Financial Group has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Hildene Holding, a credit-focused asset manager with over $18bn in assets under management, as part of a broader strategic expansion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dmitry Balyasny, CEO and managing partner at multi-strategy hedge fund firm Balyasny Asset Management, which has $31bn in AUM, has identified artificial intelligence as the largest tail risk heading into 2026, according to a report by Reuters.
Brevan Howard has grown its Abu Dhabi operation to 150 employees just two years after opening in the emirate, founder Alan Howard told delegates at Abu Dhabi Finance Week on Monday – signalling the firm’s deepening commitment to the region,
