The new head of the Bank for International Settlements has urged policymakers to tighten oversight of hedge fund leverage in government bond markets as sovereign debt levels continue to rise, according to a report by Reuters.
Boaz Weinstein has revived his effort to replace the board of the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, less than a year after shareholders rejected similar proposals from his firm, Saba Capital Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Parvus has doubled its stake in Flutter this year, according to recent regulatory filings. The London-based activist fund, led by founder Edoardo Mercadante, disclosed a holding of more than 5% on 18 November.
Point72 Asset Management has added North Rock partner and money manager Clarence Tee as the firm continues to build out its portfolio manager ranks, according to a report by Financial News London. Its LinkedIn postings show active searches for portfolio
The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and its clearing house European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have launched their Intraday continuous offering in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The first trading day was 25 November 2025.
Coatue Management has co-led a $2.3bn Series D financing round in coding-automation company Anysphere, backing its AI programming platform Cursor and pushing the firm’s valuation to roughly $29.3bn, according to a report by Institutional Investor.
Hedge funds ramped up bearish positions on UK domestically focused equities in the run-up to Wednesday’s Budget, according to a report by Reuters citing a Goldman Sachs client note circulated prior to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s statement.
New York–based hedge fund Engine Capital has begun a proxy contest at UniFirst, aiming to persuade the lead family trustees — who control the US uniform supplier through super-voting shares — to consider a sale of the business, potentially to
Neil Weller, formerly of Citadel, has joined political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, taking on the role of director of fixed income strategy in the firm’s London office, according to a report by Financial News London.
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of hedge fund SkyBridge Capital, has launched a new online course aimed at early-career professionals navigating a challenging labour market and rapid disruption from artificial intelligence, according to a report by Bloomberg.
