Barnegat Fund Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund with $621m in assets, is looking to exploit what it sees as mis-pricing between long- and short-dated German debt prompted by Dutch pension reforms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BMLL has launched Trades Plus, a new dataset designed to provide global market participants with a single, harmonised feed for detailed trade and execution analysis, which has been developed in consultation with the firm’s Client Product Advisory Board (CPAB).
Third Point Investors Limited, the London-listed vehicle of Daniel Loeb’s Third Point, has appointed Gary Dombowsky as Chief Executive Officer, as the firm prepares for a major transformation of its business model, according to a report by Reuters.
Altai Capital Management is preparing for a potential boardroom battle at OraSure Technologies after increasing its stake in the diagnostics company from 3% at the end of June to 5% in recent weeks, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge funds are ramping up bullish wagers on the Japanese yen through options trades after Bank of Japan officials signalled they remain open to further rate hikes this year, despite political uncertainty in Tokyo, according to data from the CME
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management has appointed Geoffrey Lauprete, former Chief Investment Officer of WorldQuant, as head of its systematic trading unit Cubist Systematic Strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Financial technology specialist SimCorp – a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group – has formed a strategic partnership with Axyon AI, a fintech specialising in advanced predictive AI-driven solutions for asset managers, hedge funds and institutional investors.
VistaShares has launched a new exchange-traded fund designed to mirror the equity positions of Pershing Square Capital Management founder Bill Ackman, one of Wall Street’s most prominent activist investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds including Silver Point Capital, Redwood Capital Management, and Monarch Alternative Capital, are in line for potentially significant gains following EchoStar Corp’s $17bn sale of wireless spectrum to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has acquired a 4-5% stake in Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co, and is now targeting the company’s non-core assets to unlock shareholder value, according to a report by Bloomberg.
