Automated global electronic broker Interactive Brokers has launched a Securities Lending Dashboard, which is designed to help sophisticated individual and institutional investors, including hedge funds, assess the short-selling activity for specific securities and inform trading decisions. The new dashboard allows
Arini, a hedge fund firm founded by former Credit Suisse credit trader Hamza Lemssouguer, has continued its recent hiring spree by acquiring the services of another big bank credit trader – Deutsche Bank’s Ardacan Celebi, according to a report by
Hedge funds are in line to benefit from a unanimous ruling by the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee that UBS is the sole successor for credit default swaps contracts linked to Credit Suisse following the emergency ‘merger’ of the former rivals
Saudi Arabia’s unilateral oil production cut, which was aimed at supporting prices from the effects of slowing economic growth in both China and Europe, has enticed hedge funds and other money managers back into the market, according to a report
Low latency market data specialist McKay Brothers International has launched its newest “lowest known latency” market data service, distributing Cboe UK cash equities raw data at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) via its wireless QRD service.Â
Davidson Kempner Capital Management has closed its Davidson Kempner Opportunities Fund VI, which will target investments in less liquid, longer-duration situations arising from capital dislocations, motivated sellers, and substantial asset or structural complexity, with $3bn in capital commitments. The five
Argentem Creek Partners, an emerging markets specialist investment firm, has been granted an In-Principle Approval for a Financial Services Permission by  the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of the Abu Dhabi Global Market.Â
While the big multi-strategy hedge funds such as Citadel and Millennium are making headlines with their high-profile recruitment drives, smaller funds are adding staff too, with London-based Bell Rock Capital among those making multiple hires this year. The firm has
Astaris Capital Management a London-based event-driven and equity investment firm, has secured a $150m commitment from Blackstone which will be split 50-50 between its existing hedge fund and a new pool of capital with a drawdown structure, according to a
Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, former traders at Citadel, have raised $1.85bn for their new London-based hedge fund Ilex Capital Partners, exceeding their initial $1.7bn target, and making the new fund one of the biggest debuts of the year, according
