Axioma, Qontigo’s analytics business and a global provider of factor risk models, portfolio construction tools, and enterprise risk solutions, has expanded its partnership with Equity Data Science, to provide hedge funds and asset managers with access to its Equity Factor
Managed Funds Association, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has appointed Georgette Sierra as Vice President, US Government Affairs with a focus on the development and promotion of public policies that advocate for fair, transparent, and
Pine River Capital Management, a global relative value alternative asset manager, has appointed Abby Mongeon as a Repo Trader. She will focus on fixed income funding, working with Portfolio Managers across the firm’s fixed income relative value strategies.Â
Brazilian hedge-fund giant SPX Capital has issued an apology to investors in its Raptor fund – a more aggressive version of its flagship Nimitz – after a badly-timed domestic bet back-fired, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund lagged
The Arini Credit Master Fund, a $2.2bn hedge fund run by former Credit Suisse European debt specialist Hamza Lemssouguer, has racked up an 18% gain in the first half of the year, on the back of a 5.7% return in
Odey Asset Management’s Absolute Return fund is to reopen as the London-based hedge fund firm prepares for the transfer of manager James Hanbury to a rival firm in the aftermath of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Odey founder Crispin
The number of crypto hedge funds using decentralized exchanges is growing, according to analysis by BanklessTimes.com, which found 44% of crypto hedge funds now use DEXs, up from 42% in 2022 and 31% in 2021. The rise suggests DEXs’ popularity
Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment has acquired a stake in US drug manufacturer Catalent, after the New Jersey-headquartered, NYSE-listed company saw revenues plunge in the first quarter. Elliott is pushing for changes on Catalent’s board after Catalent’s Q1 fell 19%, according
TOP STORY: Hedge funds are dumping short positions at their fastest pace since January as returns continue to lag the MSCI and bets on a recession continue to falter, according to a report by Reuters.
The Alternative Investment Management Association and its private credit affiliate the Alternative Credit Council say the provisional political agreement reached on the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Review provides regulatory stability for alternative investment industry.
