Hedge fund industry trade association the MFA has weighed in on one of the investment world’s most closely watched legal cases by backing efforts by activist hedge fund Politan Capital Management to reverse “draconian” amendments to medical device company Masimo
The BlackRock Strategic Equity Hedge Fund, which is run by money manager Alister Hibbert, is reopening to additional investment for the first time since 2019 and targeting an additional $1bn in funds after chalking up a record annual loss in
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management and Ken Griffin’s Citadel are among a number of major hedge funds that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is targeting over the use of personal mobile phones and apps such as WhatsAp at work
Pershing Square Capital Management, the hedge fund firm founded by Bill Ackman, finished 2022 with a 9% loss despite raking in some $2.7 billion from winning interest rate bets over the course of the year, according to a report by
Brevan Howard Asset Management is the latest big name hedge fund firm to expand its presence in the Middle East with news of plans to open a new office in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to
The Options Clearing Corporation is to undertake remedial efforts and pay $17 million in penalties to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it failed to comply with its SEC-approved Stress Testing and Clearing Fund Methodology rule during certain times
Capital markets fintech Clear Street is adding derivatives to its menu of prime brokerage offerings, and has hired Thomas Bonville to spearhead the effort. Bonville reports to the Global Head of Distribution, Patrick Travers in his new role as Managing
Crestbridge has expanded its team in Luxembourg with two senior appointments – Teodora Croitoru who joins as head of compliance, fund services, and Emmanuelle Poret who has taken on the role of head of client onboarding, fund services & ManCo.
Fintech Save has launched a new savings account portfolio built on an ‘absolute return’ strategy favoured by hedge fund managers, that seeks “to generate steady, positive returns in all market environments”. Save says its Global Multi-Strategy portfolio is the continuation
Antara Capital, a New York-based, event-driven hedge fund launched by Himanshu Gulatis in 2018 with start-up capital from the Blackstone Group, has acquired a 6.4% stake in GAN, Dermot Smurfit’s Nasdaq-listed gambling technology firm, according to a report by the
