Hedge funds are increasingly turning to options on bank short volatility quantitative investment strategies (QIS) as a way to capture volatility premiums while capping potential losses, with BNP Paribas, Citi, and UBS all launching call options, according to a report
Hedge funds and other speculative traders are positioning for a further rally in the dollar as demand for safe-haven assets intensifies ahead of the US presidential election, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from The Commodity Futures Trading
Global hedge funds are heading into the US presidential election with significantly higher equity leverage in their portfolios than at the start of the year, signalling an increased appetite for risk, according to a report by Bloomberg.
China’s quantitative hedge funds, which have consistently outperformed in recent years, are struggling to keep up as the government’s recent economic stimulus has triggered a surge in local stocks that has strained their models and short positions, according to a
Toronto-headquartered legal technology company Dye & Durham has appointed Luke McCormick to its board of directors with immediate effect. The appointment is in line with its cooperation agreement with activist hedge fund firm Blacksheep Fund Management.
Neil Campling and Toby Clothier, the analysts known for identifying potential fraud at German payments firm Wirecard years before its collapse, have shut down their hedge fund, Chameleon Global Master Fund, due to its limited scale, according to a report
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has defended the drugmaker’s turnaround strategy in response to criticism from activist hedge fund firm Starboard Value, after reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly profits on the back of robust sales of its Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid, according to a
Hedge fund Walleye Capital has dismissed five portfolio managers, including Global Macro Head Anuraj Dua, as part of a new wave of job cuts, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The Singapore dollar is gaining traction as a favoured currency trade for hedge funds and other option investors eyeing the upcoming US presidential election, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
Cost control and efficiency will be the key drivers behind an increase in demand from hedge funds for third party risk management services according to a new survey of 100 executives with a combined $901bn of assets under management, by
