As hedge fund activism surges across global markets, JPMorgan Chase is significantly expanding its shareholder engagement and activism defence capabilities, with the firm adding two MDs to its global shareholder engagement and M&A capital markets group, according to a report
Hedge Fund bonuses grew by 48% YoY, the financial services industry’s highest increase, with senior positions averaging $1.8m in payouts, defying the growing economic uncertainty over the last financial year, according to new research by eFinancial Careers.
Ninepoint Partners LP one of Canada’s leading hedge fund firms with over CAD7bn in AUM, has added Samarjit (Sam) Mitter to its investment team as Senior Portfolio Manager, beginning May 2025.
Hedge fund giant Millennium Management has hired Vaibhava Goel, a longtime AI researcher and IBM Watson veteran, as its new Head of Machine Learning Research, in a move that underscores the firm’s commitment to advancing its AI capabilities, according to
Ediz Karahasanoglu, Head of EMEA Equities Trading at Goldman Sachs, has resigned from the firm and is reportedly heading to a hedge fund, though his next destination remains unconfirmed, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Block Asset Management, a long-standing player in digital asset fund solutions, has launched the BAM Blockchain Alpha Fund (BAF), a multi-manager hedge fund targeting uncorrelated alpha in the digital asset space.
Singapore-based macro hedge fund RV Capital Management is opening an office in Dubai, becoming the latest in a growing wave of hedge funds establishing a strategic base for operations in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Frank Spiteri, Head of Asset Management, and member of the executive committee at CoinShares International Limited, a global investment company specialising in digital assets, has left the business according to a press release.
Hiring at the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds slowed in 2024, but firms continued expanding their investment teams, adding over 550 portfolio managers and analysts despite a softer recruitment push compared to previous years, according to a report by eFinancial
Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund founded by Izzy Englander, is expanding its footprint in Dublin as it continues to ramp up hiring, particularly in the technology sector, according to a report by the Business Post.
