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Former Citadel portfolio manager Takeo Serizawa is joining Invictus Investment Partners as chief investment officer, following the expiry of his one-year non-compete with the firm. The Hong Kong-based manager is preparing to launch a Japan-focused fund in early 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Shiprock Capital Management Limited, a London-based investment management firm focused on Global Distressed and Special Situations, has hired Nicolai Vickman as chief risk officer.
Digital asset ETPs recorded $1.07bn in inflows after four weeks of heavy outflows, helped by hopes of an imminent US rate cut following comments from FOMC member John Williams, according to CoinShares Digital Assets Weekly Fund Flows report.
Jefferies has appointed Brandon Peoples as global head of outsourced trading, reinforcing the bank’s push to scale its multi-asset trading solutions for hedge funds and asset managers, according to a report by Financial News.
Citadel’s flagship Wellington fund returned 1.4% in November, bringing year-to-date performance to 8.3%, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
Marshall Wace will introduce a new fee across its systematic TOPS funds from 1 January, shifting a portion of rising technology, trading and staffing costs onto investors amid increased competition for quantitative and AI talent, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Managed Funds Association (MFA) have pushed back against Bank of England proposals to impose minimum haircuts on gilt repo transactions, arguing the measures would reduce liquidity, make gilts less attractive, and be detrimental to UK borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
London-based activist manager Asset Value Investors (AVI) is preparing to deploy an additional JPY38bn ($243m) into Japanese small- and mid-cap companies after completing the merger of two listed investment trusts, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Quantitative hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies, which has $36bn in assets under management, has begun reducing headcount following several years of aggressive hiring, according to a report by eFinancialCareers citing people familiar with the matter.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange resumed trading on its Globex platform on Friday after a roughly 10-hour outage halted futures and options markets across Asia and Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
