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Quantitative hedge fund AlphaQuest, which rebranded from Quest Partners earlier this year to signal its “alpha-driven” approach, has posted an 11.4% decline in 2025 up to the end of August, according to a report by Bloomberg.
DE Shaw & Co, the New York-headquartered tech-driven hedge fund giant, is raising $3bn–$5bn for its new Cogence Fund, marking the firm’s first multi-strategy hedge fund run entirely by human traders rather than algorithms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed new hedge fund disclosure requirements by a year, with Chair Paul Atkins confirming that private funds will now have until 1 October 2026 to comply with additional reporting under Form PF.
Digital asset products saw $3.3bn in inflows last, lifting AuM to $239bn, near August’s record high, as sentiment recovered in both bitcoin and ether, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares.
The Managed Funds Association has urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules that restrict hedge funds from participating in public offerings after shorting the same stock, arguing the current approach sidelines managers unnecessarily.
Buenos Aires province has reached a settlement with hedge funds Glacial Capital and TRSE Holdings over defaulted bonds, paying $106 million in cash and bonds after losing a New York court case in 2024, according to a report by Buenos Aires Herald.
White Elk Partners, the hedge fund founded by former BlueCrest and Brevan Howard portfolio manager Carl Radford, has bolstered its senior leadership with the appointment of Nicholas Alexander as COO and Head of Risk Management and Compliance, according to a report by Financial News.
Hedge fund Brevan Howard has seen a notable exodus of senior technology staff in recent months, including at least seven key hires from its systematic and front-office tech teams, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Tech-powered hedge fund firm Fasanara Capital has appointed Sebastian Maciocia as Director of Capital Formation for its UK operations. Maciocia joins from Mercer, where he was a Commercial Segment Leader within the Financial Institutions Group.
Alternative asset manager AlphaQuest LLC has named John Neary as President, effective immediately. Neary will oversee all functional areas at the $2bn research-driven firm, reporting directly to Founder and CIO Nigol Koulajian.
