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Activist investor Barington Capital Group has disclosed an investment in healthcare services provider Chemed Corp and is advocating for changes at the board level, arguing the company has the resources and operational potential to deliver stronger performance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore-based hedge fund Astignes Capital Asia has appointed seasoned Japan rates trader Chiga Murayama as a portfolio manager, according to a report by Bloomberg citing regulatory records filed with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
A number of leading hedge funds and quantitative investment firms have begun advertising internship opportunities for 2027, offering students a potential route into an industry that has traditionally recruited experienced professionals from investment banks, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Bloomberg has launched Options IOI, a price monitoring tool designed to help equity derivatives investors cut through pricing information overload, streamline the liquidity screening process, and quickly surface decision-ready insights.
Citadel is preparing to launch a new programme that will pay external hedge funds for investment insights, broadening its efforts to source trading signals that can be incorporated into its quantitative investment strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Major US fund management firms are backing a proposal that would allow retirement savers to allocate portions of their 401(k) plans into alternative assets such as private credit and cryptocurrencies, according to a report by Reuters.
Multi-strategy hedge fund ExodusPoint Capital Management has parted ways with London-based macro portfolio manager Mirco Bulega (pictured), according to a report by eFinancial Careers citing unnamed market sources familiar with the matter.
Crypto derivatives platform Hyperliquid is increasingly attracting attention from professional traders and hedge funds as a round-the-clock venue for expressing views on everything from digital assets and commodities to equity indices and private-market companies, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Trading firms including Jane Street and Citadel Securities generated combined revenues of $114bn last year, underscoring their continued expansion into business lines traditionally dominated by global investment banks, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The majority of investors labelled as activists participate in only a handful of campaigns, while a small group of highly active firms generates the strongest outcomes for shareholders, according to a report by the Financial Times citing new research from JPMorgan.
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