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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.
Global quantitative hedge fund firm Qube Research & Technologies has begun charging some employees performance fees on their personal allocations to the firm’s funds, bringing them in line with external investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brazilian hedge funds including Ibiuna Investimentos and Ace Capital, are outperforming as falling inflation strengthens expectations for rate cuts, with several managers benefiting from positions in local interest rate swaps and the real, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund activists are intensifying their push into Japan, with investments on track to surpass last year’s record as corporate governance reforms and mounting pressure on companies to prioritise shareholder returns create fertile ground for investor engagement, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is launching its first new degree in 50 years – a master’s in quantitative finance – funded by a record $60m gift from Bruce Jacobs, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management, according to a report by Bloomberg.
