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Spruce Point Capital Management, a noted short-seller, has taken a bearish position in remittance provider Remitly Global, publishing a scathing short report this week that casts doubt on the company’s financial integrity and overall transparency, according to a report by Fortune.
Millennium Management, the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge fund, is making significant strides in its global hiring efforts, with a particular focus on expanding its London equities team, according to a report by eFinancialCareers.
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has promoted Jillien Flores from Executive Vice President, Head of Global Government Affairs to Chief Advocacy Officer, a newly established position within the organisation.
Citadel Securities, the market-making firm owned by Citadel boss Ken Griffin has bolstered its institutional derivatives business with the hire of equity market’s forecasting veteran Scott Rubner from Goldman Sachs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dubai’s hedge fund community saw a significant 50% growth in 2024, with 75 funds now based in the emirate, according to a report by Fund Global MENA citing data from The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Asia-focused hedge funds have fared better than their US counterparts during the recent market downturn, benefiting from a relative outperformance in Chinese equities as global investors shift capital into the region, according to a report by Reuters.
JPMorgan Chase’s quantitative investment strategies (QIS) division has built a $100bn derivatives-linked trading book, delivering hedge fund-style exposures to a broad investor base at a fraction of the cost, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is set to introduce a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Regulation (MiFID/R) ARM service as an extension to its Global Trade Repository (GTR), addressing the growing demands of transaction and trade reporting compliance.
Multi-strategy hedge fund manager Polar Asset Management Partners has appointed Jason Cope as Head of Global Fixed Income & Rates, responsible for leading and accelerating the growth of the firm’s Rates & Credit strategy business.
Hedge funds, including Millennium Management, Citadel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Squarepoint Capital, are increasingly recruiting meteorologists and climate data scientists as extreme weather events drive volatility in commodities markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
