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Macro hedge fund heavyweight Caxton Associates has hired Anurag Nema, a commodities-focused money manager, from Bobby Jain’s hedge fund startup, Jain Global, as part of its ongoing expansion in Asia, according to a report by Financial News.
European digital-asset exchange One Trading has launched its regulated perpetual futures trading venue for institutional investors, making it the only MiFID II-regulated crypto perpetual futures trading venue in the EU and the first fully regulated, cash-settled perpetual futures platform in Europe.
Cambridge Associates is advising Asian family offices to increase their exposure to hedge funds and other alternative investments as a buffer against mounting market turbulence tied to US tariff policies and macroeconomic uncertainty, according to a report by CityWire.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Management is turning up the pressure on BP, calling for a dramatic tightening of capital discipline and a sharper focus on free cash flow generation, as it raises its stake in the UK energy giant to over 5%, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Hedge funds are aggressively unwinding positions in consumer discretionary stocks, signalling rising concerns about a potential economic slowdown in 2025, according to a recent Goldman Sachs prime brokerage note seen by Reuters.
Iress has entered into a binding share sale and purchase agreement to sell its European headquartered low-latency market data business, QuantHouse, to BAHA Tech Holding AG (BAHA), a privately-owned, Vienna-based market data provider founded in 1995, for €17.5m.
Hedge funds may have rushed headfirst into the AI arms race, but now they’re facing a new and unexpected hiring challenge – too many AI specialists, and not enough candidates for anything else including core trading technology roles, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
SimCorp, a leading financial technology company and provider of investment management solutions for the global buy side, has promoted Ronan Donnelly to the position of Chief Operations Officer, effective immediately.
As hedge fund activism surges across global markets, JPMorgan Chase is significantly expanding its shareholder engagement and activism defence capabilities, with the firm adding two MDs to its global shareholder engagement and M&A capital markets group, according to a report by Reuters.
Hedge Fund bonuses grew by 48% YoY, the financial services industry’s highest increase, with senior positions averaging $1.8m in payouts, defying the growing economic uncertainty over the last financial year, according to new research by eFinancial Careers.
