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Brazilian hedge fund SPX Capital has added to its US equity investment team with the appointment of Robert Kim, former Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein’s AB Arya Partners, as a portfolio manager, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Chevron was the most shorted large-cap stock in the Americas in October, with Super Micro Computer a close second according to a new report from Hazeltree, a treasury and operations technology provider for alternative asset managers.
Hedge funds, including Bridgewater Associates, Coatue Management, and D1 Capital, boosted their investments in financial stocks during the third quarter, ahead of a sector rally driven by Donald Trump’s election victory, according to a report by Reuters.
London-based Annamite Capital, a new multi-manager hedge fund focused on digital assets, is to launch operations on 2 January, 2025, with a multi-strategy approach aimed at delivering absolute returns in the cryptocurrency space.
The Managed Funds Association (MFA), a leading US lobbying group for hedge funds and private credit firms, has urged President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team to revisit what it calls “harmful” regulations imposed on private funds and to preserve “pro-growth tax policies”, according to a report by Reuters.
John Curtice, a high-profile and costly recent hire by Millennium Management, has left the hedge fund less than a year after joining from rival firm ExodusPoint Capital Managment, having repeatedly exceeded Millenium’s risk limits during his short tenure, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.Â
The winners of the Hedgeweek European Emerging Manager Awards, which recognise excellence among emerging hedge fund managers and service providers, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (14 November), at etc.venues, County Hall, London.
The Citco group of companies (Citco), an asset-servicer to the alternative investment sector, has launched Citco Japan Co KK, which will operate as the firm’s local operational headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region.
DE Shaw & Co, one of the world’s largest hedge fund firms with over $60bn in assets, has raised $1bn for its latest private credit-focused fund, Alkali VI, which will invest in corporate and structured debt as well as synthetic securitisations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Quant hedge fund firm Two Sigma Investments has named Sarah Moore Fass – currently Chief Human Resources Officer at Bridgewater Associates – as its new Chief People Officer, a role created to enhance the firm’s focus on talent and organisational culture.
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