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Activist hedge fund ValueAct Capital has restated its support for Walt Disney and the entertainment giant’s current board led by Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger amid a boardroom challenge from rival activist Trian Fund Management.
A 55% surge in February has seen digital asset-based exchange traded product (ETP) assets under management hit an all-time high of $80.5bn, up from $52bn in January, according to analysis by digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International.
London-based activist hedge fund firm Parvus Asset Management has increased its holding in budget airline Ryanair to over 7% from around 6%, with the acquisition of an additional €230m worth of shares, according to a report by The Irish Times.
Dylan Haggart, a former Partner at activist investment firm ValueAct Capital Management, is gearing up to launch his own investment firm in what will be one the highest profile activist launches in years, according to a report by Reuters.
Institutional digital asset prime broker FalconX and FalconX Bravo, the first cryptocurrency focused CFTC-registered swap dealer, have appointed Ravi Doshi as Head of Markets, to support the expansion of its derivatives trading business.
Quantitative hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies has continued its recent hiring spree with the appointment of Francois Jeulin, Citadel Securities’ Hong Kong-based Global Head of Arbitrage, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Unlimited, an investment firm using proprietary technology to provide lower-cost access to hedge fund and other alternative investment strategies, has appointed hedge fund veteran John K E Morris as Chief Commercial Officer.
Pantera Capital, a US hedge fund firm focused in investments in cryptocurrencies and digital assets, is looking to raise capital for a new fund that will acquire discounted solana tokens from the beleaguered FTX estate, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Derivatives marketplace CME Group saw average daily volume (ADV) hit 29.6m contracts in February, an increase of 5% on the figure reported for February 2023 and the second highest ADV on record for the month.
Balyasny Asset Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund firm co-founded by Dmitry Balyasny, Taylor O’Malley, and Scott Schroeder, has announced three Partner promotions – Portfolio Managers Wade Clark, Max Zaraisky and Steve Brown, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.

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