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Market data distributor Quincy Data has launched an ultra-low latency QED market data service between the largest US and Canadian equities exchanges and is now distributing content from over 200 equities and ETFs from NYSE-Arca and Nasdaq at the TMX data centre in Markham, Ontario.
Global fintech specialist Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Frank Troise as President of Broadridge Trading & Connectivity Solutions and Vice Chairman of Broadridge Capital Markets, effective 29 April 2024.
Hedge fund assets at global alternative investment firm Hillhouse Investment, which operates out of offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, New York and London, plummeted by a third last month to $27.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Patrick Dowd, Head of Credit at Viking Global Investors, a US-based hedge fund firm focused on early and late stage venture investments, has left the company after three years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds are increasingly eyeing opportunities in the UK’s £200bn investment trust sector, capitalising on its struggle with investor disinterest and competition from more cost-effective alternatives, according to a report by the Financial Times. 
Hedge funds extended their Q1 performance surge through March, led by macro strategies, which posted their best month since March 2022 and their strongest quarter in over 20 years, according to the latest data from HFR.
London-based activist hedge fund Bluebell Capital Partners has set its sights on BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with a proposal to oust Larry Fink, the company’s Founder, from his position as Chairman, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. 
Clear Street, a New York-based diversified financial services firm, has launched clearing services for registered market makers in listed US equities and options, its first presence in the professional clearing market in close to a decade.
Brevan Howard, the Jersey-headquartered global macro hedge fund firm co-founded by Alan Howard, has added to its digital assets arm with the appointment of Dmitrii Mylnev from London-based digital bank Revolut as a Senior Software Engineer.
Chris LaSusa, who co-founded stock-focused hedge fund KCL Capital with Kevin Cottrell, has joined hedge fund Paloma Partners Management as Head of Long-Short Equity, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.

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