Verition Fund Management is looking to extend its office lease in Dubai, underlining the emirate’s importance to the firm’s long-term strategy, despite an ongoing regional conflict now in its fourth week, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hermes Intelligence has named Daniel Sako as its new Chief Executive Officer. Sako brings extensive experience in alternative data, having developed products at Man Group and Balyasny Asset Management that contributed directly to portfolio managers performance.
Jasjeet Sekhon, a senior figure at Bridgewater Associates, is set to join Google DeepMind as chief strategy officer, marking a high-profile move from the hedge fund industry into artificial intelligence, according to a report by Reuters.
BlackRock’s Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder is seeking investor capital for a new hedge fund, marking his first such launch in years, after being passed over for the top role at the US Federal Reserve, according to a
Allocator enthusiasm for hedge funds has rarely looked stronger in the past few years. In our latest Hedgeweek® survey of alternatives allocators this March, more than 90%named hedge funds as the strategy they are most optimistic about in 2026 –
Multi-strategy major Millennium Management is assessing plans to expand its presence in Jersey as some employees look to relocate from Dubai amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Executives from hedge fund Kirkoswald Asset Management and hedge fund-turned family office BlueCrest are among a group of international investors visiting Caracas this week, as Venezuela signals a potential reopening to foreign capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The role of independent directors has evolved into one of strategic importance in demonstrating governance best practice, writes Geoff Ruddick (pictured), Hawksford Managing Director and Country Head – Cayman Islands.
Hedge fund founder George Weiss has lost a defamation lawsuit against Jefferies Financial Group, marking the latest development in a long-running dispute over a $100m debt tied to his firm, Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers report Bloomberg.
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc has reported a modest uptick in its latest hedge fund redemption gauge, with the firm’s GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator rising to 1.90% in March 2026, compared with 1.79% in February.
