Douglas Cypel, Citi’s Paris-based head of G3 inflation trading, has left the bank and is set to join hedge fund Brevan Howard, according to a report by eFinancial Craeers citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Emerging markets specialist Arif Joshi, the former co-head of emerging-market debt at Lazard Asset Management, is set to launch a new hedge fund at Bramshill Investments, marking the firm’s expansion into emerging-market strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US asset manager Victory Capital has publicly unveiled an $8.6bn bid for Janus Henderson Group, challenging the previously agreed $7.4bn takeover by Nelson Peltz’s Trian hedge fund and General Catalyst, according to a report by Reuters.
One River Asset Management is set to acquire the quantitative investment unit of LGT Capital Partners, a move that will increase the Connecticut-based hedge fund’s assets under management by roughly a third to about $3bn, according to a report by
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of end-to-end trading technology to Tier 1 banks, brokerages and hedge funds, is to provide clients with direct connectivity to the National Stock Exchange of India in 2026.
Lucerne Capital Management has appointed Frank Austin as Portfolio Manager, with responsibility for leading the firm’s US farmland investment strategy. Austin has more than a decade of experience in institutional farmland investing.
MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed income securities, has appointed William Quan as the firm’s Chief Technology Officer.
Crypto hedge funds are emerging as a potential lifeline for digital asset treasury companies grappling with falling token prices and sharply lower equity valuations, as the buy-and-hold model that fuelled their rise comes under strain, according to a report by
Multi-strategy hedge funds including Citadel, Point72 and Balyasny Asset Management are increasingly focused on developing junior talent in-house as competition and costs for experienced portfolio managers continue to rise, according to a report by eFinancial Career
David Tepper, the founder of hedge fund Appaloosa Management has stepped up pressure on Whirlpool, accusing the appliance manufacturer of destroying shareholder value and calling for sweeping strategic changes, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
