Nelson Peltz’s activist investment firm Trian Fund Management is putting together a consortium of investors to pursue a potential take-private deal for Wendy’s, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person familiar with the plans.
OptionMetrics has made its suite of historical and intraday options data and analytics available through Snowflake’s private cloud marketplace, allowing investors and quant researchers to access and analyse derivatives data without maintaining their own storage infrastructure.
Optical component stocks are once again emerging as a favoured momentum trade as investors regain confidence in the scale of artificial intelligence spending by the world’s biggest technology companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hong Kong’s proposed tax concessions for performance fees and carried interest will not be available to proprietary trading firms, putting an end to speculation that the city could extend its asset management incentives to the sector, according to a report
Global hedge funds increasingly rotated within the artificial intelligence trade during July, reducing exposure to some of the sector’s most crowded names while favouring companies showing clearer evidence that heavy AI investment is translating into revenue and earnings growth.
Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has stepped up pressure on Australian gold producer Northern Star Resources, putting forward six potential directors after negotiations with the company failed to deliver agreement on board changes, according to a report by Northern
Brazil’s upcoming presidential election is beginning to unsettle investors, with several asset managers reducing exposure to the Brazilian real and local bonds after a strong run for the country’s carry trade, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Asia-focused hedge fund manager Arrowpoint Investment Partners is strengthening its investment and management ranks with a series of hires from UBS’s former O’Connor platform, including the unit’s regional head and its China long-short team, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Buy-side firms are increasingly looking to integrate foreign exchange trading into broader multi-asset execution management systems, with the ability to monitor risk across asset classes in real time emerging as the main motivation for consolidation, new research shows.
Fasanara Capital has appointed Dr Darran Specter, CFA, as Head of Quant Equity, as the $6bn asset manager continues to expand its quantitative investment platform.
