Alternative asset manager AlphaQuest LLC has named John Neary as President, effective immediately. Neary will oversee all functional areas at the $2bn research-driven firm, reporting directly to Founder and CIO Nigol Koulajian.
Global quantitative hedge fund firm Qube Research & Technologies has begun charging some employees performance fees on their personal allocations to the firm’s funds, bringing them in line with external investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brazilian hedge funds including Ibiuna Investimentos and Ace Capital, are outperforming as falling inflation strengthens expectations for rate cuts, with several managers benefiting from positions in local interest rate swaps and the real, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds have won a regulatory victory after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) agreed to allow Japan Securities Clearing Corp (JSCC) to clear yen-denominated interest rate swaps for US customers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund activists are intensifying their push into Japan, with investments on track to surpass last year’s record as corporate governance reforms and mounting pressure on companies to prioritise shareholder returns create fertile ground for investor engagement, according to a
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania is launching its first new degree in 50 years – a master’s in quantitative finance – funded by a record $60m gift from Bruce Jacobs, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management, according to
In an unusual twist in the multi-strategy hedge fund hiring battle, portfolio managers coming off significant losses are increasingly in demand among the industry’s biggest players, including Citadel, Millennium Management, Point72 and Balyasny Asset Management, according to a report by
Hedge funds including Eisler Capital and quant trading shops including Squarepoint Capital are aggressively hiring traders who specialise in commodity volatility as global market swings create opportunities for profit, according tom a report by Financial News.
Hedge funds posted a 1.71% gross return in August 2025, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index, while net investor flows in September rose 0.46%, as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index.
Atsushi Sakano, a former Partner at Hong Kong-based Aspex Management, is launching Tenucia Partners, a new long-short hedge fund focused on Asian equities, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans.
