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Katia Babbar, CEO of Immersive Finance, discusses the changing demands of institutional derivatives markets and why quantitative infrastructure is becoming critical to the next generation of investment workflows.
Two Sigma Investments lost a major investor in 2023 amid the long-running dispute between billionaire co-founders John Overdeck and David Siegel, according to a report by Bloomberg citing testimony from Overdeck in his ongoing divorce proceedings.
Standard Chartered is increasing its focus on hedge fund strategies as it encourages wealth management clients to diversify portfolios and reduce their exposure to volatile markets, according to a report by Reuters.
TOP STORY: Rokos Capital Management and Brevan Howard Asset Management were among a group of prominent hedge funds to suffer losses in July as sharp swings in artificial intelligence stocks disrupted strategies across the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman and his wife, Neri Oxman, are donating 10 million shares in Pershing Square to help establish a major new brain research and rehabilitation centre in New York, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge fund firm Oasis Management is pressing Kakaku.com to seek a higher takeover price as a bidding contest for the Japanese online platform continues, according to a report by Investing.com.
Hudson River Trading generated a record $11.4bn in trading revenue in the second quarter as sharp market moves, including turbulence in AI-related stocks, created lucrative opportunities for the proprietary trading firm, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Capula Investment Management has hired two experienced energy traders as the hedge fund expands its presence in energy and commodities markets amid heightened volatility across the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cantor Fitzgerald is preparing to give its institutional clients, including hedge funds and family offices, access to Kalshi’s prediction markets as demand grows for event-based instruments that can be used for both trading and hedging, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Balyasny Asset Management has hired Daniel Chen from BlackRock to lead a new team specialising in US investment-grade corporate credit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the move.
