Hedge Funds

What you need to start a hedge fund now: Top talent, a brand name — and a vast amount of cash

The temptation for star portfolio managers to start their own hedge funds has started to shrink, as costs have spiralled and investors have become more discerning

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Rob Citrone’s Discovery Capital gains 6% in April

The $2.5bn hedge fund was up 52% in 2024

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Ex-Millennium portfolio manager joins crypto hedge fund Fasanara Digital

Jerome Busca, who most recently worked at JB Quantitative Solutions, has joined Fasanara Digital’s London office

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Hedge fund Point72 offers $400,000 salary to AI engineers

The hedge fund is also offering a discretionary bonus to the chosen candidate

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Man Group’s AUM tumble by $5.6bn in April after tariff chaos

Assets plunge at listed hedge fund giant following Trump’s tariff announcement

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London hedge fund Naya Capital secures Dubai regulatory approval

The firm joins hedge funds such as Millennium, Balyasny and Qube Research in the emirate

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FCA set to slash rules for smaller private equity firms and hedge funds

The City watchdog wants to radically increase the asset threshold before full regulation kicks in for alternative fund managers

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Trump tariffs: Hedge funds short luxury, financial stocks

The volatility triggered by a trade war is ‘fertile ground’ for macro traders

Citi trader John Nihill joins ex-Brevan Howard portfolio manager’s hedge fund

Carl Radford’s White Elk Partners has also hired former Citi director Rob Jewell

Goldman Sachs MD Jacob Gordon joins Millennium-backed Taula Capital

Hedge fund hires Gordon as the head of US market strategy

Taula Capital hits $6.5bn in assets, overtaking Jain Global

Diego Megia’s hedge fund now manages more money than Bobby Jain’s

Ex-Millennium portfolio manager’s hedge fund gains 7% in debut year

London-based Katamaran Capital’s long and short bets on stock markets have paid off

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FCA fines and bans Crispin Odey

Regulator sanctions fallen hedge fund star for blocking ‘efforts to hold him to account’

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Jain Global hits 300 staff with BlueCrest, Schonfeld hires

Bobby Jain’s new hedge fund is bolstering its team as it looks to put $5bn to work

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Ex-Balyasny portfolio manager’s crypto hedge fund gains 15%

Eltican Asset Management cashed in on market volatility last month

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