State of macro: Hedge funds Point72 and Pan Capital are adding talent, while Schonfeld, Brevan, and Walleye cut back
Investors betting on interest-rate changes and election outcomes have the industry's full attention this year.
WorldQuant is launching its global investing competition. It's another example of hedge funds getting creative in the hunt for talent.
The International Quant Championship is expected to attract tens of thousands of students, coders, and more to compete.
These 6 hedge funds scored big on riding market momentum in February
Big-name managers such as AQR, Man Group, and more had strong months in their CTA strategies.
Inside hedge funds' big Lincoln Center bash: caviar, acrobats, and a professed love for New York 'even if we move to Florida'
Hedge-fund hotshots such as Point72's Steve Cohen attended the industry's annual fundraiser for Lincoln Center.
An old hedge-fund strategy is taking off again. Why hedge funds from multi-strats to new launches are ramping up their alpha capture efforts.
New players are using the "quantamental" strategy, which blends humans' and machines' investing abilities, to aggressively fundraise. Bigger firms are building out teams.
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Schonfeld's strong start to 2024 has the once imperiled manager besting larger peers
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is rebounding from a tough stretch. Here's how it's faring against larger hedge funds like Citadel, Millennium, and Point72.
How our insatiable appetite for electricity is giving rise to traders who make money from power-grid bottlenecks
As data centers, EVs, and weather jolt the power grid, Jane Street, DRW, Squarepoint, and Citadel wager the esoteric "congestion" trade will pay off.
How the rise of mega multi-managers is forcing investors to change how they judge the biggest hedge funds
For hedge-fund investors, understanding how a firm plans to manage its costs and talent is more important than the top trades from last year.
Hot hedge fund trends collide at a new AI-powered multi-strategy fund
Hedge fund industry veteran Bob Kim's new fund is hoping to raise between $300 and $500 million before its mid-year launch.
Anthony Vaccarino, once subpoenaed during the Department of Justice's investigation into billionaire Steve Cohen, has rejoined his old boss
Vaccarino was never charged with a crime by the federal government, which investigated Cohen and his firm SAC Capital Advisors for years.
Tiger Cubs kicked of 2024 riding high. Here's how hedge funds like Light Street, Tiger Global, D1, and Whale Rock stack up.
Tech-focused investors followed up big years in 2023 with a strong start in January.
Growing quant giant Qube just added a fundraiser focused on Asian investors
Qube is the latest in a long line of Western hedge funds trying to tap into the Asian market.
Millennium is hiring a senior trader from Jane Street — a rare defection for the secretive prop-trading juggernaut
Prop-trading powerhouse Jane Street rarely loses top staff. Millennium has lured away one of its star traders.
Qube and Renaissance have started 2024 with a bang. Here's how quant funds did in January.
Quant funds overall outperformed their human competition in the first month of the year, according to Hedge Fund Research.
No PMs, no extra fees: Here's a look at former Point72 president's new 'alpha-capture' fund hoping to raise $1 billion
The firm is employing 12 analysts at the start to generate investment ideas, but an algorithm will construct the portfolio.
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Citadel is on top, and Schonfeld is picking up steam. Here's how hedge funds kicked off the new year.
Multi-manager hedge funds had a strong January performance. Citadel remains top of the pack, but Schonfeld is gaining momentum after a rough 2023.
Wildfire-detecting balloons and justice nonprofits: How new Citadel hires are spending their garden leaves
From developing wildfire-detecting air balloons to updating a criminal justice nonprofit's tech, here's how employees joining Ken Griffin's firms are spending their non-competes.
How 4 'disgusting' short bets changed David Einhorn's hedge fund's year from 'great' to just 'very good'
Greenlight Capital had a strong year in 2023, but the $3.1 billion firm had four different short bets bring down returns.
Ken Griffin is on top of the hedge fund world. Read his memo to the Citadel team.
Citadel has generated $74 billion in gains for investors since launching more than 30 years ago, according to data from LCH Investments.
A $600 million hedge fund that convinced rivals to reveal their holdings was up 21% last year. Here's how the founder pitched collaboration over competition.
CenterBook is run by David Stemerman, a former Lone Pine executive and founder of Conatus Capital.