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Balyasny's quant head is out as the $6 billion hedge fund undergoes a...
Dmitry Balyasny is changing his systematic-investing team, sources told Business Insider, and the first big move is the departure of its head, Ulrich Brandt-Pollmann.Brandt-Pollmann had been with the...
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From an army of traders in Long Island to quants around the world: What's...
The billionaire Steven Schonfeld's hedge fund was quick to adopt algo-trading strategies and now has 75 portfolio managers across the world.Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has been open to outside capital...
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Balyasny just cut 10 people running a $2 billion book. The hedge fund axed...
Dmitry Balyasny's hedge fund has cut its 10-person Synthesis team, which uses a mix of quant and fundamental stock-picking techniques and ran a $2 billion book of business, sources tell Business...
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What it's like to launch a hedge fund when even the biggest managers are...
Launching a hedge fund in 2019 hasn't been easy, and several people who are either raising capital or have recently launched gave us an inside look at the process. More funds have been liquidated...
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Hedge funds are cozying up to Uber but snubbing Lyft (UBER, LYFT)
Big name hedge funds bought up big Uber stakes during or shortly after the company's initial public offering in May, regulatory filings disclosed this week show. Lyft, meanwhile, saw many managers trim...
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GE was the most popular industrial stock for hedge funds last quarter. Here...
Hedge funds scooped up more shares of General Electric in the second quarter than any other company in the industrial sector. The funds were most likely trying to buy the dip as the stock has shed more...
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Meet the 8 people with new ideas about data, fees, and tech who are shaking...
The hedge fund game is dominated by big players, and it can be tough for true innovators to carve out a niche. Here are eight people making their mark with new twists on fees, data, ESG investing, and...
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A Viking Global hedge fund is helping startups turn into unicorns. Now it's...
Viking helped data-backup startup Druva Technologies push into unicorn status by leading a $130 million funding round earlier this summer. The $30 billion hedge fund firm is opening its Viking...
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GOLDMAN SACHS: Recession fever has put hedge funds' most beloved stock trades...
Hedge funds are crowding into a handful of stocks and increasing their use of leverage at the same time, according to Goldman Sachs.With recession fears at a fever pitch and market liquidity still...
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Hedge funds have already seen nearly $20 billion more in outflows this year...
Hedge funds have already seen $20 billion more in outflows this year compared to 2018 as investors seek lower fees and better performance, Bloomberg reported.The funds lost $8.4 billion from investor...
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GOLDMAN SACHS: These are the 12 stocks most loved by hedge funds
Hedge funds disclosed their most recent holdings in public filings earlier this month, providing a window into which companies some of the world's most successful money managers are betting on.Goldman...
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The world's top hedge fund so far in 2019 has seen its portfolio skyrocket 278%
The best-performing hedge fund of 2019 has seen the value of its portfolio increase 278% since the start of the year, according to Bloomberg. The Vanda Global Fund, a Singapore-based firm run by Chong...
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D.E. Shaw asked staff to sign a take-it-or-leave noncompete, and the deadline...
D.E. Shaw in April asked employees to sign noncompete contracts by mid-September. The hedge-fund manager had "nonsolicit" contracts before but hadn't required noncompetes for all investment staff. The...
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Ray Dalio's flagship hedge fund is reportedly down 6% this year as other...
Ray Dalio's primary hedge fund shed 6% of its value this year as of August 23, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Dalio's Pure Alpha fund, which invests in macroeconomic trends, took significant...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry was among the few who predicted the 2008...
Michael Burry, of "The Big Short" fame, foresaw the 2008 housing meltdown and bet against the subprime-mortgage bonds that exacerbated the crisis.Burry now runs his own hedge fund — Scion Asset...
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry is on the hunt for cheap, underappreciated...
The investor Michael Burry rose to fame by shorting mortgage securities ahead of the 2008 housing meltdown.His wager was heavily featured in Michael Lewis' bestselling book "The Big Short," and...
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$183 million short-seller Spruce Point is targeting the maker of Trojan...
Spruce Point Capital issued a report saying it believes the stock price of Church & Dwight, the maker of Trojan condoms, Arm & Hammer baking soda, and several other consumer brands, is...
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Ray Dalio breaks down why he sees a 25% chance of recession through 2020
The billionaire Ray Dalio — the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund — told Bloomberg he sees a 25% chance of recession in 2019 and through 2020.He cited the effectiveness...
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D.E. Shaw is going to trial over the sale of a litigation finance portfolio...
A new lawsuit between D.E. Shaw and a former portfolio company unveils both the complicated dealmaking that has come to be a part of many large-scale hedge funds and the difficulties in valuing private...
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Big-name hedge funds like BlackRock's Obsidian, Lansdowne Partners, and...
Some of the biggest losses from August came from macro hedge funds that bet big and lost on recent elections in Argentina that sent the South American country's inflation rate soaring once again. But...
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