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05/22/2019

LPs Get Crack at Profitable Discus Program

Capital Fund Management, an early practitioner of systematic-trading strategies, is re-opening a managed-futures fund that’s been off-limits to new...

05/15/2019

First New York Building Hedge Fund Business

Proprietary-trading shop First New York is taking another stab at launching a hedge fund.

05/08/2019

ExodusPoint: Schonfeld Staffers Underpaid

ExodusPoint Capital is firing back at Schonfeld Strategic Advisors.

05/01/2019

Pedigreed Quant Pros Launch Equity Strategy

Quantitative-investment startup Pluribus Labs has begun managing money.

04/17/2019

Family Offices Bypassing Fund Managers

In a potentially troubling trend for hedge funds, family offices are increasingly willing to invest directly in alternative assets and complex...

04/10/2019

Field Street Shutters Fund, Lowers Headcount

Global-macro heavyweight Field Street Capital has liquidated a fund that suffered crippling losses last year.

04/03/2019

SEC Filings Paint Bleak Picture for Startups

The pace of hedge fund launches so far this year is even slower than it was in 2018, when fund-formation activity reached its lowest level since...

03/27/2019

Ex-Eminence Quant Chief Readies for Launch

A quantitative-equity specialist who has held top posts at Eminence Capital and Morgan Stanley is starting a hedge fund.

03/20/2019

Energy Investor HITE Dangles No-Fee Offer

Energy-focused HITE Hedge Asset Management is offering the ultimate fee discount for its latest hedge fund.

03/13/2019

Ascalon Maps Asia-Focused Seeding Vehicle

Ascalon Capital’s new owner aims to raise up to $500 million for a drawdown fund that would offer seed and acceleration capital to hedge fund...

03/06/2019

Tech Pro's Startup Features Modest Fees

Keith Hwang, a technology-stock investor who has run money for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is aiming to raise $200 million of initial capital.

02/27/2019

Futures Shop Pursues Trade-Finance Strategy

Metals trader Commodity Asset Management is developing a new strategy that represents a novel approach to trade finance.