Bilal Jafar
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Hedge fund Marshall Wace names Amit Rajpal as partner
Rajpal — who was previously Marshall Wace’s Asia CEO — has moved to London from Hong Kong for the new role → Read More
Short-sellers eye First Republic Bank, Western Alliance as SVB fallout spreads
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman says: ‘More banks will likely fail’ → Read More
Why Man FRM’s Jens Foehrenbach jumped from trading to hedge funds: ‘I was curious about the other side’
Hedge funds can be more creative and entrepreneurial than banks, the veteran CIO says → Read More
Why women in hedge funds struggle to succeed: ‘People still idolise the Wolf of Wall Street’
‘My co-founder is male and I can’t even count the number of times that someone referred to him as my boss' → Read More
Hedge funds predict Adani recovery after share bounce
Investors see reason for optimism after capital injection and end to enhanced stock exchange scrutiny → Read More
Hedge funds lawyer up in face of rising scrutiny
Legal experts point to growing use of complex structures and 'creative solutions' to meet regulatory challenges → Read More
Man Group COO Antoine Forterre: ‘Hybrid work enables us to attract and retain diverse talent’
Following the results, Man Group shares climbed by almost 10% on 28 February → Read More
Hedge fund Point72 hires Robinhood crypto expert in digital assets push
Point72’s chief executive Steven Cohen has been laying the groundwork for a crypto-focused investment firm → Read More
Man Group boss Luke Ellis tells City: Don’t ask a junior to name their high school if you want diversity
'There is an enormous amount of raw talent available in the City,' Luke Ellis says → Read More
Hedge fund managers pour millions into own funds to reassure investors
More fund bosses are putting their money where their mouth is → Read More
Galois Capital’s CEO says ‘crypto will endure’ after shutting down hedge fund
The hedge fund lost almost 50% of its assets to the FTX crisis → Read More
Brevan Howard hires ex-Nomura VP Murray Colville as head of systematic operations
Colville joins major hedge fund after a brief stint in the world of crypto → Read More
Hedge funds fell behind global stock markets in January
Hedge funds posted an average return of 3.67% compared to S&P's 6% jump in January → Read More
Eisler Capital appoints Eric Lonergan as portfolio manager
Eric Lonergan's appointment at the $3.5bn hedge fund comes as Eisler expands its portfolio management team → Read More
Adani’s UK links probed as London-based Elara Capital faces scrutiny
UK regulator is monitoring links to the City as Adani tries to fend off fraud claims → Read More
Hedge fund Bridgewater picks Karen Karniol-Tambour as co-chief investment officer
Karniol-Tambour takes on new role as Bridgewater shakes up life after Ray Dalio → Read More
Hedge funds buck jobs gloom as Millennium, Man Group, Brevan Howard hire for hundreds of roles
Despite layoffs across the banking sector, hedge funds are actively hiring portfolio managers and analysts → Read More
Ex-JPMorgan trader Yves Masselin joins hedge fund Eisler Capital as portfolio manager
Another hire builds out team after Eisler Capital recruited ex-Goldman Sachs partner Alain Marcus in January to bring in traders → Read More
Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman says Hindenburg’s report about India’s Adani Group is ‘highly credible’
Adani Group said that it is evaluating remedial and punitive action under US and Indian laws against Hindenburg Research → Read More
Hedge funds are jumping on the ChatGPT bandwagon — here’s what you need to know
ChatGPT crossed one million users within five days of its launch. Now hedge funds are interested. → Read More