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The full list of finance firms betting on the Middle East
From Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio to BlackRock’s Larry Fink, top finance executives are investing heavily in the Middle East.Global financial services giants are betting big...
Private equity firms trail peers on miscarriage support
Private equity firms continue to trail their City peers on supporting female staff suffering a miscarriage or facing fertility issues.Just 7% of private equity and venture capital firms...
Fund houses fight to lock in private markets talent with new...
Fund houses are upping financial incentives for private markets staff to stay amid a war for talent with some of the world’s largest alternative houses.Asset...
Brevan Howard searches Abu Dhabi for its next maths genius
Brevan Howard is hunting for its next maths genius in Abu Dhabi as the hedge fund expands its presence in the United Arab Emirates’...
Balyasny hires Point72’s Francine Fang to lead quant business
Hedge fund Balyasny has hired Francine Fang as its global head of systematic investing in a boost to its quantitative trading business.Fang was previously deputy head of investments...
‘Pricing is a real issue’
The chair of Norway-headquartered Skagen Funds has voiced concern about the rapid growth of private markets, claiming opaque valuations could lead to a “potential surprise” that...
Eisler Capital hires Balyasny’s Jeff Russel to lead equity long-short
Eisler Capital has hired Balyasny Asset Management portfolio manager Jeff Russel as head of its fundamental equity long-short business, according to people familiar with...
Pay for top private credit talent in Europe soars to $15m...
Top private credit professionals are now the highest earning executives on the buyside in Europe, as a surge of new entrants into the sector...
Covington & Burling hires Paul Hastings finance partner in private equity...
Covington & Burling has hired a leveraged finance partner from rival US law firm Paul Hastings in London.Adrian Chiodo is joining Covington’s City office...
Hedge funds open door to AI despite banks rolling back
Hedge funds are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence, and are not scared of letting their staff loose with new tools.Some 86% of hedge funds have allowed their...