Alex Morrell is a senior correspondent at Business Insider. He covers Wall Street and financial markets, with a focus on business leaders and startups, drawing from his extensive experience reporting on billionaires at Forbes. His work has been featured in Business Insider India, AOL, Inc., and Business Insider.
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By: Alex Morrell, Bradley Saacks
On the heels of announcing new performance hurdles, ExodusPoint topped multimanager hedge fund peers with a strong September.
By: Alex Morrell
Activist investor Starboard has just informed Pfizer it has taken a significant stake Starboard Value has taken a significant stake in Pfizer, said people familiar with the matter.
The Pfizer facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Starboard Value has taken a stake in Pfizer, people familiar with the matter said.
By: Alex Morrell
Alphadyne's hire of commodity trader Thomas Byuen follows similar hires by Jain Global, Balyasny, and LMR.
Since 2011, Starboard Value's Jeff Smith has extracted board seats and profits from corporate America — by force if necessary.
By: Alex Morrell
Kan Huang was a leader in Two Sigma's vaunted machine-learning techniques group. He's joining Cubist and Jin Choi will be sole head of the group.
By: Alex Morrell
Vibhav Bukkapatanam was a marquee hire focused on high-frequency trading. He joined Cubist, the quant arm of Point72, from Citadel Securities.
By: Bradley Saacks, Emmalyse Brownstein, Hayley Cuccinello, Bianca Chan, Alex Morrell, Reed Alexander, Alex Nicoll, Michelle Abrego
Shows: "Industry" The hit TV show "Industry" — full of sex, drugs, and spreadsheets — just wrapped up its third season.
By: Alex Morrell
A handful of macro traders have left Balyasny. The reason for their exit isn't clear. Global macro strategies have struggled overall in 2024, but November was strong.
By: Alex Morrell
The quant hedge fund is closing after two large investors redeemed capital, according to people familiar with the matter.
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