Hedge Funds and CTAs

The troubled bank, which yesterday reported its first profit in three years but missed analysts’ expectations, has named John Havens its new president and chief operating officer.

Avi Fruchter and Avraham Mevorah, the founders of Anavon Capital, unveiled the firm’s maiden offering earlier this month.

Former D.E. Shaw Group distressed investing chief Daniel Posner is still launching his own hedge fund, but he isn’t doing it alone.

A pair of European banking veterans is taking a page from the mutual fund industry for their new hedge fund.

The Royal Bank of Canada has closed its award-winning event-driven hedge fund to new investors.

Year one was a good one for Tony Chedraoui  and his colleagues at Tyrus Capital.

Antarctica Asset Management rang in the new year with a brand-new product.

With five successful years under its belt, Attucks Asset Management is launching a fund of hedge funds based on a separate account it runs for an institutional investor.

Troubled hedge fund RAB Capital is turning to the booming UCITS III-compliant arena in an effort to rebuild its asset base.

Vinik Asset Management’s Jeffrey Vinik can’t get enough of St. Petersburg, Fla., sports teams.