Hedge fund firm Two Sigma just started selling a risk analysis tool, and it shows how secretive quants are now looking to make money sharing their tech

The $60 billion firm is the latest hedge fund to spin off its expertise into a product or service it can sell.

November 14, 2019   |   View Online »

Hedge fund firm Two Sigma just started selling a risk analysis tool, and it shows how secretive quants are now looking to make money sharing their tech Dan DeFrancesco | The $60 billion firm is the latest hedge fund to spin off its expertise into a product or service it can sell. Read More »

Hedge funds are losing to private equity in a tug-of-war over investors' portfolios, and experts say it's only going to get worse Bradley Saacks | Hedge funds dropped to 33% of investors' alternatives portfolio this year, down from 40% last year, while private equity grew its slice of the pie. Read More »

Wells Fargo's head of cards and retail services has taken a job at Equifax. The bank told us who's filling in, but said it hasn't named a permanent replacement yet. Shannen Balogh | Wells Fargo's head of cards and retail has is taking a job at Equifax. She had reported to Wells veteran Avid Modjtabai, head of payments and part of the bank's operating committee. Read More »

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A labor leader who helped win the $15 minimum wage in Seattle says unions aren't coming back. Here's what the future of labor could look like. Allana Akhtar | David Rolf, one of the US's foremost labor leaders, says it's about organizing workers across an industry, not a specific company. Read More »

Bloomberg News employees are having jitters about layoffs on top of uncertainty about a Michael Bloomberg presidential run Lucia Moses | There are rumors of layoffs coming in the US, fueling speculation that the parent company Bloomberg LP is headed for a soft sales year. Read More »

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