Bradley Saacks

New York

Hedge Fund Reporter at Business Insider

Hedge fund reporter at @businessinsider. Alum of @Semafor, @Ignites, @business, @statesman and @dailytarheel. Just one of the Saacks boys.

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From enormous payouts to pink slips: What it's like to work at a hedge fund

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Michelle Abrego |Bradley Saacks |Alex Morrell |Henry Blodget

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . It should be a good time to work for the biggest hedge funds in the world. Firms like Millennium, Citadel, Point72, and Balyasny are experiencing rapid growth and offering eye-popping pay packages, which can reach tens of millions of dollars for the most sought-after risk-takers.
Diese Führungskräfte bauen die nächste Welle von Multistrategiefonds auf

1 week ago | businessinsider.de | Bradley Saacks

Aus den „großen Drei“ der Hedgefonds- und Investmentfirmen sind laut einem Recruiter die „großen Vier“ geworden. Das liegt unter anderem daran, dass bei den größten Firmen des Sektors viele Talente abgeworben werden. Mit BI+ erfahrt ihr, wie sich die Dynamik in der Hedgefonds-Branche verändert. Ehemalige Führungskräfte der Hedgefonds- und Investmentfirmen Citadel, Millennium und Point72 sind in der gesamten Branche in leitenden Positionen tätig.
BlackRock's Larry Fink has a global and 'optimistic' worldview even as Trump upends international trade

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jeffrey Cane |Bradley Saacks |Henry Blodget

2025-04-11T13:13:50Z This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. BlackRock, now managing $11.6 trillion, has more employees outside the US than in its home country. On the firm's first-quarter earnings call, CEO Larry Fink stressed its global reach. "We are Mexican in Mexico, Canadian in Canada," Fink told analysts. BlackRock's first client 37 years ago was Japanese.
Millennium, Citadel, and Point72 alums are building the next wave of multistrategy funds

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bradley Saacks

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Former executives from Citadel, Millennium, and Point72 are in senior positions across the industry. The leading firms have become a pool of talent for smaller rivals to poach from. Managers such as Walleye, Capula, Fortress, Jain Global, and more have hired alums of the biggest funds.
The markets are melting down. So far, the financial plumbing is intact.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bradley Saacks

Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Market volatility and trading volumes are sky-high, but the systems have so far handled the stress. Regulators and government officials in the US and UK say everything is working as it should. There are fears of knock-on effects in stock and bond markets if funds are forced to sell. The house is on fire, but the pipes still work.
Trumps „gottverdammte Formel“: US-Milliardäre schießen jetzt gegen Zölle

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.de | Bradley Saacks

Ken Langone, Mitbegründer der Baumarktkette Home Depot, kritisiert die Art der Berechnung der US-Zölle. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Die Zollpolitik des US-Präsidenten Donald Trump setzt die Börsen unter Druck. Damit zieht die Regierung den Unmut vieler Großaktionäre auf sich. Milliardäre, von denen viele einst den Präsidenten unterstützten, distanzieren sich nun.
Call it the billionaire boomerang: The ultrawealthy are turning on Trump over tariffs

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Jeffrey Cane |Bradley Saacks |Henry Blodget

Ken Langone, cofounder of Home Depot, speaks at a conference in 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking 2025-04-08T09:01:01Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . President Donald Trump's tariff policies have vaporized trillions of dollars from the stock market.
Hedge Funds Are Demanding Data That Will Explain the Tariffs

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Michelle Abrego |Bradley Saacks |Henry Blodget

Hedge funds specializing in various strategies — macro gamblers, fundamental stockpickers, quant traders, and more — are all on the hunt for data to help them understand the tariffs. Tetra Images/Getty Images 2025-04-04T14:09:00Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? .
Millennium loses money for the second straight month in a turbulent March while smaller funds post returns

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bradley Saacks

Izzy Englander's Millennium Management lost money last month. Patrick McMullan/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez 2025-04-01T19:21:47Z Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Millennium Management lost 1.2% in March, bringing its 2025 performance to a 2% loss.
Investitionsboom: Wie Larry Fink das neue Blackrock bauen will

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.de | Bradley Saacks

11,6 Billionen Dollar hat Blackrock laut Mitbegründer und CEO Larry Fink im letzten Jahr umgesetzt. In seinem jährlichen Brief an die Investoren schrieb Fink, dass sich das Unternehmen auf einen „68 Billionen Dollar schweren Investitionsboom“ im Infrastrukturbereich konzentriert. Nachdem Blackrock jahrzehntelang die liquiden Märkte dominiert hat, setzt das Unternehmen nun verstärkt auf Privatanleger.