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How Rokos Capital Hit ~21% Returns in 2025: Lessons in Macro Investing & Strategy

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Rokos Capital Management returned about 21% i...

For the year to March 31, 2025, operating pro...

Macro peers also surged but results diverged,...

Rokos raised its performance fee share to 25%...

Rokos Capital Soars: Chris Rokos Nets £477M After Revenue Hits £1.2B Amid 21% Return

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Rokos Capital Management posted ~£1.2bn reven...

Chris Rokos took ~£476.8m, the largest payout...

The macro hedge fund returned ~21% in 2025 af...

Rokos is raising management and performance f...

Wells Fargo’s Investment Banking Reboot: Regulatory Wins, Big Deals & Strategic Trade-Offs

Americas Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Wells Fargo is having its best investment-ban...

It led a record $29.5 billion commitment on a...

The Fed’s June 2025 removal of Wells Fargo’s ...

The bank is hiring aggressively and restructu...

El Pollo Loco’s 2014 IPO: How Fast-Casual Moves Shaped Its Restaurant Growth Strategy

Americas Firms Restaurants and Other Eating Places

El Pollo Loco filed for a 2014 IPO and priced...

At the time it had roughly 401 restaurants ac...

The chain marketed fire-grilled chicken as a ...

The IPO followed improving performance and ca...

Blüm Holdings’ Turnaround Under Threat: Revenue Gains Face Liquidity Crisis

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

The WSJ link appears inaccessible, and the an...

Revenue rose from about $2.2M in Q1 2025 to $...

Losses persist as store openings, acquisition...

Liquidity is the central risk, with under ~$0...

FTI Consulting Elevates Alex Wong & Enqing Wang to Senior Managing Directors in Asia

Asia Firms Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

FTI Consulting promoted Alex Wong (Hong Kong)...

Wong adds two decades of investment banking a...

Wang brings 12+ years in business transformat...

The moves align with FTI’s broader build-out ...

How BOCHK’s Advisory Model Evolves with AI, Generations & Cross-Border Wealth

Asia Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

BOC Hong Kong is shifting from static risk bu...

It is scaling personalisation with AI-driven ...

Integrated propositions such as FamilyMAX, Ju...

Execution risks include regulatory complexity...

Revolut’s €1B Bet on Paris: Banking Licence, HQ Shift & Regulatory Strategy Explained

Europe Firms Depository Credit Intermediation

Revolut will open a Western Europe headquarte...

It plans to invest over €1 billion in France ...

Revolut will apply for a French banking licen...

The move reflects France’s rapid customer gro...

Citi Appoints Åkermark & Dichow to Lead Nordics Investment Banking Push

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Citigroup hired Tobias Åkermark (ex-Barclays)...

Åkermark starts in late 2025 and Dichow in ea...

They report to Patrick Frowein and Erik Savol...

The hires underline Citi’s push to expand in ...

ACF Investment Bank’s Strategic Media M&A Expansion into Germany

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

ACF Investment Bank is expanding into Germany...

ACF says Germany is a cornerstone market as E...

The move builds on ACF’s broader expansion, i...

Backed by owner Forest Road, ACF is positioni...