Star Trader Who Lost His Touch Bounces Back as Hedge Fund Coach

June 24, 2025

Our founder and Chief Investment Officer, Danny Yong, sat down with Bloomberg reporters to discuss how he bounced back from a three-year stretch of underperformance to set up an Asia-focused, multistrategy platform designed to be a “money-making machine” – one where, instead of being the main risk-taker, he instead plays the role of a coach, getting the most out of Dymon’s roster of talented portfolio managers.

View the full story on Bloomberg here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/co-founder-of-one-of-asia-s-biggest-hedge-funds-is-helping-it-beat-global-rivals

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