Monthly Archives: May 2016

(Reuters) – Many Hedge funds lost money for their investors last year but an industry survey released on Tuesday indicates the industry’s top-paid managers had a banner year, with five men earning more than $1 billion each in 2015. A […]

(The Business Insider) Leda Braga is the first woman ever to have made the cut to Institutional Investor’s annual list of richest hedge fund managers.As the head of Geneva-based Systematica Investments, Braga earned about $60 million last year and snagged […]

(Reuters) At quick glance, public pensions should be running from hedge funds.The secretive investment firms famous for their market-beating returns — and high fees to match — have recently produced losses or meager profits far below expectations. And thanks to […]

(The Business Insider) The first reason is the dispersion in returns among fund managers…..Another factor that contributes to redemptions, and ultimately closings, is volatility and how the fund manager handles it… To read this article:

(Investment Week) Hedge fund quants earned more money in 2015 than some of the biggest active managers on Wall Street, according to the annual ranking by Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine. The top 25 best paid hedge fund managers earned a […]

(Bloomberg) Former Balyasny Asset Management analyst Avirath Kakkar is starting a hedge fund that will use computer-driven trading models to take advantage of rising volatility across markets. The Limnah Capital Fund, managed from Singapore, will start with $20 million in […]

(Daily Alts) CMG Capital Launches Multi-Asset Tactical FundCMG Capital Management launched its third alternative mutual fund on the final business day of April: the CMG Tactical All Asset Strategy Fund (MUTF:CMGQX). The new fund uses a model-driven investment process that […]

(Yahoo/Market Realist) A Deep Dive into the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF. Previously, we’ve seen that the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) has outperformed the broader markets by a wide margin this year. In this part of […]

NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (NHF) (“NHF” or the “Fund”) today announced its regular monthly dividend on its common stock of $.24 per share. The dividend will be payable on May 31, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of […]

(Harvest) Leslie Biddle, will be participating in a commodity panel Wednesday, May 11th at the SALT Conference in Las Vegas to share her thoughts and expertise on the energy landscape, navigating volatility and where we see the most attractive opportunities […]

(Opalesque) Shearman & Sterling is expanding its investment funds practice with the addition of Patrick D. Sweeney, who rejoins the firm as counsel in its New York office. Mr. Sweeney provides comprehensive legal counsel to investment managers, covering regulatory advice, […]