Author Archives: Editor

DealBook – Senator Charles E. Grassley is examining whether Education Department officials disclosed confidential government information to hedge fund managers, including the well-known stock picker Steve Eisman. The inquiry stems from the agency’s recent efforts to overhaul the for-profit college industry, which has […]

TheStreet – George Soros’ decision to return money from his hedge fund to outside investors has sparked worry that new regulations under Dodd-Frank will push hedge funds deeper into the dark. Soros will return about $1 billion to outside investorsby the end […]

Global Pensions – Britain’s financial regulator says the low footprint hedge funds have in most capital markets means overall they pose a low systemic risk, but it has warned of a greater influence by the industry in areas such as […]

New York Post – Despite being dogged by rumors of an insider-trading probe for nearly two years now, hedge-fund mogul Steve Cohen appears to have no trouble getting people to give him money. In fact, the 55-year-old billionaire founder of […]

Bloomberg – Standard & Poor’s President Deven Sharma declined to pick a winner among deficit-reduction plans being debated by U.S. lawmakers, telling a House panel that decisions on whether to downgrade the nation’s debt will hinge on the long-term impact […]

Reuters – Hedge funds are once again turning their attentions to flotations as a way of cashing in on resurgent interest in the $2 trillion industry, despite a poor year for IPOs and a chequered track record for the listed […]

Bloomberg – Yesterday afternoon a few dozen hedge-funders abandoned their desks to sail 12-Metre America’s Cup yachts on the Long Island Sound. The majestic boats made their way out of Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, past the waterfront […]