(Harvest) Mispricing risks can be taken advantage of over the short-run, but are unlikely to last and will diminish as more investors invest in these opportunities. Priced sources of risk are perhaps the most critical focus for portfolio managers because […]

(FINalternatives) The $20 billion merger struck last May between Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant and U.S. group Huntsman was scuttled on Friday, handing a victory to activist investors who have agitated against the deal as destructive to shareholder value. To […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge fund seeder Prophecy Asset Management has allocated $30 million to a new long/short equity strategy created by Boston-based Birch Island Capital, an investment company formed by a group of current MIT students majoring in economics, finance and computer […]

(Reuters) Hexagon AB (HEXAb.ST) Chief Executive Ola Rollen, one of Sweden’s best known business leaders, pleaded not guilty on Monday at the start of a trial for suspected insider share trading in Norway. If convicted, Rollen faces up to six […]

(Bloomberg) A tax dispute involving Renaissance Technologies, the hedge fund firm whose co-chief executive officer is a prominent backer of President Donald Trump, is advancing to a new phase. Members of the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Appeals are scheduled […]

(Reuters) White Tale Holdings, the activist investor that thwarted a $20 billion merger between Clariant and U.S. rival Huntsman, on Monday demanded three seats on the Swiss chemical maker’s board and an independent strategic review of the business. The companies […]

(Bloomberg) The manager of one of Canada’s top-performing hedge funds says ETFs have made it difficult to make money in small-cap stocks, so he’s shifting his focus to private equity instead. Toronto-based Goodwood Inc., with about C$100 million ($78 million) […]

(Bloomberg) Even a boom in beef supplies hasn’t kept hedge funds from stampeding into the cattle market thanks to robust global demand for the meat. Strong U.S. exports have helped to offset a jump in domestic supplies. Americans are chowing […]

(Bloomberg) Rajiv Jain is unfazed by one of the world’s worst-performing stock markets. While Russia’s equities benchmark has declined 4 percent this year amid a global rally, the former star fund manager at Vontobel Holding AG has turned bullish on […]

(Bloomberg) A British company that has been investing in internet and information businesses is having its best day on record. On-line Plc jumped as much as 394 percent on Friday after announcing plans to change its name to On-line Blockchain […]

(HITC Business)Deutsche Bank was sued by Colin Fan, the former co-head of its investment banking unit, for at least $13m over unvested share awards the firm said were canceled after a probe into personal trades that breached conflict-of-interest rules… To […]

(Harvest) Unlike most professions, a rookie investor can do better than a professional over the short term. You’d never expect an amateur to beat Roger Federer in a tennis match but plenty of amateur’s portfolios will outperform Warren Buffet over […]