(Institutional Investor) According to alternative investment research firm Preqin, hedge fund performance is on the rise, and managers are more upbeat about their fundraising prospects…. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc., seeking a rebound in its commodities business after a bout of losing trades dented earnings, has a plan built around hiring fresh stars and luring new clients. The bank will bring in a few high-profile […]

(The Business Insider) A $3.4 billion hedge fund is poking holes in conventional thinking over tech behemoths Amazon, Google and Facebook – and hinting at a potential sell off in the sector. Tourbillon Capital, a New York-based hedge fund, raised […]

(Hedgeweek) Vincent Au, portfolio manager of Gondor Capital says that his onshore hedge fund Gondor Partners, LP returned 13.86 per cent in the first seven months of this year (+1.74 per cent in July) while his offshore fund, the Gondor […]

(Harvest) Momentum works, whether structured as a times series or a cross-sectional strategy, across many asset classes. Carry strategies or risk premiums also work across a wide set of asset classes. More importantly, we know when these strategies do not […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge fund redemptions picked up steam in August, according to new data from fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp, although they are down from year-ago levels for the seventh consecutive month. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds booked a solid +1.15% gain in July, according to new data from Preqin, continuing a streak of nine straight months of positive returns and bringing the company’s benchmark All-Strategies Hedge Fund Index to +5.93% for the year […]

(Bloomberg) The battle between billionaire investors Carl Icahn and Bill Ackman over the future of Herbalife Ltd. just got turned up a notch. The nutritional-supplements company disclosed a barrage of news Monday that sent its stock surging, including now-dead talks […]

(Bloomberg) Shorting the dollar, the most crowded trade in foreign exchange, is getting too popular for its own good. So say investors and analysts from Amundi Pioneer Asset Management to Wells Fargo, who recommend clients pare wagers on near-term greenback […]

(Bloomberg) While enthusiasm in the U.S. oil market dwindles, things are looking a little brighter across the pond. For a second week, hedge funds refrained from making big bets on West Texas Intermediate prices stuck below $50 a barrel in […]

(Bloomberg) Stephen Diggle said market turbulence is certain to surge. But he doesn’t plan to resurrect his volatility hedge funds, which made $2.7 billion in the global financial crisis, as central banks will stop a repeat of the unprecedented price […]

(The Business Insider) Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, who has been expressing concerns about President Donald Trump in recent months, said on Monday he was cutting some of his exposure during a time of growing political and economic divisions… To read […]