(Bloomberg) China-focused hedge funds bounced back from their worst performance in five years and trounced global counterparts. After an annual loss last year, Greater China hedge funds added more than 13 percent on average in the first half of 2017 […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds ended their streak of five consecutive months of positive returns in June, according to a flash update of Eurekahedge’s Hedge Fund Index, while still underperforming broader market measures for the month. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Liquid alternatives were essentially flat in June, according to new data from Wilshire Associates, as gains in equity hedge and event-driven funds were overshadowed by a steep decline in global macro managers. To read this article:

(New York Times) The hedge fund Elliott Management is hoping to block Warren E. Buffett’s $9 billion takeover bid for Energy Future Holdings, the bankrupt Texas power giant, by working on an even higher offer. Elliott, the biggest creditor to […]

(Bloomberg) Crispin Odey, who made money for a second straight month by sticking to bearish equity bets, said the chance of a market crash is rising as growth slows and the Federal Reserve normalizes interest rates. The credit cycle boosted […]

(Harvest) Our investment strategy has always been to buy companies at a big discount to their intrinsic value and either a) be patient or b) act as a catalyst to close the gap or increase the intrinsic value over time. […]

(Harvest) Stocks up, bonds up. Will our current goldilocks scenario hold, or are investors sowing the seeds of future disappointment? Global fixed income portfolio manager Jeff Klingelhofer, CFA, offers his unique take on the current divergence between equity and bond […]

(New York Times) The nation’s consumer watchdog adopted a rule on Monday that would pry open the courtroom doors for millions of Americans, by prohibiting financial firms from forcing them into arbitration in disputes over their bank and credit card […]

(Bloomberg) China-focused hedge funds bounced back from their worst performance in five years and trounced global counterparts. After an annual loss last year, Greater China hedge funds added more than 13 percent on average in the first half of 2017 […]

(Reuters) Reuters on Friday lost an appeal against a court ruling that stopped the news agency from publishing a story about British hedge fund firm Brevan Howard Asset Management. Three Court of Appeal judges said that a lower court was […]

(The Business Insider) In the summer of 2015, Penn State’s endowment invested $50 million in Pershing Square Capital, a high-profile hedge fund run by New York City billionaire Bill Ackman. The endowment, one of the largest held by a university, […]

(HITC Business) Jackson Su testified that the “last straw” for him was seeing Shkreli take $10,000 in cash from his drug company’s account, which had just $20,000 in it. To read this article: