(The Washington Post) Long considered the titans of Wall Street, hedge fund managers have long thrived under a simple premise: They are smarter than the average investor and can produce bigger profits. That image of the slick, well-connected trader, making […]

(Hedge Fund Standards Board) The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry, has become Co-Chair of the Open Protocol Working Group. The Open Protocol template standardises the collection and representation of risk information […]

(FINalternatives) The United States Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition by Lynn Tilton and her firm Patriarch Partners in a long-running SEC case that put the spotlight on the regulator’s use of administrative law judges. To read this […]

(CNBC) Bitcoin hit an all-time high last week, marking a year-to-date rally of 180 percent and potentially stellar returns for those who bet on the cryptocurrency, but it appears hedge funds are still not ready to touch the asset class. […]

(FINalternatives) The alternative investment community is a fan of marijuana, at least from an investment perspective, along with art, jewels, wine, sports teams and other “alternative” opportunities, according to a new survey by the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable. To […]

(FINalternatives) Matrix Capital Markets founder Nicholas Mitsakos has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud, nearly a year after he was arrested in August 2016. To read this article:

(Reuters) General Motors Co(GM.N) said on Saturday that proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that shareholders vote against a slate of directors proposed by hedge fund Greenlight Capital and reject the hedge fund’s plan to divide GM shares […]

(FINalternatives) The exclusive club of hedge fund managers with at least $1 billion in assets under management continues to expand despite well-publicized travails in the industry, according to new research from Preqin. The so-called Billion Dollar Club has grown as […]

(FINalternatives) Paul Singer’s activist hedge fund manager Elliott Management has reportedly disclosed some of the core lessons it has learned over the years in a private letter to investors seen by Business Insider. To read this article:

(Economic Times of India) Elliott Management, an activist hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer, laid out some of its major lessons in a private first-quarter letter to investors……“Some of these lessons needed to be actually experienced to be incorporated […]

(Pension & Investments) Some trustees argue the anemic performance of hedge fund portfolios has cost state pension systems an opportunity to reduce the funding gap after the recession. From 2008 until now, hedge fund returns have almost halved as compared […]

(Harvest) Market volatility is unusually low these days. Does that mean investors are complacent? We don’t think so. In fact, some risk indicators suggest market participants may be less relaxed than they seem. There are plenty of things to worry […]