(Bloomberg) Money managers including David Einhorn and Bill Ackman descended on New York’s Lincoln Center on Monday where about 3,000 people gathered at the annual Sohn Investment Conference, one of the hedge fund industry’s marquee events, to hear the latest […]

(Bloomberg) When billionaire Carl Icahn bought into Hertz Global Holdings Inc. in summer 2014, he said he thought the shares were undervalued. With prices down almost 90 percent in the years since, he might be wishing he could take that […]

(The Business Insider) Two Sigma Securities, the market-making affiliate of the $30 billion hedge fund firm, is growing its brokerage business. The New York-based firm is acquiring the US options-market-making business of Timber Hill, a subsidiary of Interactive Brokers Group… […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds treaded water last week as gains by CTAs were not enough to outweigh underperformance among macro managers hammered by the steep drop in oil prices, according to new data from Lyxor Asset Management. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds posted their fourth consecutive month of gains this year, up 0.54 per cent during the month of April, while underlying markets as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) were up 1.17 per cent over the […]

(Hedge Fund Law Report) A recent program presented by BakerHostetler provided timely insight on how the SEC and its enforcement priorities may evolve under the new president’s regulatory agenda, as well as how the new administration may affect the markets […]

(Harvest) We’ve all seen the news reports – lines for food and basic staples that stretch for blocks, increasing violent crime, kidnappings and corruption are making day-to-day life in Venezuela a real struggle. It wasn’t always like this, but in […]

(Harvest) US gross domestic product (GDP) rose only slightly in the first quarter, but this result was in line with Invesco Fixed Income’s expectations and we still expect solid growth this year. While output grew by only 0.7% annualized between […]

(FINalternatives) More than half of family offices now have at least two employees dedicated to sourcing and vetting private equity investments, according to a new survey from Family Office Exchange, and four out of five have at least one. To […]

(Bloomberg) Hedge fund mogul Robert Mercer, one of the biggest financial backers of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, was sued by a former employee who claims he was fired for calling Mercer racist and publicly criticizing his support of Trump.The complaint […]

(Agrimoney) The US snowstorms which prompted fears of losses of up to 4m tonnes in output prompted a deep cut in hedge fund bets in wheat – in a move that could create scope for fresh selling, after damage estimates […]

(Valuewalk) Known in the investment world for making half a billion dollars successfully by betting on the subprime financial crisis, hedge-fund guru Kyle Bass was in the headlines earlier this month with a round of ultra-bearish commentary on China. Using […]