(Yahoo) The singe-page tax plan put forth by the White House last week makes no mention of taxes on so-called carried interest, income claimed by hedge fund and private equity managers that is taxed at a lower rate than ordinary […]

(Bloomberg) Damian Edwards, a former managing director at Royal Bank of Canada, is starting an Asian event-driven hedge fund to take advantage of a surge in mergers and acquisitions in the region. Metrica Partners Pte plans to start this month […]

(Bloomberg) Puerto Rico is facing a fresh round of creditor lawsuits after a temporary reprieve on litigation was lifted, exposing the distressed Caribbean island to the consequences of the defaults on much of its $70 billion of debt. Hedge funds […]

(Reuters) Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management, which is currently seeking to oust the chief executive at Buffalo Wild Wings, has gained 6 percent in the first four months of 2016. The San Francisco-based hedge fund returned 3 percent in […]

(Dealbreaker) It’s miraculously taken more than two years for someone to realize that Etsy is a totemic example of a public company subconsciously calling out in the darkness of its own confusion for the sweet release of shareholder activism. But […]

(Reuters) The CFA Institute will weigh changing its formidable exam to tackle artificial intelligence and the “big data” investors cull for an edge in markets, a senior official from the U.S. accrediting group said on Tuesday. The institute’s Chartered Financial […]

(Oil Price) Oil prices fell on Monday and Tuesday as hedge funds and money managers have started to cut bullish positions in oil in a reaction to quickly growing supply… To read this article:

(Harvest) Political risk may have ratcheted lower after the first round of the French presidential election. But the latest jump in asset prices across Europe appears to have tailwinds well beyond politics. To read this article:

(Harvest) The first quarter economic headline is quite negative, and to be sure, concerning underlying data points are present. But it’s not uniformly negative, with other data points suggesting higher growth ahead. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) David Einhorn’s hedge fund Greenlight Capital reportedly dipped 1% in April, underperforming the 1.2% gained by the S&P 500 Total Return Index during the period. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Fresh off their $4 billion sale of mixed martial arts promotion company UFC last year, the Fertitta brothers have launched a $500 million private investment firm that will focus on consumer-facing companies in the technology, media and entertainment sectors. […]

(HFMWeek) A New Jersey court has dismissed the key statutory claims of collusion between short-selling hedge funds including Third Point and SAC Capital after an 11-year battle. In the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division today, Judge Fisher dismissed […]