(FinAlternatives) Redemption pressure continued to build in the hedge fund industry during December, according to new data from SS&C GlobeOp. To read this article:

(FinAlternatives) Family Office Networks (FON) is expanding its hedge fund division to help a select group of emerging and established investment managers raise assets from the fast-growing family office sector. To read this article:

(FinAlternatives) For some long/short equity and macro funds, 2016 has been another year to forget. Some managers, however, believe the wide range of uncertain outcomes looming in 2017 could provide “a ripe hunting ground” for hedge funds. To read this […]

(FinAlternatives) Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of U.S. toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe’s leading investment banks as they struggle with weak earnings. To […]

(HedgeWeek) One of the great myths of 2016 is that volatility has returned, says AIMA, which believes this year saw the continuation of the post-crisis trend of low market volatility, having an impact on certain hedge fund strategies. To read […]

(The Guardian) The world’s largest hedge fund is building a piece of software to automate the day-to-day management of the firm, including hiring, firing and other strategic decision-making. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Portfolio managers at hedge funds have another thing to worry about: the $2 million data scientist. Matt Ober, who left WorldQuant for Third Point, will be paid more than $2 million by Dan Loeb’s hedge fund, according to a […]

(FinAlternatives) For some long/short equity and macro funds, 2016 has been another year to forget. Some managers, however, believe the wide range of uncertain outcomes looming in 2017 could provide “a ripe hunting ground” for hedge funds. To read this […]

(finAlternatives) PAAMCO’s Judith Posnikoff, WHARD Steward’s Alexis Hombrecher and M17 Capital Management’s Markus Matuszek shared their 2017 outlooks with FINalternatives as the year comes to a close and alternative investment managers look to next year’s trends. To read this article:

(The Business Insider) Carl Icahn, the hedge fund titan, will be a part of Donald Trump’s administration. Icahn will be a special adviser to the president-elect overseeing regulation specifically, according to the transition… To read this article:

(Reuters) Team-based hedge funds lost billions in cash and some of their cachet this year, creating an uncertain future for a strategy that had long been an industry darling. Since January, investors pulled some $7 billion in assets from so-called […]

(Valuewalk) New hedge fund allocations were soft in November, as funds were generally engaged in strong net equity covering, a JPMorgan Prime Brokerage Global Hedge Fund Trends report notes. Equity hedge funds ended positive in November, up 0.9% basis the […]