(FinAlternatives) Former Pershing Square Capital Management partner Paul Hilal is reportedly prepping a new hedge fund that is widely expected to follow an activist strategy. To read this article:

(Harvest) There is a huge swath of people within the alternative investment community that will look at the design of the page above and have an aneurysm. And it is for that very reason that most of the marketing within […]

(CNBC) The role played by hedge funds in the market volatility surrounding Deutsche Bank has once again highlighted the pressures faced by smaller asset managers amid an already challenging climate for the industry. Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan’s opening line […]

(Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s retirement plan is pulling about $300 million from Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors Inc., marking the second time this year it’s cutting ties with a famous alum who ran afoul of U.S. authorities. The bank informed […]

(Bloomberg) The story behind the best gains in commodities this year isn’t just about supply and demand. Hedge funds have amassed the biggest ever bullish position in sugar, helping send prices up 52 percent this year, more than any other […]

(Bloomberg) Camares Capital LLP, a hedge fund started by former Deutsche Bank AG traders in 2013, is liquidating, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The London-based firm managed about $500 million and is in the process of […]

(FinAlternatives) Strong U.S. jobs numbers in September have reinforced expectations among Wall Street’s top banks that the Fed will hike interest rates by the end of the year, according to a Reuters poll conducted on Friday. To read this article:

(FinAlternatives) Gains in specialized technology, healthcare and energy sectors helped HFR’s benchmark HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index book its seventh consecutive monthly gain, gaining +0.6% in September. To read this article:

(FinAlternatives) Institutional investors expect U.S. and Asian fund managers to launch more alternative investment funds through UCITS and AIF frameworks in Europe over the next two years, according to a new study by Aquila Capital. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Janus saw the writing on the wall. And it wasn’t pretty. Like many big asset managers, Janus Capital Group is caught on the wrong side of two powerful trends that are reshaping the financial industry. The first is the […]

(Bloomberg) Hedge funds that raised bearish bets on natural gas by the most in two months were left blindsided after prices instead surged to the highest since the beginning of 2015. Money managers increased short positions by 7.7 percent in […]

(Harvest) When Neuberger Berman’s Asset Allocation Committee calibrated its views on the 12-month return outlook last month, it settled on an underweight view for U.S. equities for the first time since the aftermath of the financial crisis. In past cycles, […]