(Harvest) But you say, wait, wait, wait. Isn’t he a huge business success? Doesn’t he know what he’s talking about? No, he isn’t. And no he doesn’t. Look, his bankruptcies have crushed small businesses and the men and women who […]

(Bloomberg) Traders bidding up the price of London Stock Exchange Group Plc are signaling this acquisition attempt might be different. Euphoria over a potential bidding war is trumping — for now at least — the long list of past failed […]

(Reuters) A group of liberal political activists, lawmakers and “patriotic millionaires” are hoping to end what they call “one of Wall Street’s most beloved tax loopholes” in New York and other states. At issue is so-called carried interest, or how […]

(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and other speculators extended their bullish stance in Brent crude from the highest in five years as the oil benchmark climbs toward $40 a barrel. Money managers boosted their long positions in Brent by 16,417 contracts, or […]

(Daily Alts) Global long/short equity funds take things a step further than Alfred Jones, “hedged” fund originator, was able to take them in 1949, when investors were largely constrained by national borders. Rather than limiting themselves to U.S. equities, global […]

(Hedge Fund Law Report) As investors conduct deeper due diligence into infrastructure – such as compliance policies and procedures, technology systems and cybersecurity protections – hedge fund managers must ensure that their programs and systems are robust and able to […]

(Reuters) The average hedge fund posted tiny gains last month to beat the broader stock market index, according to new data released on Monday.Even so, investors and analysts said many of the most prominent funds were nursing heavy losses for […]

(Bloomberg) Ever since Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme collapsed it’s been much-rumored that investors included tax dodgers shielding money from the IRS, drug dealers who laundered proceeds through the con man and wealthy moguls hiding assets from ex-spouses. After all, the […]

(Harvest) The Q4 2015 Novus Top Hedge Fund Stock-Pickers Report highlights the most skilled stock-pickers within each sector. In addition, we’ll show you the top picks that put them on our list. Only available through Novus, this exclusive report is […]

(Pension & Investments) Hedge fund managers are Luddites when it comes to social media. Only 11.1% of the world’s 300 largest hedge funds had any sort of social media presence apart from LinkedIn in 2015, up from 9.9% the previous […]

(Pension & Investments) There were more new equity-oriented U.S. hedge funds launched in 2015 than in prior years, analysis by law firm Seward & Kissel showed.About 80% hedge funds launched in 2015 employed equity strategies, compared to 73% in 2014 […]

(Reuters) Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS.O) is beefing up its alternative assets business by buying hedge fund of funds manager Aurora Investment Management, the trust bank said.The deal will unite Chicago based Aurora, which had been owned by Natixis Global Asset […]