(Bloomberg) Glencore Plc isn’t the only mining company attracting attention from short-sellers during the commodities rout. A trio of hedge funds led by Odey Asset Management are betting rival Anglo American Plc’s shares will fall. London-based Odey holds the biggest […]

(Reuters) – Hedge funds continued to pare short positions in U.S. crude oil last week even as the previous short-covering rally ran out of steam.The unusual concentration of hedge fund short positions built up between June and August has been […]

(New York Times) It was an upstart hedge fund that pitched large returns in periods of market turbulence by relying on a complex and controversial trading strategy. At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, investors would have had a […]

(Reuters) More transparency is needed in the U.S. stock market to help restore investor confidence and bring greater clarity as to how the market functions, a top member of the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday.While markets have become […]

(Reuters) Billionaire stock pickers David Einhorn, Daniel Loeb and Barry Rosenstein on Wednesday told their wealthy investors they lost money in September as market turmoil inflicted more pain on some of America’s most prominent hedge funds. The three men were […]

(BUSINESS WIRE)–Copernicus Capital Management, LLC (“Copernicus”), a healthcare-focused long/short equity fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, and Aurora Investment Management L.L.C. (“Aurora”), a Chicago-based alternative investment manager, have entered into a strategic relationship whereby Aurora has provided early stage capital […]

(ETFtrends.com) Expanding on the success of its hedge fund replication strategies, Index IQ has come out with a new exchange traded fund that tries to track the best global tactical asset allocation mutual funds. According to a press release, the […]

(Bloomberg) The top Democrat on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is pushing for a congressional hearing into the role of hedge funds in Puerto Rico’s debt crisis. Making the request Wednesday, Representative Raul Grijalva of Arizona pointed to a […]

(Wall Street Journal) London-based hedge fund Roxbury Asset Management, headed by alumni from high profile funds The Children’s Investment Fund and ECM, has raised $47 million for its launch in a tricky environment for start-ups. Based on London’s Savile Row, […]

(Union Leader.com) Politicians are tempted by the siren song of populism, which sacrifices sensible policy for applause lines. They should be careful of the unintended consequences of their eagerness to attack evil hedge fund managers.For about a decade, some politicians […]

(FOX Business) Shares of Baxter International Inc. rose 1.3% in morning trade Wednesday, after billionaire investor Dan Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point LLC, which is already the drug company’s largest shareholder, boosted its stake, again. Baxter disclosed in regulatory filing […]

(Bloomberg) Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said investors need to wake up to the potential for huge losses from a sudden shift in regulations designed to curb global warming and the use of fossil fuels.“The challenges currently posed by […]