Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Investments Are Getting Bigger, Weirder and More Creative
International Business Times – Hedge funds aren’t exactly known for moderation. Free from the regulatory burdens of banking, hedge funds have free rein to experiment with investors’ money. In return for the big investments they demand, hedge funds promise (and […]
Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital takes aim at BNY Mellon CEO
Tribune – Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management is pushing for the ouster of Gerald Hassell as CEO of Bank of New York Mellon, saying that the bank was not achieving its potential and management wasn’t doing enough to boost […]
Hedge fund executives give ’til it hurts to politicians, especially Cuomo, to get more charter schools
NY Daily News – Outside the Harvard Club in Midtown, a group of parents from the Alliance for Quality Education picketed as they chanted, “Public schools are not for sale!” But the hedge fund chiefs inside had other ideas. The […]
Activists lead hedge fund bounce-back in February
CNBC – Hedge funds are back in the black for 2015, and some familiar strategies are leading the way. Following losses in January, the average fund gained 1.93 percent net of fees in February, bringing year to date returns to […]
Hedge-Fund Manager’s Next Frontier: Lawsuits
Wall Street Journal – Emanuel “Manny” Friedman is willing to do what other millionaire hedge-fund managers would rather avoid: dial for dollars. Call into one of his quarterly portfolio updates as a noninvestor and a few minutes later you are […]
A Mystery in Hedge Fund Investing
NYT – In 2014, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index returned 2.88 percent. In that same period, the boring Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index of larger American stocks gained more than 13 percent and the Barclay United States Aggregate Bond Index […]
‘Tell your sons and daughters to cure cancer, not become hedge fund managers’
Dutch News – Too many bankers, financial experts and insurers spoil the economic broth, writes economist Mathijs Bouman. Imagine a country with too many plumbers. It’s not simply a question of a lot of plumbers; there’s literally one on every […]
Why Hedge Funds Still Make Sense for Pension Funds
NYT – Life for pension funds is getting tough. The race to the bottom in global interest rates has reduced the rate at which funds discount their future liabilities. Life expectancy continues to surge. Deficits have ballooned. In response, pension […]
Adlabs Entertainment opens IPO; Edelweiss’ hedge fund, MFs come as anchor investors
VC Circle – Manmohan Shetty-promoted Adlabs Entertainment Ltd, the firm behind theme park Adlabs Imagica, has raised Rs 60 crore (just under $10 million) from a bunch of anchor investors including a hedge fund under Edelweiss, besides a string of […]
Event driven, equity hedge and energy hedge funds lead HFRI performance
HedgeWeek – The dissident voice of the outspoken shareholder activist may have grown slightly louder in February, as Event Driven hedge funds led a strong month of hedge fund industry gains, with the HFRI ED: Activist Index posting the strongest […]
SEC Suspends Trading in 128 Dormant Shell Companies to Put Them Out of Reach of Microcap Fraudsters
The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in 128 inactive penny stock companies to ensure they don’t become a source for pump-and-dump schemes. The trading suspensions are the latest in a microcap fraud-fighting initiative known as Operation Shell-Expel in […]
Japan-Focused Hedge Fund Arena Capital Shuts Down
WSJ – A veteran Japan investor has closed his small hedge fund that bet on and against the country’s stocks and will join one of Asia’s longest-running hedge-fund operators, a move that underscores the increasing difficulty managers face striking out […]