Bloomberg – Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones plans to close his oldest hedge fund after 30 years because of the cost of running the fund relative to its size, according to a person familiar with the matter. Jones’s $13 billion hedge-fund […]

Bloomberg – Lunch was a bit awkward. It was around 1 p.m. on a warm October day in New York. A group of Wall Street investors were tucking into chicken in a red-wine demi-glace and Brussels sprouts at the Plaza […]

CNBC – The hedge fund robots are winning again. That’s a key lesson from 2014, when computer algorithm-led investing produced stellar returns, beating most gut-driven human managers and dramatically recovering most of their losses from 2011, 2012 and 2013. Read […]

ValueWalk – This has not been an easy year for hedge funds. The most popular hedge fund strategy, long/short equity, which usually churns out an above average gain every year, was not a winner this year. HFRX Equity Hedge Index […]

Huston Chronicle – The activist hedge fund that first pushed for the spinoff of oil field lodgings provider Civeo Corp. has jettisoned its entire $51 million stake in the company after Civeo’s gloomy prediction of fewer inhabitants in the oil […]

Reuters – Wealthy investors are poised to put at least $90 billion into hedge funds next year, even after returns have largely been lackluster this year, research firm eVestment said on Tuesday. Fresh demand from pension funds, endowments, and insurers […]

Forbes – Barry Rosenstein-run Jana Partners has sold all of its shares in oilfield accommodations specialist Civeo Corporation, the activist hedge fund disclosed in a filing on New Years Eve. That sale comes just over two months after the firm […]

Guardian – Nigel Farage, who has pledged to build a “people’s army” separate from vested interests, has identified hedge funds and their owners as crucial to Ukip’s financial future. A leaked internal report shows the party’s leader argued that “the […]

Economic Times – As the stock market sets new records almost every other day, many India-focused hedge funds have turned cautious, rushing to investigators for reassurance on the money that they are investing here. These funds are seeking the services […]

Opalesque – The MitonOptimal Core Commodities Hedge Fund returned 11.86% (gross) in its first seven months, from May to November, during a difficult period when commodity indices fell by roughly 10%. The Bloomberg Commodity Index is down 15% YTD, and […]

Bloomberg – Merchants’ Gate Capital, started in 2007 by former Ospraie Management senior analyst Jason Capello, is shuttering as hedge funds close at the fastest pace since 2009. The New York-based firm is liquidating the balance of its holdings before […]

ValueWalk – It is now official. Bridgewater Associates is launching a third hedge fund, as has been rumored and reported for the past several months. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing filed December 11, Bridgewater Associates is filing […]