Category Archives: Syndicated

Ruffer hedge fund pays bumper £18m salary

Yorkshire Post – Jonathan Ruffer, the philanthropist investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, paid £18m to a single staff member at his Mayfair hedge fund last year. According to Ruffer LLP’s accounts, one of its 48 individual members received […]

2015: Banks to Put New Reins on Hedge Funds

Barron’s – Adding to market volatility next year will be big increases in funding costs for hedge funds and other major brokerage customers of the world’s biggest banks. These higher costs result from new global bank regulations known as Basel […]

Ackman, Robbins, Loeb score as hedge fund pay lags

CNBC – A few billionaire investors have added to their fortunes with big takes in 2014, but others in the hedge fund industry aren’t likely to see a fat bonus this year, relatively speaking. Bill Ackman, head of the best […]

Will hedge fund fees come down to earth in 2015?

CNN – Sophisticated investors have this on their New Year’s resolution list: Negotiate harder on hedge fund fees. At the moment, investors typically pay 2% just for the privilege of letting a hedge fund manage their millions. Even if the […]

David Tepper Throws Cold Water On Euphoric Hedge Fund Managers

JB – David Tepper of Appaloosa Management doesn’t share the euphoria of most hedge fund managers, who are riding the bull market and are long stocks, according to CNBC. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is reporting that big money is […]

Hedge fund ‘superstar’ converts £3million 19th century mews house

Daily Mail – The development will be completed accommodation for visitors and staff first floor for staff working at his home, which backs on to the site. According to plans lodged with Kensington and Chelsea council, the two buildings will […]

Will hedge fund fees come down to earth in 2015?

FOX – Sophisticated investors have this on their New Year’s resolution list: Negotiate harder on hedge fund fees.At the moment, investors typically pay 2% just for the privilege of letting a hedge fund manage their millions. Even if the fund […]

Hedge fund industry’s top performers mainly small, little-known

Reuters – The hedge fund industry’s biggest performances in 2014 came from some of its smallest, least-known players, according to data from research firm Simplify. The results add heft to years of studies by industry researchers and academics showing smaller […]

Big Ocwen Bet Could Burn Hedge Fund Kingstown Capital

Forbes – Value-oriented hedge fund Kingstown Capital Management may have a problem after the firm rushed headlong into the shares of mortgage servicing giant Ocwen Financial amid the firm’s regulatory troubles in 2014. Ocwen’s plunging shares accounted for 13.94% of […]

Cuomo’s Cap on Hedge Funds in Pensions Solves Only Part of the Problem

BusinessWeek – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill last week that would have allowed the New York state, city, and teachers’ pension funds to increase their investment in hedge funds from 25 percent to 30 percent of fund […]

Dispute Breaks Out Over Title of ‘First Regulated Bitcoin Hedge Fund

Coindesk – In July, a hedge fund in Jersey issued a press release announcing that it had become the first regulated fund to deal in bitcoin. The Jersey fund, called Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI), later said it was […]

Top 3 Entrepreneurship Lessons From Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio

Forbes – I spend nine years at Bridgewater Associates in an executive role working closely with Ray Dalio.  As a result whenever I meet fellow entrepreneurs at conferences, business meetings, or social events, they are curious to know about Bridgewater Associates […]