MarketWatch – A generation of investors nearing retirement is increasingly looking at alternative investments, such as commodities, real estate, private equity and hedge funds, not only to reach for higher returns but also to provide a hedge against risk through […]

Boston Globe – I stopped in at a Staples store over the weekend and saw lots of merchandise offered as doorbuster-style values: a $200 printer available for half price, an office chair discounted from $180 to $99.99, and the steal […]

MarketWatch – Goldman Sachs GS, -1.20% has signaled it’s stepping up its efforts in the fast-growing, $2 trillion U.S. ETF industry. In a regulatory filing on Friday, the giant bank revealed plans for 11 exchange-traded funds that take smart-beta or […]

Bloomberg – Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is profiting from the turmoil sweeping across Russia’s financial markets. The $1.8 billion New York-based firm run by Randy Smith has been betting against the ruble for the past month and a half, […]

Bloomberg – Stephen Jen landed in Hong Kong in early January 1997 as Morgan Stanley’s newly minted exchange-rate strategist for Asia. He was soon working around the clock when investors began targeting the region’s currency pegs, first felling Thailand’s in […]

Bloomberg – In a punishing year for global hedge funds, those investing in Asiaare the survivors. Stung by poor returns and large redemptions, 889 hedge funds worldwide shut in the first 11 months of the year, above the annual average […]

CNBC – On Sunday, pet supply retailer PetSmart agreed to the largest leveraged buyout of the year at $8.7 billion. Hedge fund firm JANA Partners had been pushing for a sale and, with a 9.9 percent stake in the company, […]

Bloomberg – A black-and-white photograph of a charging rhinoceros dominates one wall of David Yarrow’s $230 million hedge-fund firm, Clareville Capital Partners LLP, in London. Unlike the art that hangs in the offices of most highflying hedge funds, however, the […]

WSJ – Juniper Networks Inc. is in talks with activist investor Elliott Management Corp. about adding new directors to its board, a move that could enable the technology company to avoid a proxy fight. Elliott, which owns a roughly 9% […]

Reuters – Magnus Peterson, battling fraud charges after his $600 million Weavering hedge fund collapsed during the financial crisis, told a court on Friday he could not remember which investors he had warned about his fund’s use of complex financial […]

Bloomberg –  funds are the most bullish on gold since August, defying Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s prediction that the rally in prices will fade. The net-long position in New York futures and options climbed for a fourth week, the longest stretch […]

Forbes – If you could listen to a conversation between a hedge fund manager and some students, what would they say?  What advice would the hedge fund manager give? Upgrade Capital, a hedge fund talent scout, recently hosted a discussion […]