Business Day – William A. Ackman, the silver-haired, silver-tongued hedge fund mogul, gestured out the window of a 42nd-floor conference room at Pershing Square Capital Management in Midtown Manhattan. The view was spectacular, but Mr. Ackman’s arm extended not downward, […]

WSJ – Keith Meister takes things personally. The burly and at times combustible hedge-fund manager, tipped off that his expensive coup d’état of the board of corporate landlord CommonWealth REIT could be imperiled by a proposed last-minute tweak to Maryland […]

Forbes – Many hedge fund general partners have become exceptionally wealthy because of their investment capabilities coupled with the way hedge funds are typically compensated for success. However, by using various advanced planning strategies, it’s very possible for the hedge […]

NYT – RadioShack is burning through its cash. American Apparel is reeling from chaos in the boardroom. As these two prominent retailers struggle in the throes of financial recalibration, an under-the-radar hedge fund has emerged as perhaps their last hope […]

Bloomberg – Hedge funds pared back their biggest bullish coffee bet since 2008 as rains brought relief to drought-stricken growing areas in Brazil, the world’s biggest producer and exporter. Money managers cut their net-long position in arabica coffee for the […]

WSJ – October’s market turmoil has stopped a long-awaited recovery in macro hedge funds in its tracks. These traders of bonds, currencies and stocks have struggled in recent years to second-guess the moves of politicians and central bankers and anticipate […]

Bloomberg – Ziad Tabet, a former money manager at Philippe Jabre’s hedge fund, will start a firm in London next year, according to three people with knowledge of his plans. Amakor Capital Management LLP will deploy an event-driven strategy, said […]

Forbes – Steve Forbes: Thank you, Anthony, for joining us. To begin, in terms of hedge funds, as you know the overall performance of hedge funds has lagged the market in recent years. CalPERS, the largest hedge fund in the […]

NYT – RadioShack is burning through its cash. American Apparel is reeling from chaos in the boardroom. As these two prominent retailers struggle in the throes of financial recalibration, an under-the-radar hedge fund has emerged as perhaps their last hope […]

WSJ – Maverick Capital Ltd., one of the oldest hedge-fund firms, plans to launch its first venture-capital fund on Jan. 1, according to investors, with hopes of raising $400 million to take stakes in young companies. In pitching the fund […]

Forbes – Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates sued two former employees for falsely advertising their new hedge fund firm by exaggerating and misrepresenting their role at Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund firm that manages some $160 billion. Bridgewater Associates […]

Business Times – US billionaire Daniel Loeb who last year tried to push Sony to spin off a key part of its business, has sold his shares in the struggling firm saying “more urgency will be necessary” to get it […]