Monsters & Critics – European Union finance ministers were hoping to strike a deal on new hedge fund regulation and agreeing bank information sharing to fight tax evasion, at a meeting in Luxembourg Tuesday. As part of its drive to […]

Pensions & Investments – Hedge fund managers are having a hard time making a buck this year, especially one that hasn’t been fueled by a whole lot of market beta. “It’s been all about beta this year,” said hedge fund […]

Barrons – With regulators forcing a shift in banks away from riskier investments, proprietary trading desks are being disbanded. That’s leading many traders to set up shop through their own hedge funds, according to Bloomberg. It’s reporting that UBS AG has […]

Bloomberg – Stephen Diggle, co-founder of hedge- fund firm Artradis Fund Management Pte, has set up a company to pool his personal wealth with that of family offices in Asia and invest in assets worldwide. Vulpes Investments will enable Diggle […]

Reuters – Hedge fund firm CQS plans to launch a new fund which will then list in London, the company said on Monday, making it the second manager since last week to announce plans to float a new vehicle. The […]

Bloomberg – UBS AG, the largest Swiss bank, said it has been in talks with “dozens” of proprietary traders from firms worldwide who may start their own hedge funds as banks seek to comply with new U.S. rules aimed at […]

Reuters – On a rainy day in late September, Newark Mayor Cory Booker set up a temporary outpost in a somewhat unlikely setting — the midtown Manhattan offices of hedge fund manager William Ackman. For much of the afternoon, Booker […]

NYT – As the right-leaning British government prepares to impose some of the deepest spending cuts in a generation, it is doing so with the full-throated support of the London financial elite, Landon Thomas Jr. reports in The New York […]

NewsTime – As the battle for the hearts and minds of Liverpool fans continues in a Dallas Court on Friday, Boston Red Sox owner John Henry has vowed to fight off what he has styled a “last desperate attempt” by […]

The Denver Post – Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway and a business partner invested $15 million in March with Colorado hedge-fund manager Sean Mueller, who was charged this week in an alleged Ponzi scheme, according to court documents. Mueller, […]

Telegraph – The row revolves around whether or not to grant a “passport” licence to foreign funds that want to work across the European Union’s 27 member nations. France wants more stringent rules for foreign hedge fund managers, while the […]

Reuters – Hedge fund firm Brevan Howard is set to float a new credit fund in the London market in mid-December, the Financial Times said on Thursday. The British-based firm, which is moving a handful of staff to a subsidiary […]