A decade ago, derivatives trading was the hot new thing, and people began to worry about the harm it might cause to investors and the health of the financial system. It wasn’t long before someone proposed regulating the newfangled financial […]

 IN THREE AND A HALF DECADES, the U.S. dollar has gone from being anchored by gold to being underwritten by hedge funds. Think about that for a moment. Until Aug. 15, 1971, America said its currency was worth something — […]

Hedge funds have gone Hollywood. Chasing high returns, money managers are plunking down hundreds of millions of dollars to finance films like “Superman Returns” and “Nanny McPhee.” For entertainment lawyers, it’s an opportunity to shine in new supporting roles. The […]

Clear advice on hedge funds is seen as a vital element of giving retail investors access to the asset class, but firms disagree on the most effective method to open long-short vehicles to wider investment. According to Martin Cornish, a […]

Tribune Co. shares jumped nearly 5 percent yesterday after billionaire investor Nelson Peltz reported he acquired a 1.2 percent stake in the company. According to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Peltz’ Manhattan-based hedge fund, Trian Fund […]

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Democrats are collecting more than two-thirds of the campaign donations from employees of the biggest hedge funds and buyout firms, as the party taps into one of Wall Street’s fastest-growing sources of wealth. Of the $7.4 […]

LONDON (Reuters) – European investors pulled a record 24 billion euros (16 billion pounds) from funds in June as they took fright from a fall in equities a month earlier, though British investors reacted more calmly, according to a report […]

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), due to be effective across the EU/EEA from 1 November 2007, will have significant implications for all asset managers including hedge fund managers located in the EU/EEA. As part of the European Commission’s […]

Hedge funds pursuing multi-asset class and fixed income-related trading strategies are an increasingly important segment of the industry, according to a new report from m.a.partners, an independent management consultancy. Richard Spencer, partner at m.a.partners, expects these two categories to account […]

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch food retailer Ahold came under pressure to break apart by hedge funds Paulson & Co. Inc. and Centaurus Capital, which said such a move would boost its market value by more than a quarter. The two […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Looking to strengthen data collection efforts in Cayman Islands’ burgeoning hedge fund industry, regulators are instituting new electronic reporting requirements aimed at better tracking the estimated $1.3 trillion (690 billion pound) industry, a senior Cayman official […]

One of the world’s biggest hedge funds is making a big push into traditional asset management to diversify its customer base – part of a growing trend towards the convergence of hedge funds with traditional money management. DE Shaw is […]