(FINalternatives) The Alternative Investment Management Association has published a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Implementation guide that summarizes the GDPR framework in the context of alternative investment management and aims to help members understand and comply with new EU-wide rules […]

(MoneyMarketing) Some fund managers’ costs have been shown to increase at least two times beyond the ongoing charges figure, as Mifid II rules around fee disclosure take effect…. To read this article:

(Institutional Investor) High-testosterone hedge fund managers “significantly underperform” low-testosterone peers, according to research from the University of Central Florida and Singapore Management University. These “alpha males” post lower returns because they trade more frequently, tend toward high-risk, high-potential stock picks, […]

(Institutional Investor) Hedge funds grew from a boutique investment area serving wealthy individuals and families to a full-blown institutional phenomenon after Yale and CalPERS gave credence to the category. Cryptocurrencies are on the same path, awaiting that institutional first-mover… To […]

(New York Post) Activist investor Paul Singer wants Qualcomm to pony up more cash in its bid to acquire NXP Semiconductors.“We believe the current $110 offer is not even in the right zip code and a credible offer from Qualcomm […]

(CNBC) The torch is passed as the old hedge fund guard is losing its touch in the current market. A new generation of under-the-radar hedge fund stars are soundly outperforming more experienced, better-known managers such as David Einhorn and Bill […]

(Bloomberg) After lagging behind other precious metals last year, platinum is finally outperforming, and hedge funds are taking notice. Money managers increased their bets on a rally for platinum, a commodity used in pollution-control devices for cars. Investors had been […]

(Bloomberg) American International Group Inc. will expand its relationships with alternative-asset managers after it completes a $5.56 billion deal to buy Validus Holdings Ltd., Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault said. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) A slew of hedge funds are setting up shop in Asia, pointing to early signs of a revival after new starts slumped in 2017. Long-time employees of Tybourne Capital Management, Moore Capital Management, Millennium Management and Soros Fund Management […]

(Bloomberg) It’s hard to be a bear these days. Take Crispin Odey, whose main hedge fund has tumbled by two thirds in three years because of bets against the market. He blames his losses partly on banks that helped troubled […]

(Bloomberg) Jon Corzine, who held the reins of MF Global Holdings when it collapsed, is making his comeback with a new hedge fund that’s betting the Trump administration will stir up markets.The JDC-JSC Opportunity Fund, which bears the initials of […]

(The Telegraph) The hedge fund that made millions from Carillion’s collapse has made a big bet against a Welsh technology company whose technology is used in the latest iPhone. Marshall Wace has taken a 3.8pc short position in IQE, whose […]