Monthly Archives: April 2017

(FINalternatives) London-based macro fund manager Gemsstock has reopened to outside capital for the first time since closing in June of last year. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Distressed investing specialist Maglan Capital has reported a +7.82% gain net of all fees and expenses for March, widely outperforming broader underlying markets as well as its comparable HFRI benchmark index. To read this article:

(Reuters) Hedge fund Jana Partners has lined up a handful of people including former Gap Inc Chief Executive Glenn Murphy to serve as possible directors at organic grocery chain Whole Foods Market, a person familiar with the matter said on […]

(Reuters) BHP Billiton on Monday rejected a plan by activist shareholder Elliott Advisors to scrap the miner’s dual company structure, split off its oil business and return more cash to investors, saying the costs would outweigh any benefits. Elliott outlined […]

(Agrimoney) Hedge funds’ renewed pessimism over ag commodity prices took them net bearish on the sector for the first time in more than a year – raising ideas they may be vulnerable to losses should hiccups beset the spring sowings […]

(Reuters) Hedge funds are more bullish about U.S. natural gas prices than at any time for almost three years, according to position records published by regulators and exchanges. By April 4, hedge funds and other money managers had amassed a […]

(HFMWeek) London-based Toscafund Asset management has reversed losses suffered in its flagship fund last year with a strong first quarter, performance data seen by HFMWeek reveals. The $600m in AuM Tosca fund was up 7.8% as of 31 March after […]

(Bloomberg) There’s nothing nefarious afoot here, to be clear. It’s just that at a time when many currency-trading firms don’t know what to do when extreme price fluctuations hit, Lieberman’s brought together a bunch of military and tech gurus to […]

(New York Times) The prosecution of William T. Walters for insider trading had it all: outsize personalities from the worlds of sports and business, a defendant known for high-stakes betting with a history of brushes with the law, the prosecution […]

(CNBC) Pennsylvania’s elected treasurer announced Monday that about $1 billion in state funds that have been managed by outside firms will instead be overseen internally in a change designed to save millions in annual fees. Joe Torsella said the new […]

(Reuters) Hedge funds have turned bullish towards crude oil again as international marker prices have steadied above the psychologically important $50 threshold.Hedge funds and other money managers increased their net long position in the three main Brent and WTI futures […]