Monthly Archives: April 2018

(Reuters) – Billionaire investor David Einhorn said on Tuesday he lost a lot of money in the first three months of 2018 and has no ready explanation for the loss, but is sure his portfolio can recover over time. Greenlight […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund HG Vora Capital Management LLC on Monday urged LaSalle Hotel Properties Inc to negotiate with fellow U.S. hotel owner Pebblebrook Hotel Trust for a better offer after taking about 7.1 percent stake in LaSalle. Pebblebrook had last […]

(The Business Insider) Stock market turbulence over the last two weeks has left investors scrambling to figure out what could possibly provide some relief. Morgan Stanley has pinpointed what it thinks could be a surprising source of equity appreciation through […]

(Harvest) Volatility has returned to the markets after historical levels of dormancy. What does this mean for the ETF ecosystem? After almost 77 billion in inflows in January, what should we expect to see with increased volatility? To read this […]

(Bloomberg) The Internal Revenue Service knocked down one way for hedge fund managers to dodge restrictions in President Donald Trump’s tax law. But for some managers, there’s still a way out. New limits on carried interest profits don’t apply to […]

(Bloomberg) A survey of Morgan Stanley prime brokerage clients shows that U.S. equity long-short gross leverage on a weighted average basis is back to post-crisis highs and at the highest levels since technology, media and telecommunications growth stocks tanked in […]

(Opalesque) Big investors are expected to allocate $40 billion in new assets to hedge funds this year following reports that in February alone investors allocated an estimated $11.87 billion into hedge funds, continuing the trend of high demand in the […]

(Investopedia) The tax reform bill signed into law by President Donald Trump is supposed to be a big windfall for corporations and for the wealthy, but for hedge fund investors, a big tax break is coming to an end. To […]

(Reuters) Chicago-traded corn and soybean futures shot through the roof last Thursday after government data suggested that U.S. farmers intended to plant far fewer acres this spring than the market had expected. But instead of basking in victory, many commodity […]

(Hedgeweek) Recent unstable market conditions have proved supportive for hedge funds, in relative terms, with liquid hedge fund benchmarks were down 1 per cent in March, and Distressed and Special Situations strategies underperforming. To read this article:

(CNBC) Commvault, which makes backup and recovery software, is facing a proxy battle with Elliott Management, which is said to be frustrated with its margins…. To read this article:

(The Business Insider) An escalating global trade war stoked by the actions of the Trump administration has been largely responsible for stock market volatility in recent weeks. A group of investors once left for dead is surprisingly well-positioned to withstand […]