Monthly Archives: July 2017

(The Business Insider) A hedge fund started by a Steve Cohen protégé is up double-digits in 2017. David Fiszel’s Honeycomb Asset Management is up 12.2% after fees over the past six months in its Class A shares.. To read this […]

(FINalternatives) Investor sentiment seems to be broadly catching up with improved investment performance, as capital flows to the hedge fund industry were positive in both second quarter and first half of 2017. However, June’s flows were negative again, notes industry […]

(FINalternatives) The pace of hedge fund redemptions moderated in July from June’s elevated pace and remains below last year’s levels, according to new research from fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds were flat again last week as gains in event-driven, L/S Equity and CTA funds were offset by a decline in Global Macro strategies, according to Lxyor Asset Management’s latest research. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Dan Och still runs the show at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group. He’s the chief executive officer, the chairman of the board and very much the face of the hedge-fund powerhouse he founded more than two decades ago. But in […]

(Reuters) Miami-area money manager Bob Press appears to offer the ultimate all-weather investment: a “direct lending” hedge fund that does not require a long-term commitment and has produced nearly 90 straight months of positive returns not correlated to other markets. […]

(Forbes) On Friday, President Donald Trump made Anthony Scaramucci the new White House communications director. The appointment pushed Sean Spicer, a longtime Washington operative, to resign as the White House press secretary. Scaramucci is a creature of Wall Street not […]

(The Business Insider) Goldman Sachs is looking to fill over 20 positions for its Marquee platform, which is at the heart of its plan to become the Google of Wall Street. To read this article:

(New York Post) A titanic war is brewing between the principals at Guggenheim Partners, with more than 10 senior execs defecting in the past year or so. The $240 billion money-managing firm has been divided into two camps: To read […]

(Harvest) The managed futures hedge fund strategy, as measured by a well-watched peer group index, is in a major drawdown. In spite of this, money is still flowed as investors have taken a forward looking view of what this strategy […]