(Bloomberg) Alan Howard is back. The billionaire trader posted a 37 percent gain last month in his own hedge fund that makes riskier bets, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, burnishing a trading reputation dulled in recent […]

(Bloomberg) Carl Icahn has built a small position in Allergan Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, as the drugmaker plans to spin off its women’s health and antibiotic divisions. Icahn’s motivation and the size of his investment remain […]

(Bloomberg) While Bill Ackman has suffered losses as a Wall Street stock picker, he’s thrived as a Philadelphia landlord. The hedge fund manager personally holds a majority stake in Rittenhouse Hill, a luxury apartment complex that’s one of the largest […]

(Harvest) The demise of the industry has been completely over-exaggerated. Rest assured, hedge funds are alive and well. It is true that new fund launches have decreased significantly over the last few years and the data around this area continue […]

(The Business Insider) Fidelity Investments, a firm that oversees $2.5 trillion in managed assets, is hiring to build a digital asset exchange, an internal job ad reviewed by Business Insider reveals. Fidelity, one of the biggest providers of 401(k) services […]

(CNBC) Amid arranging his prom date, lacrosse practice and getting homework done, teenager Cole Mattox launched a hedge fund out of his bedroom in suburban Montclair, New Jersey. Mattox founded North Tabor Capital in March 2017 when he was 17 […]

(Opalesque) As volatility has returned to the market, investors are looking for ways to hedge their positions. However, delegates at the recent Opalesque UK Roundtable note that hedging can be an expensive proposition and investors should be aware of the […]

(Harvest) Most international equity strategies are unhedged, which generally benefits U.S. investors in periods of dollar weakness but creates a headwind for returns when the dollar is strengthening. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Latest figures from Crypto Fund Research reveal that prices for most cryptocurrencies are down more than 50 per cent in 2018, but despite that, crypto funds have been launching at a record pace. To read this article:

(Reuters) Volatility could well be in the cards for Wall Street again early this fall, but not for the same reason stocks got rattled in February. This time the culprit would be the largest-ever shakeup of the stock market’s broad […]

(The Business Insider) Bridgewater Associates is bearish on nearly every financial asset, it said in a recent note to clients.”2019 is setting up to be a dangerous period for the economy,” the giant hedge fund said.The firm said earlier this […]

(Bloomberg) When a group of London hedge-fund managers gathered last month for a quarterly working dinner hosted by corporate-intelligence firm Third Bridge, the discussion struck a tone they hadn’t heard in years. Where previous gatherings had focused on which bonds […]