(Hedgeweek) The latest monthly hedge fund brief from Lyxor highlights that hedge fund performance since the end of March has been flat, according to several benchmarks. The industry has deleveraged during the market turbulence in February and March and has […]

(Reuters) Jana Partners said on Wednesday it was not invested in Casey’s General Stores Inc after speculation that the hedge fund had built a stake in the company helped push its stock price up more than 9 percent in afternoon […]

(Harvest) Last month the 10-yr treasury yield hit 3% for the first time since 2014. This level touched off a steep stock market decline, as investors grew increasingly concerned about higher interest rates and inflation, and their subsequent effect on […]

(CNBC) Comcast said Wednesday it is in “advanced stages of preparing” a “superior” all-cash offer for the parts of Twenty-First Century Fox that Rupert Murdoch’s company has agreed to sell to Walt Disney…. To read this article:

(CNBC) Boom times have returned on Wall Street, at least for one trading desk. To read this article:

(Fox Business) Corzine’s plans to raise boatloads of investor cash have far from materialized, putting his Wall Street comeback in jeopardy…His new hedge fund, the JDC-JSC Opportunity Fund, has attracted just about $20 million in new money from about a […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund performance during the first half of May was fuelled by CTAs and L/S Equity strategies, while Event-Driven continued to underperform, according to the Latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2018 measured 3.47 per cent, up from 2.60 per cent in April To read this article:

(Bloomberg) A group of journalists protesting outside the offices of a New York City hedge fund recently shined a light on a little-known fact about the state of the local American newspaper: Behind the scenes, financial firms often hold all […]

(Bloomberg) Not known for their patience, hedge funds are seeking to make a quick buck from an equally restless Generation Z. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. activist investor Alex Denner helped send shares higher by almost a third since announcing his intention last month to join the board. But it’s been crickets lately, with hardly a peep from his hedge fund. The […]

(Pensions Age) The University of Texas Investment Management Co. persuaded about half its hedge funds to renegotiate fees, tying them more closely to performance. The management company, which oversees about $31 billion of endowments for two public universities, said it […]