(Hedgeweek) In this new monthly blog, Joel Press, formerly a senior partner and Head of the Global Hedge Fund Practice at Ernst & Young, and a leading voice on hedge fund operations and co-ordination services, talks through an array of […]

(Opalesque) U.S.-based venture capital and other funds that invest in foreign companies must be careful to avoid the passive foreign investment company (PFIC) rules, which could substantially increase the tax owed on exit for U.S. taxpaying investors. U.S. persons who […]

(Reuters) – The imminent signing of a preliminary Sino-U.S. trade deal helped Asian currencies rally on Monday, but sterling fell on fresh hints of a Bank of England rate cut. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Local government pension schemes in Britain pulled money out of hedge funds last year, shifting cash to infrastructure projects such as wind farms and to private equity, a Reuters analysis of annual reports shows. To read this article:

(Reuters) Two years ago, investor William Ackman, who pushes corporations to perform better, took his own advice and laid out a plan for a comeback after years of losses. Over dinner at the New York Public Library, Ackman told investors […]

(HedgeWeek) Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through their contact with more than 2,000 institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund organisations. Below are the firm’s predictions for the biggest trends in the hedge fund […]

(Hedgeweek) Following positive gains in November, CTAs experienced a small dip in December, as the SG CTA Index closed the month at -0.65 per cent. Nevertheless, all indices closed the year in positive territory with the SG CTA Index and […]

(Hedgeweek) HFRI’s EM Index up 11.67 per cent in 2019, as market conditions hint at positive start to new year –Emerging markets-focused hedge funds rounded off a strong year with a 3.58 per cent monthly advance in December, to take […]

(Opalesque) The $3.24 trillion hedge fund industry produced its best one-year performance in a decade, said Hedge Fund Research.The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite (FWC) index returned 10.4% in the 12 months ended Dec. 31, the highest since 2009 when the […]

(Opalesque) Investment consulting firm Aksia LLC, which focuses on hedge funds and private markets, acquired a rival firm called San Diego-based TorreyCove Capital Partners, which is based in San Diego. To read this article:

(Opalesque) Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm DWS Group has acquired 24.9% stake in a UK technology firm Arabesque AI Lt making use of artificial intelligence (AI) to attempt to predict stock price movements. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]

(Opalesque) Managed Funds Association (MFA), a hedge fund lobby group in the United States, named Bryan Corbett its new president and chief executive officer. Corbett succeeds Richard H. Baker, who has served in the position since 2008. Mr. Corbett begins […]