(Reuters) – Jana Partners LLC, the hedge fund that concentrates exclusively on activist investing after shuttering two stock-picking portfolios early last year, told investors that its Jana Strategic Investment fund returned 52% in 2019, two of them told Reuters on […]

(Reuters) – After digging well into bearish territory late in the year, speculators changed their minds about Chicago-traded soybeans in mid-December and opened the new year with a relatively neutral view on the oilseed. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Brevan Howard Asset Management’s flagship hedge fund returned 8.4% last year, building on its 2018 gain and helping to pause a bleeding of assets. The $2.7 billion Brevan Howard Master Fund posted a 1.5% return in December, according to […]

(Reuters) Andrew Left, who has long targeted companies that he thinks are over-valued through his work at Citron Research, told investors on Monday that his new hedge fund returned 43% after fees in 2019, its first year in business. Left […]

(Opalesque) Agecroft Partners release 11th annual predictions of top trends in the hedge fund industry 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 […]

(CNBC) Stocks rose on Monday, recovering losses from earlier in the session as oil dipped despite rising geopolitical worries following last week’s U.S. killing of Iran’s top general.The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day up 68.50 points, or 0.2% […]

(Opalesque) The New York-based global asset manager PineBridge Investments has raised the capital through a fund and separately managed accounts. To read this article:

(Opalesque) Hong Kong-based LionRock Capital Partners is launching a consumer/sports private equity fund in partnership with Li-Ning Company Ltd, a Chinese company which makes athletic shoes and sporting goods. Opalesque talked to Tom Pitts, head of LionRock Europe and investment […]

(Hedgeweek) Integral, a provider of forex market technology for banks, brokers, and asset managers, has reported average daily volumes (ADV) across its platforms os USD36.3 billion in December 2019. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Active fund managers are increasingly turning to shareholder activism as a way of protecting their investments and driving returns, according to analysis by Headland, the communications consultancy. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) INTL FCStone has acquired IFCM Commodities, a provider of commodity price risk management solutions for base metals serving clients across Germany and continental Europe, in a deal which closed on 2 January. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) SANNE, a provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Jessie Meng to the role of Country Head – Shanghai. To read this article: