(Reuters) Investment firm Highland Capital Management LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, amidst a legal battle with investors, a court filing showed. In a petition, the fund manager listed investors in its shuttered Highland Crusader Fund as its largest […]

(Hedgeweek) Managed futures funds reversed course from the prior month’s gains in September and declined 1.48 per cent according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. For the year-to-date, CTA funds were up 6.08 per cent through the end […]

(Opalesque) In the week ending October 11th 2019, Hedge Fund Research said that hedge funds gained 4.9% on average in the first three quarters of 2019, the best performance in this span since 2013. In September, hedge funds posted mixed […]

(Opalesque) According to the Barclay CTA Index, managed futures funds reversed course from the prior month’s gains in September and declined 1.48%. Trends prove hard to find during the month making it difficult for many CTAs to find their footing, […]

(Opalesque) Natural resources fundraising throughout 2019 has been lackluster, and Q3 2019 was no exception. Only 18 funds held a final close, bringing the year-to-date total to 79 funds closed, said Preqin quarterly update on natural resources. The total capital […]

(Hedgeweek) The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down 0.30 per cent in September, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.70 per cent. Roughly 28.3 per cent of hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains over the first three […]

(Hedgeweek) Amidst the ‘fog of war’ surrounding Brexit, one rumour that keeps swirling around is that a number of hedge fund managers who ‘directly or indirectly bankrolled Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign’ in the summer and/or donated to the Leave campaign […]

(Reuters) U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled reluctance to overturn appointments to Puerto Rico’s federally created financial oversight board in a dispute that could disrupt the panel’s restructuring of about $120 billion of the bankrupt U.S. territory’s debt. The […]

(Hedgeweek) Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has secured its platinum partner status with global interconnection and data centre company, Equinix. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Hedge fund D.E. Shaw on Tuesday increased the pressure on Emerson Electric Co by publicly urging a breakup of the U.S. industrial conglomerate, a move it says could unlock more than $20 billion worth of shareholder value. To […]

(Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest pension funds and a prominent hedge fund are urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reconsider recent guidance they say will raise costs, hurt investors and cut participation in corporate voting. […]