(Financial News)The standard “2 and 20” hedge fund fee model is now used by only 30% of hedge funds, according to an industry expert. Keith Seibert, managing director at CM Capital Advisors, the investment firm that invests in hedge funds, […]

(Reuters) Private equity firm Veritas Capital and hedge fund Elliott Management have agreed to acquire U.S. healthcare software maker Athenahealth Inc (ATHN.O) for $5.5 billion in cash, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. To read this article:

Gold prices were steady on Monday, having dipped to a one-month low in the previous session after the U.S. dollar firmed on the Federal Reserve’s plans to gradually keep tightening borrowing costs. To read this article:

(New York Post) The wallets of hedge-fund managers are looking fatter this year. Total compensation for hedge fund portfolio managers is expected to climb 40 percent, to $1.4 million, in 2018, according to Institutional Investor’s second annual All-American Buy-Side Compensation […]

(Opalesque) BNP Paribas Capital Partners (BNPP CP), BNP Paribas Asset Management’s alternative investments selection specialist, announces the appointment of Charlotte Laurent as Head of Sales. Based in Paris, Charlotte joined in September and reports to Gilles Guerin, CEO of BNPP […]

(Proactive Investors) UK banks are being targeted by a London hedge fund founded by Paul Marshall, the father of Mumford & Sons’ lead guitarist, Winston. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Ten years ago, drug hunter Mark Murcko was thinking about motion. Then the chief technology officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Murcko was a pioneer. It’s rare for a scientist to bring even a single drug to market over the […]

(Bloomberg) Wall Street’s quant wizards often argue that many of their math-driven strategies are designed for the long-term. But they’ve rarely had to shout this loud. Global equities posted the worst run in six years in “Red October,” and it […]

(Hedgeweek) Following a slightly challenging September period, CTAs reported negative performance in October, according to data released by Societe Generale. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek)The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has made a strategic investment in alternative investments platform iCapital Network. The firm joins BlackRock, The Blackstone Group, BNY Mellon, Credit Suisse Group AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and UBS Financial […]

(Hedgeweek) Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has completed the acquisition of Hedgepoint Solutions, a boutique IT consulting firm based in New York City. To read this article:

(Opalesque) – iCapital Network, the financial technology platform democratizing alternative investments, today announced that The Carlyle Group has invested in the company as a strategic… To read this article: