(Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund Olympic Peak Management’s founding partner said on Wednesday he planned to short AT&T’s debt when the fund launches in January, citing increasing competition and high leverage that may ultimately lead to a credit ratings downgrade. […]

(Bloomberg) While others are running for the door, Legion Partners Asset Management LLC sees an opportunity at scandal-plagued Papa John’s International Inc. To read this article:

(Opalesque) Franklin Templeton Investments announced the appointment of Shane Clifford as senior managing director, Alternative Strategies. In this new role, Clifford will focus on the global growth strategy and business development for Franklin Templeton’s Alternatives business. Clifford will report to […]

(Marketwatch) Elon Musk tried to play hardball with the SEC, but caved and ended up with a worse deal than he was originally offered, according to a new report detailing last week’s drama that ended Saturday with the settlement of […]

(Bloomberg) For traders betting on the death of America’s malls, being right and making money are proving to be two very different things. Reminiscent of Michael Burry of “The Big Short” fame, these hedge funds have piled into a trade […]

(Hedgeweek) Private equity funds managed by Blackstone – together with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and GIC – have completed the previously announced partnership transaction with Thomson Reuters for Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk (F&R) business. To read this […]

(Reuters) An investor who previously helped oversee U.S. natural gas trading at Citadel has set up his own hedge fund, a person familiar with the plans said on Monday. Ron Ozer, who worked as a portfolio manager and co-head of […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund managers are increasingly betting Saudi Arabia and its allies cannot or will not replace all the crude lost from the market when U.S. sanctions on Iran go into effect fully from November. Hedge funds and other money […]

(Bloomberg) Greenlight Capital, the hedge fund led by David Einhorn, lost 1.3 percent in September as U.S. stocks edged higher To read this article:

(Seeking Alpha) A European Union privacy watchdog could fine Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) up to $1.63B for a data breach reported on Friday that affected accounts of more than 50M users, if company violated the EU’s new privacy law, the Wall Street […]

(The Technical Analyst) We are entering the most bullish nine-month period of the 4-year US Presidential cycle, says Ari Wald, Technical Analyst at Oppenheimer. Wald has looked at the quarterly performance of the S&P 500 since 1929, and found that […]

(Reuters) The jury is still out on whether the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield’s move above 3 percent is the historical break higher confirming the end of the 30-year bond bull market. The verdict from hedge funds, however, is unequivocal: it […]