(Bloomberg) A Massachusetts priest who moonlights as a hedge fund manager was sued by federal regulators for allegedly making false statements about a biotech company to try to drive down its share price. In an attempt to profit from his […]

(Bloomberg) Emerging markets are suffering their worst slump since 2015. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index entered a bear market in early September after dropping 20 percent from its early 2018 peak. A benchmark index of emerging currencies has dropped more […]

(Bloomberg) A Massachusetts priest who moonlights as a hedge fund manager was sued by federal regulators for allegedly making false statements about a biotech company to try to drive down its share price. In an attempt to profit from his […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund HG Vora Capital Management LLC has built a 4.9 percent stake in U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp (CZR.O), seeking to persuade it to explore options that could include divestitures or an outright sale of the company, […]

(Reuters) Investment firm iM Global Partner bought a stake in Dynamic Beta investments, a U.S. firm that tries to duplicate large hedge funds’ strategies but for far lower fees. Paris-based iM Global Partner, which provides distribution and regulatory support to […]

(Hedgeweek) Overall industry hedge fund performance came in at +0.04 per cent in August, bringing year to date (YTD) 2018 industry performance to +1.10 per cent, according to data released by eVestment. Among primary strategies, event driven-activist funds were among […]

(Opalesque) The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the global leader in alternative investment education, today announced the newest member of its Board of Directors: Anthony Cowell, Head of Asset Management for KPMG in the Cayman Islands.”We could not be […]

(Opalesque) The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.71% gain in August. Year to date, the Index has lost 1.43%. “Downtrends in agricultural markets, precious metals, and emerging market currencies provided a helpful tailwind […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds gained 0.42 per cent in August according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 3.26 per cent increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index […]

(Bloomberg) Stock-picking hedge funds were the best performers in August as U.S. equities pushed toward a new record. The managers who bet both long and short on stocks gained 1.1 percent last month on an asset-weighted basis and are up […]

(Reuters) – British investor Martin Taylor, who closed his $1.5 billion hedge fund Nevsky Capital and retired at 46, plans to get back in the market with a fresh perspective and a new firm. To read this article:

(Reuters) U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global Management has raised its stake in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) to 873.3 million euros (767,919 pounds), a recent filing with the Dutch regulator showed. Tiger, which runs around $22 billion in assets in under […]