(Bloomberg) Investors are back to loving hedge funds, if you can still call them that.Net demand for allocating to hedge funds is the highest in at least three years at 28 percent, compared with 12 percent a year prior, according […]

(Bloomberg) As Jeffrey Talpins crushes it this year, investors can’t get enough, pouring $3 billion into his hedge fund in the past month. Element Capital Management gained 20.5 percent this year through July, according to a person familiar with the […]

(Reuters) A British government pension scheme that looks after local authority retirement pots in West Yorkshire has more than halved its stake in hedge funds in favour of other alternative assets, according to its latest annual report. West Yorkshire Pension […]

(Bloomberg) Steinway Musical Instruments Inc., the legendary piano maker controlled by U.S. hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, has attracted takeover interest from China Poly Group Corp., people familiar with the matter said. The state-owned conglomerate is in the early stages […]

(Harvest) Hedge fund returns for July were generally negative with the only exceptions being equity hedge and fundamental value strategy indices. The class of uncorrelated hedge funds styles, event driven and special situations, under performed. Defensive styles like systematic CTA […]

(Opalesque) In the week ending 03 August, 2018, the WSJ wrote that all the money in the world can’t get you into some of the world’s best hedge funds, and investors who can’t get into these high-return exclusive funds are […]

(Harvest) There are further signs that central banks in emerging markets are turning hawkish—all the more so because global risks remain elevated and uncertainties abound. The Czech National Bank (CNB) is on a tightening spree, going for a second 25bps […]

(The Technical Analyst) US stocks can be expected to continue to rally to new highs as internal breadth points to further strength, says Ari Wald at Oppenheimer. US stocks can be expected to continue to rally to new highs as […]

(Opalesque) Crayhill Capital Management LP, an alternative asset management firm that specializes in private credit investments, announced today the appointment of Sloan Sutta as Managing Director. Mr. Sutta will be a senior member of Crayhill’s investment team, and his responsibilities […]

(Bloomberg) Morgan Stanley’s alternative investment group raised $516 million to invest alongside hedge funds in longer-term wagers, as clients move away from more traditional bets in public markets. In addition to co-investing, the pool of money will also buy investments […]

(Bloomberg) As Jeffrey Talpins crushes it this year, investors can’t get enough, pouring $3 billion into his hedge fund in the past month. Element Capital Management gained 20.5 percent this year through July, according to a person familiar with the […]

(Reuters) Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said quarterly operating profit rose 67 percent, as insurance underwriting rebounded and several business units benefited from a growing economy. Results easily topped analyst forecasts. Underwriting profit […]