Hedge Fund & Investor Headlines
CalSTRS' Efforts Improve Climate Risk Transparency | ||
CalSTRS has applauded a decision by the SEC to improve disclosure of climate risk in securities filings,... |
Hedge Fund Hire Report: RWC Partners, John W. Henry & Co, Harvard’s Endowment, and Moore Capital Management | ||
In this week’s hedge fund hiring report, we look at recent additions made by RWC Partners, John W.... |
Hornstein Partners Fund launches with $10 million | ||
Edward Hornstein LLC launched its flagship hedge fund last month with approximately $10 million in assets... |
Phil Falcone makes a killing on new Harbinger Credit Fund | ||
Seasoned distressed debt trader and turnaround investor Phil Falcone is making his investors very happy.... |
Thirty Institutional Investors Demand “Say on Pay” | ||
Joining a longer list of signees, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) recently... |
Regulators Seek to Throw Light on Hedge Fund Impact in Energy Trading | ||
Do hedge funds have an impact on energy trading?While the answer might seem intuitive, the debate as... |
Top 2009 Hedge Fund Firm Spin-Offs and Fund of Funds Launched with $14.4 billion | ||
HedgeTracker’s Top Hedge Fund Firm Launches of 2009 list profiled the industry’s largest independent... |
Carl Icahn steps down from Blockbuster's board | ||
On Friday of last week, shareholder activist investor Carl Icahn announced that he was stepping down... |
Earth Capital Partners Announces New Investment Team | ||
Earth Capital Partners, a sustainable development investor, recently announced their new Sustainable... |
Jabre Capital Partners to close-off Jabcap Multi-Strategy at $2.5 billion | ||
Jabre Capital Partners announced last week that it plans to close its Jabcap Multi-Strategy flagship... |
Jefferies launches Wildcatters Energy E&P Equity ETF | ||
Investment bank Jefferies & Company (NYSE: JEF) has launched its new upstream Oil and Gas focused Wildcatters... |
Palo Alto Investors backs governance and management changes at Gastar Exploration | ||
After Palo Alto Investors LLC announced their plans to discuss possible changes in Gastar Exploration’s... |
Tiger Global Cuts Short Position in Spanish Bank | ||
Less than a week before Banco Popular announced its results from 2009 in January, Chase Coleman’s... |
Take-Two Interactive Software adds Carl Icahn’s Three Nominees to Board Slate | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) announced on the 21st of January that it would add Carl... |
SEC Charges AGB Partners and Palmyra Capital Advisors with Improper Short Selling Practices | ||
The SEC this week filed the first cases under the new Rule 105 of Regulation M, which was amended to... |
Man Group falls 6.5% after AHL’s assets drop | ||
Man Group plc’s stock dropped by 6.5% today following an announcement that the hedge fund manager’s... |
Shareholder Activist Battle: Ramius Capital moves to block MAK Capital and Paloma International | ||
Shareholder activist hedge fund manager Ramius Capital Group, which is led by its founder Peter Cohen,... |
Elliott Management, Perry Capital, Glenhill Capital, and Glenview Capital sue Porsche for $1 billion | ||
Hedge fund managers Elliott Management, Perry Capital, Glenhill Capital Management, and Glenview Capital... |
Loch Capital experiencing high redemptions due to friendship with witness in Galleon Case | ||
Loch Capital Management is currently facing high redemptions due to the close friendship between its... |
Excess Supply of Emerging Managers to Come? | ||
One of the consequences of the growth of institutionalisation of the hedge fund business is that it... |
Emerging Manager Breaks $100MM to Top Morningstar Midcap Fund Categories | ||
Morningstar ranked The Appleseed Fund #1 returning U.S. midcap value fund among 342 funds and the #1... |
Fixed Income Spotlight: BlueBay’s assets surpass $34 billion, PVE Capital Launches flagship fund | ||
In this week’s HedgeTracker Fund Spotlight, we look at two London-based fixed income managers that... |
Michael R. Levin launches The Activist Investor | ||
Michael R. Levin launched The Activist Investor (TAI), a shareholder activist advisory firm, earlier... |
Gerry Catenacci to shutter Principled Capital Management | ||
Hedge fund manager Gerry Catenacci announced last week in a letter to investors that he will be closing... |
GLG Partners opening offices in Hong Kong and Beijing | ||
Hedge fund manager GLG Partners (NYSE: GLG) is expanding into Asia by opening up offices in Hong Kong... |
Click Here to View News Archives
Fund Launches & Closings
Hornstein Partners Fund launches with $10 million
Top 2009 Hedge Fund Firm Spin-Offs and Fund of Funds Launched with $14.4 billion
Jefferies launches Wildcatters Energy E&P Equity ETF
Gerry Catenacci to shutter Principled Capital Management
Top Hedge Fund Firm Launches of 2009 raised over $3 billion
Paulson, PSQR Capital, Beacon Light and Bronson Point headline Goldman's Hedge Fund Conference
Marshall Wace Launches ETF to Follow Tops Funds
Jabre Capital to manage Pictet Funds’ new Convertible Bond Fund
Thames River Capital Launches UCITS III Fund
Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital launches Managed Futures Fund
Opinion Poll
Featured Hedge Fund Articles
Top Hedge Fund Firm Launches of 2009 raised over $3 billion
Samlyn Capital, Greenlight Capital, and Chilton Bolster Research Teams
Saturday Spotlight: Blue Ridge Capital, Fir Tree Partners, HBK Capital, and Ivory Investment Management
Tiger Management's Julian Robertson, the King of the “Tiger Cubs,” gets Knighted
SAC Capital, Paulson & Co, Millennium Partners and PAAMCO make Big Hires
Highlighted Hedge Funds
3G Capital Management is a global value-oriented investment partnership that provides investment management services to high net worth individuals including professional athletes,...
[more info]
BP Capital Management is an energy-focused private investment firm founded in 1996 by Chief Investment Officer Boone Pickens. Mr. Pickens previously founded the company that...
[more info]
Brevan Howard Asset Management is a global hedge fund manager founded in 2002 by former members of the Credit Suisse First Boston Developed Market Rates trading team, led by Alan Howard,...
[more info]
Owl Creek Asset Management is a hedge fund manager founded by Jeffrey Altman in June, 2001. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Altman had been with Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC as...
[more info]
PSQR Management LLC is a hedge fund manager that was found by Managing Director Paolo Pellegrini in January 2009. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. Pellegrini was a portfolio...
[more info]
Ramius Capital Group is a hedge fund management firm founded in 1994 by Peter Cohen, one of the firm's four Managing Members and the former Chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman...
[more info]
