Shareholder Activist Update: Riley Investment Management & DellaCamera Capital Management

Since late January, Riley Investment Management has purchased and currently holds approximately 482,543 shares or 7% of shares outstanding of WPCS International...

Game Theory: Bluecrest, Brevan Howard and the United Kingdom’s 50% Hedge Fund Tax

The United Kingdom is set to subject residents who earn more than £150,000 a year to a 50 percent tax starting in April of 2010. The new tax is particularly...

The Increasing Importance of Investor Relations for Hedge Funds

For Hedge Fund and Fund of Hedge Fund managers seeking to raise capital, how important is it to develop and maintain an institutional grade Investor Relations...

Och-Ziff veteran Frank Yu launches Themes Investment Management

Frank Yu, a veteran of Och-Ziff Capital Management, has launched Themes Investment Partners, a new private equity firm that will concentrate on investment...

Oil Market Update: Hedge funds increase net long positions in crude oil futures

Oil Market Summary for 02/16/2010 to 02/20/2010 -- An easing of the crisis in Europe gave energy markets a firm tone last week that enabled crude oil...

Wall Street Firms, Hedge Funds, Recruit CIA, Ex-Military Intelligence

Wall Street firms and hedge funds are actively recruiting former CIA and military intelligence officers in a bid to boost their security and risk management...

Shareholder Activist Update: Perceptive Advisors, Tang Capital, & MMI Investments

Earlier this month, Perceptive Advisors LLC and Tang Capital Partners LP nominated three board members for Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. (NASDAQ: PPCO)...

D.E. Shaw & Co launches unit to invest in Distressed Side Pockets

Multi-strategy hedge fund manager D.E. Shaw launched a Portfolio Acquisitions Unit late last year to take advantage of other hedge fund manager’s desires...

Crude Oil Prices Take a Dive After a Week of Gains

Oil Market Summary for 02/08/2010–02/12/2010 -- Crude oil prices took a dive on Friday after a week of gains from U.S. blizzards were undercut by another...

Affiliated Managers Group purchases Artemis Investment Management

On February 1st, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) and Artemis Investment Management’s management team announced that they were acquiring...

One Step Backwards?

In ten mere months, the Dow has rallied 62%, from 6,547 to 10,610. The rally is nearly as dramatic as the decline that preceded it. Though the Dow has...

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 to whether they actually do has come to resemble...

Top Hedge Fund Firm Launches of 2009 raised over $3 billion

A number of new hedge fund firms were launched in 2009 as investors showed an appetite for emerging managers with strong pedigrees. While most years...

Paulson, PSQR Capital, Beacon Light and Bronson Point headline Goldman's Hedge Fund Conference

John Paulson of Paulson & Co. and his former star manager Paolo Pellegrini of PSQR Capital Management are scheduled to participate in Goldman Sachs' Emerging...

Despite being down for 2009, Tudor’s Tensor hedge fund surpasses $1 billion mark

Despite being down 2.67 percent over 2009, Tudor Investment Corporation’s Tudor Tensor hedge fund managed to raise its assets under management from...

Hedge Fund Registration is Likely to be Required early this Year – How to Prepare Your Fund

There are currently several proposals on the floor of Congress that would affect the future of hedge fund regulatory requirements. The proposals call...

Facet Biotech Fends off Takeover Attempt from Biogen Idec with help from Baupost Group and Biotechnology Value Fund

Biogen Idec withdrew its bid for Facet Biotech Corporation as Facet’s board of directors denied the $17.50-a-share offer. To prevent Biogen from acquiring...

BlueCrest Capital's "lightning-fast" trading advantage

With the competition for lightning-fast trades growing, European stock markets have begun to set up large data centers where hedge funds can set up in...

Fortress Investment Group launching new hedge funds to meet demand

Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG.N), a global hedge fund and asset management firm, has benefitted from the recent increase in demand for alternative...

Saturday Spotlight: Blue Ridge Capital, Fir Tree Partners, HBK Capital, and Ivory Investment Management

In this Saturday’s Fund Spotlight, we are showcasing four hedge fund managers that were recently added to HedgeTracker’s free hedge fund directory....