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Active and passive activist investors | ||
Activist investors seem to fall into two categories. Some take positions with the express purpose of... |
Lions Gate Fights Carl Icahn’s Efforts to Increase Stake | ||
Jon Feltheimer, Chairman and Chief Executive of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (NYSE: LGF), has encouraged... |
Hedge Fund Trends: Launches Outpace Liquidations, Incentive Fees Decline | ||
For the first time since the financial crisis began, hedge fund launches exceeded hedge fund liquidations... |
Former Boston Provident Head Trader Pleads Guilty to Fraud | ||
Boston Provident’s former chief trader and chief investment manager, Ezra Levy, admitted stealing... |
Top Goldman Hedge Fund Manager Starting Own Fund | ||
Pierre-Henri Flamand, head of Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies, is leaving Goldman to start his own... |
“America’s Prophet” Sean David Morton charged with $6 million securities fraud | ||
The SEC has charged Sean David Morton, a self-styled psychic who claimed the ability to predict the... |
Centaurus Capital and Ares Capital face-off over Allied Capital Corp | ||
On February 8th, Centaurus Capital sent a letter to Allied Capital Corp (NYSE: ALD) claiming that Ares... |
Will Zales take the glow off Richard Breeden’s trading career? | ||
What does a former lawyer who’s brand name was built as Chief Corporate Watchdog for the Securities... |
Middle East Investors to Increase or Maintain Hedge Fund Allocations | ||
Middle East-focused investment researcher Capintro Partners has released the findings of its latest... |
Nevsky Capital to wind-down flagship Emerging Markets hedge fund | ||
Nevsky Capital revealed to investors last week that it was going to close down its flagship $3 billion... |
New Fund from Former D.E. Shaw and Satellite Pair | ||
Scott Henkin, a former portfolio manager at D.E. Shaw & Co., has joined forced with Gabriel Nechamkin,... |
Plainfield Asset Management asks borrower to keep dealings quiet | ||
A Greenwich hedge fund, Plainfield Asset Management, who is being investigated by the Manhattan District... |
Pirate Capital founder Tom Hudson launches Doubloon Capital LLC | ||
Tom Hudson – well-known shareholder activist investor and founder of Pirate Capital - is gathering... |
The Next Step for ESG Investing: Moving from What and Why to How | ||
The implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors has evolved to a point where... |
Los Angeles Bus Drivers Targeted in Ponzi Scheme | ||
The SEC has charged investment advisory firm Mitchell, Porter & Williams, Inc. (MPW) and its principal... |
BlackRock to launch an Asian Credit Hedge Fund | ||
BlackRock Inc is planning to launch the BlackRock Asian Credit Hedge Fund sometime this month. According... |
Polygon Investment Partners veterans launch event-driven focused Black’s Link Capital Ltd | ||
A team of seven former Polygon Investment Partners traders have launched Hong Kong-based Black’s Link... |
Shareholder Activist Update: Riley Investment Management & DellaCamera Capital Management | ||
Since late January, Riley Investment Management has purchased and currently holds approximately 482,543... |
Hedge Fund assets shoot back to pre-crisis levels | ||
The Hennessee Group LLC has released its latest hedge fund update, concluding that the hedge fund industry... |
Why do investors refuse to act? | ||
Investor behavior sometimes puzzles me. They can own an absolute dog of a name, one that always underperforms.... |
Hedge Fund Managers reluctant to abandon 2 and 20, but Open to Negotiations | ||
Despite the forecasts and heavy outflows from the hedge fund industry, managers seem to be maintaining... |
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... |
Cheyne Capital plans Merger Arbitrage UCITS Fund | ||
Cheyne Capital — a UK-based hedge fund firm — is planning a UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment... |
SkyBridge Capital looks to grab Citi Alternative Investments | ||
Early this month, it is expected that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) will reach an agreement to sell its hedge... |
Another Madoff Player Charged in Ponzi Scheme | ||
Last week the SEC charged Daniel Bonventre, Bernard Madoff’s Director of Operations, with disguising... |
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Fund Launches & Closings
Hedge Fund Trends: Launches Outpace Liquidations, Incentive Fees Decline
Top Goldman Hedge Fund Manager Starting Own Fund
Nevsky Capital to wind-down flagship Emerging Markets hedge fund
New Fund from Former D.E. Shaw and Satellite Pair
Pirate Capital founder Tom Hudson launches Doubloon Capital LLC
Polygon Investment Partners veterans launch event-driven focused Black’s Link Capital Ltd
Cheyne Capital plans Merger Arbitrage UCITS Fund
Och-Ziff veteran Frank Yu launches Themes Investment Management
Nikko Asset Management to launch Green Fund with World Bank
Munsun Asset Management launches Munsun China Opportunity hedge fund
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