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Hedge Funds Aren't Quite Dead Yet As $6 Billion Comes In

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:41:03 EDT

For the first time since 2015, hedge funds have reason for cheer. The hedge-fund industry ended a record six consecutive quarters of investor outflows in the second quarter by raising more than $6 billion as a group.

David Einhorn's Hedge Fund Clients Pull More Than $400 Million

Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:35:51 EDT

David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital hedge fund experienced more than $400 million in clients withdrawals at midyear, a period that included a rejection of his call for a GM split and an unrealized tech-stock-decline prediction.

Hedge Fund Och-Ziff Sees Stronger Returns

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:33:24 EDT

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group said its largest fund had its best performance in the January to June period since 2009, even as the hedge-fund industry deals with massive capital outflows in recent years.

Hedge Funds Flock to Europe, Thinking Worst Is Over

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:37:56 EDT

Bets on stocks in Italy, France and Spain—long laggards compared with the U.S.—have given some global hedge funds returns of more than 20% so far this year compared to 3% for the average hedge fund.

Flush With Cash, Top Quant Funds Stumble

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 07:34:37 EDT

Quant funds, which use sophisticated statistical models rather than human research and intuition to find attractive trades, are lagging behind more traditional investments.

Hedge Funds Jump on Sterling's Slide

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:12:58 EDT

Hedge funds seized on opportunities to profit Friday in the immediate aftermath of the U.K.’s election turmoil and a slump in the value of the pound.

Lansdowne Rebounds With Help From Little-Known Forensic Fund

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 04:45:55 EDT

Lansdowne Partners’ tiny Princay fund has gained 13% this year, making it one of the sector’s top performers this year.

Steven Cohen's Hedge-Fund Comeback Shoots for a Record Target: $20 Billion

Tue, 30 May 2017 18:09:21 EDT

Steven Cohen, the billionaire trader whose former firm pleaded guilty to criminal insider-trading charges less than four years ago, is plotting a return to hedge funds with a giant number in mind: $20 billion.

Investors Shun Highflying Emerging-Market Hedge Funds

Wed, 17 May 2017 09:16:45 EDT

Hedge funds that invest in emerging markets are generating some of their best returns on record and growing their assets to all-time highs, but they aren’t getting much love from investors.

Hedge Fund Coatue Bets on Data Science

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:35:20 EDT

Hedge fund Coatue Management showed that “big data” is both an investor tool and an investment target with its $27 million funding round for Domino Data Lab.

Citadel Loses Key Executive Russell

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:49:00 EDT

Top Citadel Investment Group executive Joe Russell, a key architect of the hedge fund's investments in E*Trade and hedge fund Sowood Capital, has resigned from the firm.

Wood's Fund Takes a Beating

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:57:00 EDT

The two-year-old hedge fund founded by Jonathan Wood, a former UBS trader, is down about 85% from its inception through July.

Ospraie and Other Hedge Funds Tumble

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:37:00 EDT

Falling commodities prices have pulled some hedge funds deep into negative territory in recent weeks, and the Ospraie Fund is among the most prominent losers.

Hedge Fund Seeks Change at NZ Telecom

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:32:00 EDT

Elliott International said it will nominate two new candidates to NZ Telecom's board because of dissatisfaction with the company's performance, and it will push for a structural separation of the company.

Hedge-Fund Sluggers Strike Out

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:58:00 EDT

Hedge funds appear set to post their worst monthly performance in six years as strategies run into trouble. Some previously highflying funds are sustaining declines in the double digits, and several managers are down more than 20% for the year.

Van Wagoner to Quit Growth Fund

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:14:00 EDT

The manager of Van Wagoner Emerging Growth, the worst-performing U.S. actively managed stock fund over the past 10 years, plans to quit.

Should Hedge Funds Take Blame?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:35:00 EDT

Many on Wall Street have urged regulators to step up vigilance on hedge funds. Some say the assaults are little more than the latest chapter in a long history of financial scapegoating.

Funds Put Four on CSX Board

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:11:00 EDT

Two hedge funds seeking to overhaul CSX succeeded in getting four board seats, a preliminary report found.

Hedge Funds Subpoenaed in SEC Probe

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:01:00 EDT

The SEC has sent subpoenas to more than 50 hedge-fund advisers as part of its investigation into whether individuals spread false rumors to manipulate shares of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers.

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