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Big shake-up in the hedge fund universe

Pensions & Investments annual ranking of the world's largest hedge fund (hedge fund news) firms reveals that while the industry is healing from the financial crisis, it is healing in ways that... Read more...

Fear of Citi dilution to mount?

Mr. Market struck a dour note as it digests the on-going Citigroup's (C) TARP repayment plan and the bank's anemic secondary offering. We've noted that the dilution could be rather extreme, to the... Read more...

Are funds mere pay enablers?

The reformer's battle against excessive executive pay has generated lots of headlines as of late--and lots of vitriol on both sides. But one group has remained conspicuously quiet: institutional... Read more...

Supreme Court looks at pay broadly

The Supreme Court is now hearing arguments in a case brought by individual investors against Oakmark mutual funds. The plaintiffs argue they were charged more than institutional investors for similar... Read more...

What's up at Citadel?

There's been a lot of talk about how private equity firms aim to push deeper into investment banking, but it's been hedge fund Citadel that seems to be farthest down this road. Citadel Securities now... Read more...

Hedge funds change with the times

Institutional investors have made their voices heard, and more than the threat of added regulation (which may not materialize), that has led to some interesting changes. We've noted that hedge funds... Read more...

Private equity LPs would like to sell but...

Private equity investors who would like to sell their stakes via the secondary market are finding that adequate liquidity doesn't appear to exist. A survey by private equity research firm Preqin... Read more...

Why institutions are lax on management

Excluding the Bank of America shareholder vote, are most institutional investors--the ones that cannot charge performance fees, anyway--unable to hold managements' feet to the fire? AllAboutAlpha... Read more...

Lehman real estate whiz under the microscope

The New York Times takes a look at Mark Walsh's real estate empire at Lehman Brothers, where he built a reputation as "the most brilliant real estate financier on Wall Street." In the '90s, he... Read more...

Hedge fund guide released

There's a lot of angst in the hedge fund industry right now, and for good reason. The headlines are certainly negative: "Massive redemptions," "Margin calls," "Lawsuits" and most recently, the "Worst... Read more...