Topic:
Hedge Funds & Alternatives
Latest Headlines
Latest Headlines
Funds of hedge funds still struggling
The bloom has been off the rose for some time now for funds of hedge funds.
John Paulson's gold positions anger investors
It's been a tough 18 months for John Paulson, once one of the brightest stars in the hedge fund firmament.
Hedge funds need better governance models
I've noted that institutional investors have prodded hedge funds to take compliance and administrative matter more seriously as well as to become more investor friendly.
JPMorgan's loss is other banks' gains
Jamie Dimon, the embattled CEO of JPMorgan, picked up a public show of support recently from none other than Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, one of JPMorgan's biggest competitors.
Credit hedge funds benefit, equity funds may lose on JPMorgan
It's still not exactly clear how JPMorgan was hedging.
How did Ira Sohn presenters fare with picks last year?
The Ira Sohn conference, in addition to raising money to help cure pediatric cancer, offers a chance for big reputations to be made -- or at least burnished.
Time to rethink hedge fund fees?
Since the financial crisis of 2008, a big power transition has occurred in the alternatives industry.
Kyle Bass moves to long mortgage bonds
The housing implosion wasn't a complete surprise to everyone. A few brave hedge fund managers not only predicted the collapse but bet massively on it--and ended up billionaires or at least half-billionaires.
Zoe Cruz shutters her hedge fund
Zoe Cruz was once consider the "Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street," a mythic title that is a curse as much as anything.
Big hedge funds still dominate
Despite a rough 2011, hedge funds continue to attract investors.
