July 2010
July 30, 2010
Mark Kingdon’s firm, which managed $4.43 billion as of July 1, is flat in its large long/short equity strategy, while its credit fund is up.
July 29, 2010
AR wins five awards for design and editorial excellence.
July 28, 2010
The new entrants bolster a lineup that includes Mark Yusko, Kyle Bass, Paolo Pelligrini and other notables.
July 28, 2010
Ken Griffin’s firm has sourced talent from Level Global and Fidelity.
July 28, 2010
Controversial naked credit default swaps could be banned under the new law.
July 28, 2010
Jack Yang talks about his plans to expand the firm's $900 million hedge fund platform.
July 28, 2010
AR spoke with Kent Clark and Chris Kojima, co-heads of Goldman's fund of funds unit. They say bad press hasn’t hurt business.
July 26, 2010
Barry Rosenstein and Gary Claar’s firm, which managed $2.1 billion as of January 2010, is flat for the year. JANA remains encouraged by a number of situations, including bets on Motorola and Questar Corporation.
July 22, 2010
Luxembourg-domiciled firm will be devoted to pure merger arbitrage plays
July 22, 2010
Growth has been strong on the back of steady performance and a strong institutional platform
July 22, 2010
Firm's sixth alternative investment deal takes fund's total assets to around $40 million
July 21, 2010
III, Bridgewater and Renaissance produced superior performance in June, while five funds have already earned double digit gains for the year.
July 21, 2010
Which firms are headed for greatness? Who deserves more assets and investors? You tell us.
July 20, 2010
Eric Cohen was head trader at JAI Capital, which was founded in June 2009 by Michael Takata of Soros Fund Management and Michael Ryan of Credit Suisse.
July 20, 2010
The Sprott Absolute Return Income Fund is set to launch August 31 and will managed by Scott Colbourne.
July 15, 2010
Jaffray Woodriff’s firm produced positive numbers in June after a disappointing May. All of its managed futures funds are still down for the year, but its long/short equity fund is up by 16.78%.
July 13, 2010
The Black River Emerging Markets Fund employs directional and relative value strategies and invests primarily in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
July 13, 2010
Mark Yusko joins the roster of high-profile speakers, including Kyle Bass of Hayman Advisors and Paolo Pellegrini of PSQR Management.
July 13, 2010
Michael Murphy, who formed wealth management and research firm Olympia Capital Markets Group, and former Circle T manager Evan Fox will debut Rosecliff Capital in August.
July 12, 2010
The firm, in a bid to get back to its peak assets after losses in 2008 and an alleged regulatory probe, is on the lookout for a senior marketing professional. Magnetar now manages $7.1 billion.
July 08, 2010
Redemptions and losses, though offset by a rise in its gold investments, contributed to the drop.
July 06, 2010
The MFA has written David Paterson in protest of a proposed levy on carried interest earned by non-residents who work in the state.
July 06, 2010
The Wisconsin hedge fund founded by Brian Stark and Mike Roth has suffered losses in both assets and personnel.
July 02, 2010
Guide to current hedge fund mandates
July 01, 2010
Fund launches began to pick up pace compared with last year, and the biggest 43 funds garnered $10.9 billion.
July 01, 2010
The biggest hedge funds in the U.S. and Europe suffer May losses.
July 01, 2010
Yan Huo's first new fund since inception made a perfectly-timed entrance into the market's growing volatility.