05/19/2015
Asset manager sees gold in grass; starts PE pot fund
As various forms of legalized marijuana use spreads across the country, firm tests the limits with fund that will invest along the entire marijuana supply and distribution chain
Alternative Investments
05/19/2015
Cohen’s Point72 Buys Into Biggest Oil ETF Before Rebound
The ETF surged 22 percent this quarter as oil futures rebounded from a six-year low
05/19/2015
Palico grabs $7.3 mln
New York and Paris-based private equity marketplace provider Palico has secured $7.3 million in equity funding. The investors were not named.
05/19/2015
In latest blow, US’s largest bank, JP Morgan urges pullback on Costa Rica bonds
The country’s fiscal deficit is expected to reach 5.7% of GDP this year.
05/19/2015
Korea’s $6.2 Billion Army Fund Seeks American CLOs in Yield Hunt
With the abundance of liquidity raising competition in the local market, we’re planning to diversify away from domestic investments by looking abroad
05/19/2015
Former TSG GP Panos launches new investment firm Bookend Capital
Prior to joining The Shansby Group, Mr. Panos was an investment banker at Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch
05/18/2015
The new hedge fund king
Seven years removed from a near-death experience during the financial crisis, Citadel is more powerful than ever.
05/18/2015
Barron’s Best 100 Hedge Funds: 2015 List
Equities dominated Barron’s Penta top 100 hedge fund rankings for the second straight year on the back of a record-breaking bull market now well into its seventh year
05/18/2015
Hedge fund heavyweight sells entire $1B share stake in Alibaba
Alibaba’s stock is down 15 percent this year after the revenue miss in January sparked a brutal sell-off.
05/18/2015
Billionaire hedge fund manager Doesn’t Blink on Gold ETF Stake Even as Prices Sputter
The metal swung between gains and losses more than 10 times in 2015
05/18/2015
How Wall Street got into the wild business of Bitcoin
A new book chronicles the remarkable rise of Bitcoin, and the investors who aspire to disrupt the currency market
05/18/2015
Bridgewater Associates, The World's Biggest Hedge Fund Firm, Is All About ETFs
This article will look into Bridgewater’s top 3 positions and some other moves outside of the financial sector.
05/18/2015
George Soros' Latest Moves: Energy, Tech, ETFs, Pharma & More
His fund’s portfolio’s value rose more than 10 percent over the first quarter, to $10.16 billion
05/18/2015
What if Berkshire Hathaway Operated as a Hedge Fund
According to the article and Goggin’s statistics, Berkshire had an average compounded return of 17.4% from 1987 through 2014.
05/15/2015
Blackstone Buys Minority Stake in Hedge Fund Magnetar Capital
Blackstone’s investment provides a catalyst that will help us achieve the firm’s strategic objectives
05/15/2015
Asset owners call for responsible investment exclusions in hedge funds
Hedge fund managers should exclude certain investments in their strategies and take a more open-minded approach to segregated accounts
05/15/2015
SEC to expand alternative investment examination program to more asset classes
Since the program began in October 2012, the SEC has announced enforcement actions against Lincolnshire Management Inc., Clean Energy Capital LLC and Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.
05/15/2015
Seth Klarman's Hedge Fund Bought Stock In David Einhorn's Big Shale Oil Short
Baupost’s position in Pioneer Natural Resources was valued at $518 million at the end of March
05/14/2015
New York hedge fund buys RadioShack name, data for $26.2M
New York hedge fund Standard General LP has been declared the winner in an auction for RadioShack’s name and other intellectual property
05/13/2015
Nasdaq Tapping Bitcoin's Powerful New Transaction Technology
The Nasdaq stock exchange is tapping Bitcoin's powerful new transaction technology to create a more secure, efficient system to trade stocks