TOKYO -- A long-time plan to develop Tokyo as a major international financial center is getting a new twist -- prompting skeptics to reassessthe - SHARE ARTICLE

Global hedge fund liquidations surge as coronavirus hurts returns: dataInvesting.com - SHARE ARTICLE

Journalists have been wary of Alden Global Capital, which is known for gutting newsrooms to eke out profits from struggling publications. - SHARE ARTICLE

A secretive but reportedly extremely profitable hedge fund now has the inexperienced mild to spend money on Bitcoin (BTC) futures markets. In a brochure initially dated March 30, the US regulator the Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) confirmed that Rena - SHARE ARTICLE

From a 2,997-point rout in the Dow to two 9% single-day rallies in the S&P 500, the 2020 stock market has served up a raft of tantalizing sessions for would-be market timers. - SHARE ARTICLE

Crescat's overweight of select smaller cap gold and silver miners, including activist positions, contributed greatly to the Global Macro Fund - SHARE ARTICLE

Research by the Association of Investment Companies sorts the winners from the losers. - SHARE ARTICLE

Multi-strategy hedge funds have made massive gains in the first six months of the year aided by the Federal Reserve's efforts to prop up financi... - SHARE ARTICLE

While the US appears to be struggling to keep the virus contained, Europe stands out for the progress it’s made - SHARE ARTICLE

In a recent interview with Hedgeweek, Jack Inglis, the CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, discussed hedge funds’ response to the assortment of operational obstacles arising from the coronavirus-imposed lockdown, how virtual conferen - SHARE ARTICLE

Power Spot intraday markets up 15 per cent year-on-year, says EEX Submitted 03/07/2020 - 9:50am EEX's Power Spot segment Intraday markets continued their growth trend in June, increasing by 15 per cent year-on-year to - SHARE ARTICLE

Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund holdings. The 13F filings show the hedge funds' and ... - SHARE ARTICLE

SANNE makes senior business development appointment in Tokyo Submitted 03/07/2020 - 9:38am Alternative asset and corporate services provider Sanne, has appointed Sakuya Tajima as Head of Business Development ̶ Japan. - SHARE ARTICLE

OKEx Trading System 3.0 improves latency by over 90 per cent Submitted 03/07/2020 - 9:35am OKEx's latest improvement to the matching engine called Trading System 3.0 has resulted in a notable 90 per cent-plus improveme - SHARE ARTICLE

The news that John Paulson, the executor of ‘The Greatest Trade Ever’, is joining the growing ranks of famed hedge fund managers returning investor capital and going private, seems like a defining moment at a time when the world as we knew it is experienc - SHARE ARTICLE

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In finance, we too often like to think in buckets. Assets are classified as either growth or value, investment products as either passive or active, research processes as top-down or bottom-up, and investment approaches as either - SHARE ARTICLE

Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, says recent central bank actions mean capital markets are no longer working in traditional ways. - SHARE ARTICLE

A recent test of machine learning in pursuit of alpha finds results similar to what established literature already suggests in looking specifically at the value of algorithms in the US market. But this study then goes global, in a way that most of existin - SHARE ARTICLE

Multi-strategy hedge funds post double-digit gains  Financial Times - SHARE ARTICLE

8.1% dividend yield, with 12 consecutive special dividend payouts. 11.7% income CAGR and AUM growth of 8.4% over the last 5 years. P/E is 5.5x ex-cash and this - SHARE ARTICLE

'New day' as embattled Kitchener cannabis producer emerges from restructuring processTheRecord.com - SHARE ARTICLE

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US-based alternative investment firm Angelo, Gordon Co. has hauled in more than $1.5 billion in commitments for its latest European real estate fund, exceeding the target and hitting the fund 's hard cap. The $35 billion pri - SHARE ARTICLE

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with a long-term focus - these are the main changes that investment managers in the German private equity market expect as a result of the coronavirus crisis. - SHARE ARTICLE

Multi-strategy hedge funds post double-digit gains From FT: Large multi-strategy hedge funds have posted double-digit gains for the first half of the year, reversing losses from March, as markets defied the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus - SHARE ARTICLE

From Bloomberg: John Paulson, who built a personal fortune worth $4.4 billion from managing other people's money, is returning all of his investors' capital. Whether you'd actually want him, or any other hedge fund manager, to be looking after your cash i - SHARE ARTICLE

Ex-ExodusPoint traders regroup at new macro fund From eFinancial Careers: 2020 hasn't been a good year for macro hedge fund launches. This isn't preventing some former ExodusPoint people from breaking out on their own. Alessandro Cipollini, a former mac - SHARE ARTICLE

From American Banker: Hedge fund King Street Capital Management has fallen foul of the slew of asset downgrades hitting CLO portfolios amid the coronavirus outbreak. The firm, which issues CLOs through its Rockwood Capital portfolio manager division, fai - SHARE ARTICLE

Louisiana Teachers assigns $225m to 3 alts funds From PIonline.com: Louisiana Teachers' Retirement System, Baton Rouge, agreed to commit $225 million to three alternatives funds and invest $100 million in a mortgage-backed securities strategy, spokeswoma - SHARE ARTICLE

Fiera Capital chief investment officer Bourdon leaves firm From Bloomberg: Francois Bourdon has stepped down as global chief investment officer at Fiera Capital Corp., according to two people familiar with the situation. Bourdon, who worked for the Mont - SHARE ARTICLE

The IRS wants to know more about privacy-enhancing crypto coins, tools From The Block Crypto: The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has put out a call for information about potential tools it can use to track different types of cryptocurrency transacti - SHARE ARTICLE

Norway's SWF hands wish list on shareholder voting to EU From IPE: The manager of the Norwegian oil fund has highlighted a series of stumbling blocks that currently hinder shareholder voting in the European Union, and given the European Commission (EC) a - SHARE ARTICLE

Pandemic boosts digitalisation across the fund industry From International Investment: The pandemic has certainly accelerated change and digitalisation in ways that we never imagined, including the funds industry in Luxembourg. Business Continuity Plann - SHARE ARTICLE

House passes $1.5tn infrastructure package amid coronavirus pandemic From NY Times: The House on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion package of public works improvements championed by Democrats as a vital economic recovery measure amid the coronavirus pande - SHARE ARTICLE

How HK's new security law is undercutting the city's appeal From Asian Investor: The national security law looks set to forever change how the Asian financial centre functions, and not in a good way. Candour is set to diminish, and social tensions may ri - SHARE ARTICLE

Distressed private capital dry powder reaches a record high Amid the global market downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many large and established private debt managers are seeking significant capital in anticipation of potential defaults. When co - SHARE ARTICLE

From Seeking Alpha: Again proving his genius is not necessarily stock- or asset-picking, but instead absorbing conventional wisdom and regurgitating it to make folks think they're hearing it for the first time, Bridgewater chief Ray Dalio tells Bloomberg - SHARE ARTICLE

Asset owners say coronavirus pandemic a boon for ESG From PIonline.com: Environmental, social and governance factors will become more important as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, say asset owners. Speaking during a virtual dis - SHARE ARTICLE

In 2012, Christina Qi was a student at MIT trading from a dorm room with $1,000 she and a friend had saved up. Eight years later, her hedge fund Domeyard LP ($DOMEYARD) trades billions of dollars every day for some of the largest firms in the world like S - SHARE ARTICLE

(Bloomberg) -- Stock-picking hedge funds led by Chase Coleman, Philippe Laffont and Andreas Halversen notched double-digit gains in the first half, beating turbulent equity markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. - SHARE ARTICLE

Crispin Odey to sue German regulator over Wirecard short-selling ban From City AM: Crispin Odey is planning to sue the German financial regulator for millions of pounds after it banned short-selling on Wirecard last year. Wirecard filed for insolvency a - SHARE ARTICLE

Korean regulators push banks to take on losses from hedge fund From The Star: South Korean regulators ordered some local banks and brokerages to take on 100% of the losses on a hedge fund's investments in illiquid assets as officials crack down on the se - SHARE ARTICLE

Tribune Publishing gives co-founder of hedge fund Alden Global a board seat From Chicago Tribune: Tribune Publishing has struck a deal with its largest shareholder, Alden Global Capital, that adds the hedge fund's co-founder, Randall Smith, to the newspa - SHARE ARTICLE

Latest DOL, SEC Regulations Draw Consumer Group IreThe 401(k) Specialist - SHARE ARTICLE

BIO-key has completed its acquisition of PistolStar, a provider of large-scale Identity-as-a-Service and Identity and Access Management solutions. - SHARE ARTICLE

Environmental, social and governance investors have been patting themselves on the back this year because their funds have tended to outperform during the coronavirus crisis. But a San Francisco hedge fund believes they are doing a poor job of shielding i - SHARE ARTICLE

Hedge funds are generally entities that are managed by investment managers, in accordance with certain investment strategies, in order to invest in financial assets and generate returns... - SHARE ARTICLE

Stock-picking hedge funds led by Chase Coleman, Philippe Laffont and Andreas Halversen notched double-digit gains in the first half, beating turbulent equity markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. - SHARE ARTICLE

Stock-picking hedge funds led by Chase Coleman, Philippe Laffont and Andreas Halversen notched double-digit gains in the first half, beating turbulent equity markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. - SHARE ARTICLE

8.1% dividend yield, with 12 consecutive special dividend payouts. 11.7% income CAGR and AUM growth of 8.4% over the last 5 years. P/E is 5.5x ex-cash and this - SHARE ARTICLE

Good thing Dan Loeb and Steve Schwarzman have plenty of extra space for all the uninvited guests.While the rest of us are stuck at home, struggling to get a few winks in between the intermittent fireworks displays, those lucky enough to have a few tens of - SHARE ARTICLE

In 2012, Christina Qi was a student at MIT trading from a dorm room with $1,000 she and a friend had saved up. Eight years later, her hedge fund Domeyard LP ($DOMEYARD) trades billions of dollars every day for some of the largest firms in the world like S - SHARE ARTICLE

Dominus Capital has pulled in more than $350m towards its third investment fund, putting it well on the way to a lowered fund goal of $525m, SEC documents show. - SHARE ARTICLE

What little outside capital he has left will not be joining him in Puerto Rico.While we’re on the subject of long-in-coming, years-in-the-making exits from the hedge fund industry….“After considerable reflection and careful thought, Paulson & Co. will - SHARE ARTICLE

Tribune Publishing said it has appointed Randall Smith, the co-founder of Alden Global Capital, to its board, giving the hedge fund further oversight of the newspaper company and extending a standstill agreement between them. - SHARE ARTICLE

King Street's new CLO is the first European deal rated by Moody’s to fail to meet all the portfolio requirements at this milestone. - SHARE ARTICLE

Core Scientific announced yesterday that the hedge fund and investment manager Horizon Kinetics increased its partnership with the U.S. based blockchain hosting provider. Horizon upgraded its cryptocurrency service, hosted by Core Scientific, to Bitmain A - SHARE ARTICLE

The group's High Income, Asian and European Equity funds are also among the top 30 UK funds with the highest outflows, at almost £1.4bn between them - SHARE ARTICLE

Will no one take the Fed’s money? Will no one on Wall Street hire Black people? Will no one stand with Valeant? Will no one buy a place in Manhattan? And more??!!?!The ‘Rocket Ship’ Economic Recovery Is Crashing [NYT]There were signs in late May and early - SHARE ARTICLE

Famed investor, who triumphed shorting the housing market in 2008, is the latest to shift into a family office, amid hard times for hedgies. - SHARE ARTICLE

Core Scientific announced yesterday that the hedge fund and investment manager Horizon Kinetics increased its partnership with the U.S. based blockchain hosting provider. Horizon upgraded its cryptocurrency service, hosted by Core Scientific, to Bitmain A - SHARE ARTICLE

Alphabet soup Submitted 02/07/2020 - 3:11pm SEI Contact Form Contact Company Investment managers today face a subs - SHARE ARTICLE

John Paulson Doesn’t Need Your Money AnymoreBloomberg - SHARE ARTICLE

Axiom targets credit market dislocation with new long/short hedge fund launch Submitted By Hugh Leask | 02/07/2020 - 1:00pm Axiom Alternative Investments, the USD1.7 billion Fr - SHARE ARTICLE

Metlifecare's chairman Kim Ellis has until close of business Friday to re-engage with suitor EQT or hedge fund investors will call a vote for him to step down. - SHARE ARTICLE

Ex-ExodusPoint traders regroup at new macro fundeFinancialCareers - SHARE ARTICLE

More hedge funds went out of business during the first three months of 2020 than at any other time since 2015 as the coronavirus led to heavy losses and - SHARE ARTICLE

John Paulson has quit the hedge fund world to focus on turning his business into a family office investment firm, according to Bloomberg. 'With ... - SHARE ARTICLE

John Paulson has quit the hedge fund world to focus on turning his business into a family office investment firm, according to Bloomberg. 'With ... - SHARE ARTICLE

Battea Class Action Services partners with HedgeServ Submitted 02/07/2020 - 10:04am Tags Services - SHARE ARTICLE

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Fifteen years after its launch at the beginning of 2005, Danske Invest Hedge Fixed Income Strategies has become one the largest and best-performing hedge funds in the Nordics. “I still remember when we started with DKK 50 million - SHARE ARTICLE

Techemy Capital launches DeFi strategies Submitted 02/07/2020 - 9:15am Financial services provider and funds management company Techemy Capital is launching DeFi-based investable products to help investors tap into the - SHARE ARTICLE

C|T Group launches new corporate intelligence and financial insight company Submitted 02/07/2020 - 9:12am The C|T Group, an international strategic advisory and campaigns company, has launched C|T Solutions and Private - SHARE ARTICLE

Over the past few years, well-known investors including Leon Cooperman, Eric Mindich and Jonathon Jacobson have returned billions in client money and converted their own firms into family offices - SHARE ARTICLE

(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the entry of final judgments against Connecticut investment advisory firm Temenos Advisory, Inc. and its former chief executive officer, George Taylor. The SEC charged Temenos and Taylor - SHARE ARTICLE

(MarketWatch) In a year where a classic 60/40 allocation has affirmed the success of this time-tested strategy, JP Morgan is joining the list of Wall Street banks that are calling for its demise in the coming years. Historically, financial advisers would - SHARE ARTICLE

(CNBC) Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes held steady Wednesday evening as investors looked ahead to two jobs reports on Thursday, the week’s final day of trading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 13 points, suggesting an o - SHARE ARTICLE

(CNBC) Market bull John Stoltzfus sees ways to make profits in the year’s second half, but it won’t come easy.The Oppenheimer Asset Management chief investment strategist warns the wild swings won’t subside anytime soon due to how traders and nervous inve - SHARE ARTICLE

Korean Regulators Push Banks to Take on Losses From Hedge FundBloomberg - SHARE ARTICLE

The former co-chief executive of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates joins HSBC in the midst of a turbulent period of time. ... - SHARE ARTICLE

‘Markets on steroids’ send US hedge funds soaring past European counterpartsFinancial News - SHARE ARTICLE

Hedge Fund Star John Paulson Calls It QuitsThe Wall Street JournalPaulson closes hedge fund to external investorsFinancial TimesHedge fund celebrity John Paulson shuts firm to become a family officeReutersJohn Paulson, Winner in 2008 Crisis, Latest - SHARE ARTICLE

“Hedge funds’ ‘edge’ versus conventional money managers is their ability to concentrate positions in their highest conviction ideas, express those ideas long and short, and actively manage exposures to dampen volatility and mitigate the downside. In my op - SHARE ARTICLE

From Bloomberg: After years of losing both clients and clout in financial markets, signs are emerging that hedge funds are back in favor in the U.S. In the past few months, investors such as George Soros's family office and the Texas pension fund have bee - SHARE ARTICLE

From Institutional Investor: After a stellar 2019, Citadel has been named the Institutional Hedge Fund Manager of the Year. So far in 2020, the multistrategy hedge fund firm is earning that title. Citadel's flagship Wellington fund was up 11.4 percent for - SHARE ARTICLE

Noam Gottesman forms SPAC in a pandemic play From Institutional Investor: GLG co-founder Noam Gottesman is seeking to raise at least $500 million for his latest SPAC. A onetime hedge fund luminary is raising money for a special purpose acquisition company - SHARE ARTICLE

From Institutional Investor: Call it a June swoon. David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital dropped another 5 percent last month. As a result, the value-driven long-short manager's flagship fund is down 20 percent for the year. This compares with a 5.3 percent - SHARE ARTICLE

S. Korea's NPS selects 5 domestic buyout firms for private equity From PIonline.com: South Korea's 726 trillion won ($602.8 billion) National Pension Service, Jeonju, selected five domestic buyout firms to manage a combined 800 billion won in private equi - SHARE ARTICLE

From PIonline.com: BlackRock has consolidated seven of its portfolio management businesses to form a new business unit within the firm, according to an internal memo given to Pensions Investments. The seven portfolio management businesses - fundamental - SHARE ARTICLE

'Markets on steroids' send US hedge funds soaring past European counterparts From Financial News: US-based hedge funds, particularly systematic funds and commodity trading advisers, fared worse than Europe early on during the pandemic. Now the tables have - SHARE ARTICLE

HSBC adds former co-CEO of world's biggest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates to board From SCMP: The former co-chief executive of the world's biggest hedge fund and newly elected chairwoman of Finra, the US securities industry's self-regulatory arm, is jo - SHARE ARTICLE

Cryptoassets see surge in popularity but risk issues remain From Funds Europe: The number of UK consumers that have bought into cryptoassets such as bitcoin has almost doubled in a year, but many are at potential risk of financial harm, according to resea - SHARE ARTICLE

Sovereign investors ill-prepared for crises, finds report From Reuters: Most government funds are ill-equipped to handle crises such as COVID-19 and some sovereign investors may be hit by government withdrawals, liquidity struggles and mergers even after - SHARE ARTICLE

NYC comptroller wants companies to report on diversity From PIonline.com: S P 100 companies committing to diversity and racial equality should back that up with action that includes sharing annual EEOC reports, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer - SHARE ARTICLE

European exchanges reject London's plan for shorter trading day From Reuters: Shorter hours would not be in the best interests of investors or stock markets, European bourses said on Wednesday, dashing hopes at banks and investment companies in London of - SHARE ARTICLE

Jio Platforms deals help PE investments climb 12% to $18.8bn this year yet From Business Standard: Private equity and venture capital (PE-VC) investments spread across 341 deals rose by 12 per cent in the first six months of 2020 to $18.8 billion, with Re - SHARE ARTICLE

Disruption from COVID-19 hits ASEAN private equity hard Opalesque Industry Update - After a strong 2019, the ASEAN private equity industry has been shaken by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Preqin. As of September 2019, ASEAN-focused privat - SHARE ARTICLE

From Institutional Investor: Portfolio hedges aren't insurance, Ari Bergmann wants to point out. Bergmann created some of the first derivatives while at Bankers Trust in the 1990s, and he is passionate that tail hedge managers are shooting themselves in t - SHARE ARTICLE

Seeking to sell alternative assets in the secondary market? Beware of direct approaches from dedicated secondary funds to buy your assets; they will 'sell' you on ease and speed of execution, but it will not be price maximizing. Dedicated secondary funds - SHARE ARTICLE

Alden is reportedly seeking another seat on Tribune's board. Meanwhile, a schedule was set for McClatchy bids as a dispute among creditors continues. - SHARE ARTICLE

Tail hedge managers have been their own worst enemies, argues Ari Bergmann, founder of Penso Advisors. - SHARE ARTICLE

On June 23rd, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a new risk alert entitled “Observations from... - SHARE ARTICLE

The self-regulator’s new chairperson would like to know.FINRA isn’t exactly known as an exemplar of radical transparency. That all may be about to change.The FINRA Board of Governors has unanimously elected Eileen Murray, former Co-CEO of Bridgewater Asso - SHARE ARTICLE

After years of losing both clients and clout in financial markets, signs are emerging that hedge funds are back in favor in the U.S. - SHARE ARTICLE

Hedge fund celebrity John Paulson shuts firm to become a family officeReutersJohn Paulson, Winner in 2008 Crisis, Latest to Quit Hedge FundsBloombergJohn Paulson to convert hedge fund firm to family officePensions & InvestmentsJohn Paulson is re - SHARE ARTICLE

He can’t quit the Mets and apparently they can’t quit his billions.Once upon a time, Steve Cohen played hardball with the New York Mets (’ owners) and lost (the chance to buy the team). Heartbreaking as this must have been for the little boy from Great Ne - SHARE ARTICLE

How this Cincinnati firm generated eye-popping returns during coronavirus shutdownCincinnati Business Courier - SHARE ARTICLE

Sticking to the letter of the bond now seems like bad faith the Argentina’s creditors.Hedge fund managers like to think of themselves as pretty sophisticated guys. It’s that professed sophistication that allows people like Autonomy Capital’s Robert Gibbin - SHARE ARTICLE

John Paulson, Winner in 2008 Crisis, Latest to Quit Hedge FundsBloomberg - SHARE ARTICLE

Velocimetrics debuts new 100Gbps network feed monitoring Submitted 01/07/2020 - 5:41pm Business flow tracking and real-time, in-stream performance analytics specialist Velcimetrics, has launched a new approach to moni - SHARE ARTICLE

Hedge fund manager John Paulson, whose multi-billion payoff on a bet against the overheated housing market a decade ago turned him into an industry superstar, will stop managing money for outside clients and turn his firm into a family office. - SHARE ARTICLE

Soros Family Office, Texas Pensioners Lead Rush Into Hedge Fundsadvisorperspectives.com - SHARE ARTICLE

Asset Control adds director to sharpen buy-side focus Submitted 01/07/2020 - 4:47pm Data management and analytics solutions provider, Asset Control, has appointed a new director, Stef Nielen, to focus on the firm’s gro - SHARE ARTICLE

Founder and majority shareholder Richard Branson is reported to have committed about £200m - SHARE ARTICLE

Billionaire John Paulson is turning his hedge fund firm into a family office after setting the stage for the conversion last year, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from him to investors. - SHARE ARTICLE

John Paulson's hedge funds were well-positioned for the historic market turmoil earlier this year with his big bets on gold. - SHARE ARTICLE

Alternatives fund managers said they would like better transparency and control over the net asset value (NAV) administration process performed by fund administrators. - SHARE ARTICLE

BIO-key International, Inc., an innovative provider of biometric authentication and security solutions, today announced the completion of its purchase of PistolStar Inc. - SHARE ARTICLE

Big investors are trying to diversify their holdings after stocks rebounded more than expected from the pandemic-induced sell-off in March. - SHARE ARTICLE

The Stock Market Had Its Best Quarter in Decades. Greenlight Barely Participated.Institutional Investor - SHARE ARTICLE

Hedge fund Software Market 2020 – 2027 Based on COVID-19 Impact Analysis, Top Players – FinLab Solutions, AlternativeSoft, Altreva, Northstar Risk, VestServe, etc.Apsters News - SHARE ARTICLE

PPP lives?; NAFTA dies; hedge funds, too; no such thing as a free facemask; and more!Senate passes extension of Paycheck Protection Program until August 8, hours ahead of deadline [CNN]Tuesday's extension came as a surprise, even to Democrats who forced t - SHARE ARTICLE

Despite the meteoric share price rise, company enters into another convertible note transaction with a division of hedge fund High Trail Capital. Discussing ter - SHARE ARTICLE

Eileen Murray stepped down as co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates earlier this year and joins HSBC’s board in what has been a challenging period for the bank. - SHARE ARTICLE