When Hedge Funds Try Journalism Alden Global Capital and other institutional investors have been buying up newspapers. The results — for the newsroom, at least — have not been pretty. Alicia McElhaney April 24, 2018
This content is from: Portfolio Insurers Have Bleak Outlook on Investment Opportunities Amy Whyte April 24, 2018
This content is from: Portfolio MFS to Investors: Please Wait for Your Payoff Julie Segal April 24, 2018
This content is from: Portfolio The Deal-Making Flurry in Private Real Estate Alicia McElhaney April 23, 2018
Eddie Lampert’s Hail Mary Attempt to Save Sears The struggling retailer’s CEO has offered to buy Kenmore, among other assets, via his hedge fund, ESL Investments. Alicia McElhaney April 23, 2018
Want To Replace Your Hedge Fund Allocation? Here's One Option Under pressure to explore new ways to hedge their risks while cutting fee expenses, institutions are taking a fresh look at listed options — in some cases, at the expense of hedge funds. Julie Segal April 20, 2018
Court Documents in Icahn-Deason-Xerox Fight Reveal Boardroom Battles A Xerox board member referred to CEO Jeff Jacobson as a “rogue executive,” according to new documents released by activist shareholder Deason, who is seeking to block a Fuji-Xerox tie-up. Alicia McElhaney April 19, 2018
Hedge Fund Assets Hit Record High As stock markets wobbled in the first quarter, investors poured more than a billion into hedge funds, sending their total assets higher than they’ve ever been. Amanda Cantrell April 19, 2018
BlackRock Dives Further Into Private Credit With Tennenbaum Capital Acquisition Los Angeles-based Tennenbaum Capital Partners, known for direct lending and special situation credit, will augment BlackRock's existing credit offerings. Amy Whyte April 18, 2018
Yale’s Risk-Adjusted Returns Not So ‘Superior,’ Firm Argues The endowment has had outsized performance, but also outsized risk, according to an independent study. Julie Segal April 16, 2018
Renaissance, Cambridge Analytica Connection Should Be Questioned, Experts Say Richard Teitelbaum April 10, 2018
