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Hedge Funds Switch Political Loyalty Toward Republicans

July 14, 2014

Political contributions by corporations are often balanced with more or less equal amounts donated to competing parties. Corporations adopt this approach so as to project a neutral image towards the leading parties. But surprisingly hedge funds have been one-sided in recent years in their support to the political parties according to data published by the […]

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Billionaire Ziff Brothers Shut Down Family Office Hedge Fund

June 30, 2014

Ziff Brothers Investments, the multi-billion dollar family office hedge fund that invests the family fortunes of the three billionaire brothers is shutting down according to Wall Street Journal. The move to close the last of their two hedge funds is a result of a growing difficulty in coming to a consensus in decision making among […]

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Survey Claims Hedge Fund Assets to Double by 2018

June 16, 2014

Hedge fund returns haven’t been that inspiring in recent years. In fact, last year was the fifth year in a row that hedge funds failed to beat the widely followed S&P 500 index. With average hedge fund returns lagging benchmark indices year after year in recent times, one would think that investors may not be […]

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David Tepper, Steve Cohen Top Highest Earning Hedge Fund Managers List

June 2, 2014

In a year when hedge funds significantly underperformed the broader S&P 500 index, it is not uncommon for one to think that even the best paid hedge fund managers would see a drop in their earnings. But while the compensation of hedge fund managers across the industry as a whole may have remained subdued, the […]

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CalPERS Mulling Steep Cuts to Hedge Fund Investments

May 19, 2014

At a time when allocations to hedge funds are surging to record levels, one of the largest and widely followed pension funds is contemplating a significant reduction in its allocation to hedge funds. According to a report by the newspaper Pensions & Investments, The California Public Employees Retirement System, commonly known as CalPERS, is planning […]

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Hedge Funds Shy Away From General Solicitation

May 5, 2014

Despite being granted permission to advertise their products to a wider audience, a vast majority of hedge funds have shown no interest in advertising publicly according to results from a survey by research firm Preqin Ltd. The survey of 150 private equity and hedge fund managers found that only 4 percent of hedge fund managers […]

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Activist Hedge Funds Outperform Traditional Equity Hedge Funds

April 7, 2014

There is always excitement when a hedge fund initiates an activist campaign against a company’s management to bring about changes. Such funds, called activist funds, play an active approach to investing in stocks by taking large positions and often waging an open battle with the management to force changes. Now a report from Goldman Sachs […]

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