Number of hedge funds grows in Q1
Hedge fund launches rose in the first quarter of 2014 as investors sought vehicles offering them exposure to shareholder activism...
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Investor perspectives Archive
Global asset management undergoing ‘fundamental shift’
Global asset managers are undergoing a ‘fundamental shift’ in their overall business policy as they seek new growth strategies...
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Record level of investors calling for increased corporate capital spending
A record number of investors are calling on companies to increase capital spending amid high corporate cash levels and sustained...
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Islamic funds recover some of last year’s losses
Islamic funds recovered slightly in the first four months of the year after losing more than 10 percent of their asset base last...
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The next generation of shareholder activists
In the hedge fund world, Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management spawned the Tiger Cubs, successors trained by the Old Guard who...
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Pine River hedge fund joins competitors in closing to new investment
Pine River Capital Management, a hedge fund with $4.5 bn in assets under management, has closed to new investors, joining a...
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Fidelity Worldwide Investment is going its own way in America
Fidelity Worldwide Investment (FIL) was first established in 1969 to cater to the growing market of international and offshore...
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European investor interest in Japan rises on optimism over reform
European investors continued buying heavily into Japanese-focused funds in the early months of 2014, indicating optimism over the...
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Activist hedge funds target companies with low cash returns and higher executive pay
Companies are more likely to suffer campaigns orchestrated by activist hedge funds if they fail to establish a clear corporate...
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Icahn in insider trading probe in connection with golfer and gambler
The SEC and FBI are investigating activist investor Carl Icahn, golfer Phil Mickelson and gambler William Walters in connection...
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