The top 20 hedge fund firms collectively generated $22.4 billion in profit after fees, according to estimates by LCH Investments, a fund of hedge funds
The appetite among thousands of attendees at a trifecta of hedge fund and alternative asset conferences in Miami at the end of January to find new avenues for 'generating alpha' was palpable
Chinese regulatory tightening ensnared industries ranging from e-commerce and after-school tutoring to ride-hailing, sending two gauges of Hong Kong-listed stocks to the biggest declines
'It is a watershed moment to have multiple female-led hedge fund launches,' says Dominique Mielle, a former partner and portfolio manager at Canyon Capital
A virtually uninterrupted march higher in the major indexes has pushed volume in the day trader flier-of-choice, bullish call contracts, to some of the highest levels in history
Bullion is proving to be a less effective hedge against moves in other assets, such as stocks, as well as inflation, according to Russ Koesterich, portfolio manager for BlackRock