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The Lonely One at York Capital Management
By Hedge Fund Insight staff A year ago the database of Hedge Fund Insight contained 26 entries for staff members of York Capital Management in London. That included most but not all of the professional staff. Since then a lot has changed. Credit Suisse announced last month it would be taking a $450m charge related to its […] Read more »
Cyberattack via Zoom-Invite Downs Hedge Fund
By Hedge Fund Insight staff A hedge fund based in Sydney Australia has been the victim of a cyber attack that ultimately put it out of business. The rogue software was delivered via a Zoom invitation. Fake invoices were sent to the fund’s trustee and fund administrator leading to payments totaling $8.7m. Levitas Capital was […] Read more »
Hedge Funds Losing Relative Appeal to Family Offices According to Survey
From Camden Wealth/Hedge Fund Insight staff 2018 marks the fifth year of the annual Global Family Office Report from Camden Wealth, this time produced in association with UBS. The report reflects a record number of 311 family offices from around the world participating in the research this year. Aligned with the rise in participants, […] Read more »
Investor Relations – The Strategic Approach Works Best According to Survey
By Jeremie Bacon (CEO) and Ashley Kramer (Marketing Associate) at Imagineer Technology Group During the second quarter, Imagineer conducted our 2018 Annual Investor Relations Survey*. The survey aims to help the community of IR professionals to share insights and best practices along with their collective vision for where the investor relations function is heading in the future. No […] Read more »
Making Tax Digital: Looming Deadlines And Next Steps
By Kamlesh Chauhan, Senior Manager – VAT, haysmacintyre Making Tax Digital (MTD) will fundamentally change and modernise the administration of the UK tax system, starting with VAT which is set to be implemented from 1 April 2019. Who does it apply to? All entities that are mandatorily VAT registered will be subject to […] Read more »
Elliott Tops The Activist Top 10 For Third Year In A Row
Data source: The Activist Investing Annual Review 2018 produced by Activist Insight in association with Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ). Elliott Management tops “The Activist Top 10” for the third year in a row. Activist Insight selects the list based on the number of campaigns, average size of targets, news stories generated and annualized returns. “The Activist Top […] Read more »
GAM Hedge Fund Outlook 2018 – Prefer CB Arb to L/S Credit
By Kier Boley, Chairperson of the GAM AIS Investment Committee Alternative industry trends As we begin 2018, global asset prices have continued their inexorable grind higher. There is increasing unease from investors on the length and extent of the current rally, whilst central banks are increasingly on a rate tightening trajectory. As a result, […] Read more »
Fund of Hedge Funds Consolidation Infographic
Consolidation has provided some managers with the m eans to grow their firm at a time when the wider fund of hedge funds industry has contracted both in terms of AUM and number of participants. The majority (60%) of investors active in hedge funds seek exposure to the asset class via multi-manager vehicles, either solely or as part of a […] Read more »
Activist Investing in Europe
From Activist Insight* By the end of September, 2017 had seen more than 100 European-based companies publicly subjected to shareholder demands. Reached slightly later this year than last, and much earlier than in 2015, that milestone signals that if activism in Europe has lost its capacity to shock, its future also looks secure. Activity is still a long way […] Read more »