By Hedge Fund Insight staff In all investment strategies of the hedge fund industry the big have got bigger. The growth of assets has tended to be dominated by the top managers, whether in CTAs, macro or multi-strategy. In the period since the Credit Crunch of 2008-9 this long-term trend has accelerated. Between the […] Read more »
The Hedge Fund HOT 100 2014
By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »
Stakes In Hedge Fund Businesses In Demand As Blackstone Declares An Interest
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Once in a week is random, twice in a couple of weeks is a potential pattern, but three times in a month is confirmation. The first occurence was the sales of stake in insurance risk manager Nephilia Capital. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts acquired a 24.9% ownership in the […] Read more »
Wow Factor In BlueMountain Appointment
By Simon Kerr, Publisher, Hedge Fund Insight It is not often that an appointment at a hedge fund management company takes the eye, never mind produces a “Wow!” reaction. I can recall two such appointments readily, for different reasons. They were when Greg Coffey was invited to become the first co-chief investment officer of Moore […] Read more »