Monthly Archives: January 2018

(Opalesque) Opalesque Industry Update: Rosemont Investment Partners, LLC, a specialist private investor in the asset and wealth management communities, is pleased to announce that it has made a 20% equity investment in Martingale Asset Management, L.P. as a Limited Partner. […]

(Bloomberg) Bitcoin has gained global fame in the past year, but it’s been popular at Peter Thiel’s venture firm since at least 2012. Founders Fund, Thiel’s San Francisco-based firm known for early bets on SpaceX and Airbnb, has been purchasing […]

(Bloomberg) Michael Gelband, the former head of credit at Millennium Management, will start his long-anticipated hedge fund in the next six months after resolving a hiring dispute with billionaire Izzy Englander. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) When Toys “R” Us caught credit traders off guard with its sudden plunge into bankruptcy, Jeff Altman locked in gains from the unraveling after betting against the retailer by stacking up credit-default swaps. It was one of a handful […]

(Bloomberg) Behind Steve Cohen’s hedge fund comeback is Big Brother. Inside what will be his Stamford Harbor Capital sits a command center in the middle of the trading floor. There, a 50-member compliance team is strategically positioned to listen in […]

(Hedgeweek) Sadis & Goldberg has expanded its private equity, investment funds and corporate practices with the addition of partner Paul J Marino (pictured) who advises national and multinational hedge funds, private equity funds and corporations, ranging from telecommunications to technology […]

(The Business Insider) The UK’s financial regulator has begun an investigation into troubled construction giant Carillion. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating the “timeliness and content” of announcements made by the firm between December 7, 2016, and July 10, […]

(FINalternatives) OCIO specialist Hirtle Callaghan has named asset management industry veteran and former SEI Investments executive Jim Morris as senior client engagement director. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Neuberger Berman affiliate Dyal Capital Partners has taken a strategic minority stake in Cerberus Business Finance, the middle-market lending platform of $30 billion alternative asset manager Cerberus Capital Management. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Stamford, CT-based distressed debt hedge fund Archview Investment Group is reportedly shutting down and plans to begin returning money to investors in the new year. To read this article:

(The Business Insider) It used to be that if you wanted to attract interest in an exchange-traded fund, all you had to do was launch one. After all, as the ETF market exploded over the past decade, investor demand seemed […]