Hedge Funds

Ken Griffin’s Wellington hedge fund at Citadel squeezes out 1% gain in volatile August

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month…

Steve Cohen is set to make a big push into investing in AI

Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom, according…

U.S. appeals court rejects SEC oversight rule for private equity, hedge funds

A U.S. appeals court rejected a Securities and Exchange Commission rule intended to give investors more transparency into private funds,…

Jim Chanos calls suit accusing him of embezzling funds ‘baseless and defamatory’

Famed short seller Jim Chanos called a lawsuit accusing him of embezzling funds for personal use, “false, baseless and defamatory.”…

From Carl Icahn to Gautam Adani: How short-seller Hindenburg is making a name for itself

Hindenburg Research has established itself as one of the most powerful voices in public activist short-selling, hammering the share prices…

Treasury proposes rule to extend anti-money laundering regs to investment advisers

The Treasury Department’s corruption watchdog on Tuesday issued new proposed regulations that would extend major pieces of the anti-money laundering…

World’s largest hedge funds record bumper year of profits, research shows

The world’s top hedge funds raked in record profits last year amid a resurgence in stock markets, new analysis showed.…

Cliff Asness’ AQR Absolute Return fund gains 18.5% in 2023, boosted by value picks

Cliff Asness’ longest running multistrategy fund at AQR Capital Management returned 18.5% last year, net of fees, according to a person…

Inflation gives millions new access to investments for the wealthy, says SEC

Inflation has given millions of people new access to certain investments earmarked for the wealthy — and consumer advocates argue…

Ray Dalio says U.S. reaching an inflection point where the debt problem quickly gets even worse

Soaring U.S. government debt is reaching a point where it will begin creating larger problems, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio…