The Hedge Funds Weblog

The well-known US hedge fund investment manager William Ackman said that he has taken a short position in shares of the largest US mall owner Simon Properties Group Inc.(SPG.N) This position was taken…

A recent survey released by Citi Prime Finance has concluded that Institutional fund managers have initiated a sudden change to direct hedge fund investing due to the financial crisis going on all ove…

It is wise for investors to pay attention to what leading hedge funds investment managers are buying and selling. Every quarter, fund managers overseeing more than $100 million must disclose their qua…

State-owned sovereign wealth funds (SWF) are seeking large-scale institutional investment, and new countries are looking at hedge fund investments as a viable option for their capital. The total of al…

Investing is a significant means for people to get rich. However, there are many different vehicles for investing and it is the responsibility of the individual investor to do research to discover whi…

Hedge funds are lightly regulated investment funds that is typically open to a limited range of investors who pay a performance fee to the fund's investment manager. Every hedge fund is made of hi…

Since 2008 after the financial crisis, activist hedge funds have not done so well in the market. With major losses, there are now signs that this will all turn around. Barry Rosenstein who is the head…

Over the past few months, silver has been performing quite strongly and moved past previous resistance levels and continues to surge ahead inspite of big concentrated short positions by commercial tra…

We spend a lot of time thinking about investing. Should we buy or sell? Stock or bonds? Is there really a future in greentech, or is it just a passing fad? Am I getting the return on my investment …

TimesOnline reports; Adolf Merckle, the 74-year-old head of a conglomerate that employs thousands in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, killed himself on Monday.

After writing a Suicide note for his fa…