Time to rethink hedge fund fees?

By On May 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Since the financial crisis of 2008, a big power transition has occurred in the alternatives industry.

Limited partners gained much more clout, which has allowed them to wrangle some concessions that would have been all but unthinkable before the crisis. Redemptions are easier, that's for certain. Towers Watson has been at the fore of the [...]

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World shares fall on Greek crisis

By On May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Shares fall on both sides of the Atlantic as the continuing political uncertainty in Greece undermines investor confidence.
BBC News – Business

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Stocks end lower as bank shares weigh

By On May 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Stocks finished lower Friday, ending a down week for the major indexes, as weakness in the banking sector weighed on the market.
Latest stock market news from Wall Street – CNNMoney.com

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Kyle Bass moves to long mortgage bonds

By On May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The housing implosion wasn't a complete surprise to everyone. A few brave hedge fund managers not only predicted the collapse but bet massively on it–and ended up billionaires or at least half-billionaires.

John Paulson is perhaps the best example, but Kyle Bass is not all that far behind. His work to ferret out the CDOs [...]

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Zoe Cruz shutters her hedge fund

By On May 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Zoe Cruz was once consider the "Most Powerful Woman on Wall Street," a mythic title that is a curse as much as anything.

Look at the many others who have held the title, the likes of Sally Krawcheck, Erin Callan, Barbara Desoer, and others. They have not fared well. But there is always life after [...]

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