Most Recent Blogs

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  Starboard’s Office Depot Battle Could Test Smith’s Mettle

  June 18, 2013

  Activist investor and Starboard Value chief Jeffrey Smith is on a roll, having recently won three battles. But in attempting to turn around the struggling retailer, which is seeking to merge with an equally struggling rival, Smith is facing a challenge.

• Say What?! Hedge Fund Observers Sound Off on The Joys of Unfair Advantages

  June 17, 2013

• The Morning Brief: Hedge Fund Tell-All to Hit Shelves Soon

  May 31, 2013

• Unhedged Commentary: What Incumbent Boards in Activist Campaigns are Doing Wrong

  May 30, 2013

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  Why Paul Tudor Jones Is Wrong about Women Traders

  May 29, 2013

  Institutional Investor's Alpha managing editor Amanda Cantrell on the Tudor Investment Corp. founder's comments at a University of Virginia panel.

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  Off the Shelf: What Made Raj Rajaratnam Run?

  May 29, 2013

  In a new book, journalist Anita Raghavan chronicles the Galleon founder's meteoric rise and scandalous fall.

• Unhedged Commentary: Why Training the Sell Side is So Important

  May 22, 2013

• Say What!? Barney Frank’s Not-So-SALTy Comments; Watson Creator Warms to Hedge Funds

  May 10, 2013

• JOBS Act: What’s at Stake for Asset Managers?

  April 25, 2013

  The financial services industry has a vested interest in ensuring that investors are adequately protected.

• Say What!? Commentators on Vladimir Putin, the Super Rich List and Defined Benefits

  April 19, 2013

• SEC Chair Mary Jo White Has Her Work Cut Out For Her

  April 18, 2013

  The new Securities and Exchange Commission chief needs to act urgently to finalize key reform rules, MFA says.

• Say What!? Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy; Carl Icahn Disses the Idle Life

  April 11, 2013

• Making a Case for Strategy Officers in Hedge Funds

  April 04, 2013

  Hedge fund firms require long-term strategists to evolve successfully into mature institutions, according to Contingent Macro Advisers.

• Say What!? John Paulson Rants on T-Mobile; SAC’s $616-Million No-Wrongdoing Fee

  March 29, 2013

• Say What!? Insider Trading Charges All Around

  March 22, 2013

• Making the Case for Funds of Hedge Funds

  March 21, 2013

  Lowering fees is not the only panacea — fees should match service offerings and investors should make appropriate choices.

• Say What!?

  March 15, 2013

  Quotable quotes from the week.

• How to Fill the Credit Gap

  March 14, 2013

  Institutional investors need to rethink how they allocate to credit and its myriad forms.

• Paulson Taps a Gusher in Nexen Takeover by CNOOC

  February 25, 2013

  John Paulson's firm was the biggest winner among hedge fund arbitrageurs in CNOOC's $15.1 billion energy acquisition

• What is Wrong with Macro?

  February 21, 2013

  A tangle of unique, complex issues continue to bedevil global macro hedge funds.

• Appaloosa’s Airline Bets Poised for Profitable Landing

  February 20, 2013

  David Tepper’s positions in US Airways, American Airlines to yield lofty gains.

• Say What!? Apple Counters Einhorn; Bridgewater Has its Cake and Eats It, Too.

  February 16, 2013

• Blue Ridge Rides Sirius XM Radio Rebound

  February 06, 2013

  John Griffin’s hedge fund has scored stellar gains, but is it time to cash out?

• Investors Should Adequately Price the Risks of Conflict in the Persian Gulf and Maritime East Asia

  January 31, 2013

• Thanks to Bernanke, Wall Street Traders Are Becoming an Endangered Species

  January 24, 2013

• Off the Shelf: Jim Rogers on Why the U.S. Is Losing Ground to Asia

  January 23, 2013

  In his latest book, the "Investment Biker" paints a bleak picture for the future of the West, while glossing over problems in the East.

• Bill Ackman and Dan Loeb Square Off on Herbalife

  January 22, 2013

• Say What!? Observers Sound Off on the London Whale and the Giant Squid

  January 18, 2013

• Say What?! Market Observers sound off on Herbalife, Switzerland’s biggest hedge fund, and Sherman McCoy

  January 11, 2013

• Say What!? Market observers sound off on Ackman’s Herbalife attack, Japanese bonds, and the value of Apple

  January 04, 2013