Hedge funds

Top banks could be investigated over $20bn fire sale of hedge fund assets
Collapse of Archegos has reportedly prompted SEC and FCA inquiries into Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Nomura and others
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
30, Mar, 2021 @7:38 PM

US and eurozone consumer confidence hit one-year highs; German inflation jumps – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Graeme Wearden
30, Mar, 2021 @4:25 PM

Regulators around the world monitor collapse of US hedge fund
Liquidation of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management sparked a fire sale of more than $20bn assets
Rupert Neate and Kalyeena Makortoff
29, Mar, 2021 @8:09 PM

Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey not guilty of indecent assault, judge rules
Judge found ‘troubling inconsistencies’ in evidence claiming ‘octopus’-like assault in 1998
Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies
11, Mar, 2021 @6:13 PM

The very private life of Sir Chris Hohn - the man paid £1m a day
The hedge fund manager earns Britain’s biggest salary. He also avoids meat, likes yoga and supports Extinction Rebellion
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
05, Mar, 2021 @6:03 PM

Billionaire hedge fund boss pays himself UK record of £343m
Sir Chris Hohn’s Children’s Investment fund reports 66% jump in profits
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
01, Mar, 2021 @2:09 PM

Hedge fund reaches $630m deal to buy remaining Tribune Publishing newspapers
Journalist lament the sale to Alden Global Capital, who will now own the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and others
Adam Gabbatt
17, Feb, 2021 @8:52 PM

World's top 15 hedge fund managers made $23.2bn in total last year
Chase Coleman III leads masters of the universe list with $3bn, according to analysis
Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent
10, Feb, 2021 @6:22 PM

Why the GameStop affair is a perfect example of 'platform populism' | Evgeny Morozov
Like Uber, Airbnb or WeWork, the Robinhood brokerage app offers only an illusion of democracy, says the tech author Evgeny Morozov
Evgeny Morozov
03, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM

GameStop shares plunge as traders dump stock
Reddit-inspired surge in stocks such as struggling video games store and AMC dive as hedge funds close positions
Mark Sweney and Graeme Wearden
02, Feb, 2021 @4:23 PM

GameStop shares surge again as Robinhood restores trading
App helping to fuel share-buying frenzy allows ‘limited buys’ after a $1bn cash injection to safeguard trades
Rob Davies and Mark Sweney
30, Jan, 2021 @5:57 AM

Seeing the hedge funds being squeezed is fun but it won't last | Nils Pratley
The GameStop-style frenzy looks like a familiar case of speculative excess that will end badly for many
Nils Pratley
28, Jan, 2021 @7:38 PM
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