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Following the unexpected poor performance of ‘event driven' strategies in 2014, Philippe Ferreira, head of research, managed account platform at Lyxor Asset Management, analyses what went wrong and they are doomed to repeat the same mistakes in 2015....

Hedge fund manager Man Group has agreed to acquire fund boutique NewSmith for an undisclosed sum.

A rise in global M&A activity could offer investors a new source of diversification in future, according to Franklin Templeton's David Saunders.

Billionaire investor George Soros is finally retiring from fund management at the age of 84 to focus on political philanthropy.

Magnus Peterson, head of the collapsed Weavering hedge fund that took £354m of investor cash, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after being found guilty of several offences.

Cheyne Capital's European hedge fund manager Moni Sternbach has joined GLG to work on a new mid-cap long/short strategy set to be launched later this quarter.

Investing lessons from the world’s largest pension funds

'The biggest issue facing markets is Ukraine'

ALTERNATIVE BETA

The percentage of stocks borrowed by short sellers has fallen to the lowest level since before the financial crisis, as markets continue to rally.