Hedge Fund news and trends

Billionaire Bill Ackman Tweets Trump To Shutter Nation For 30 Days
Coronavirus // March 18, 2020

Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted to President Trump on Wednesday (March 18) that he should close down the country to contain the coronavirus, reports indicated. “Mr. President, the only answer is to shut down the country for the next 30 days and close the borders....

Bitcoin Daily: Binance Crypto Exchange Hires Ex-Ripple Exec As CEO; Prime Factor Approved As UK’s...
Bitcoin // July 03, 2019

BAM Trading Services has announced that Catherine Coley is its new CEO. BAM will be the operator of Binance.US, the digital asset marketplace launched with Binance. Most recently, Coley served as Head of XRP Institutional Liquidity at Ripple. As the CEO of BAM, she will...

Yelp Faces Investor Call For Board Shakeup, Review Of Operations
Investments // December 10, 2018

SQN Investors, a longtime Yelp shareholder, is gearing up to push for new board representation as the company suffers from missteps that have hurt shares of the business review service. The Wall Street Journal, citing a letter SQN Investors plans to send to the board of Yelp, says...

Lender Investors Bancorp Considers A Sale
Banking // November 07, 2018

Lender Investors Bancorp is reportedly ready to start reaching out to potential buyers as it considers a sale. According to The Wall Street Journal, Investors, which has about 150 branches in New Jersey and New York, has hired Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to advise on the...

Quick Reads
SEC, CFTC Weigh New Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting Rules

August 10, 2022
Federal regulators are set to issue a proposal that would — among other things — require large hedge funds to reveal their cryptocurrency exposure. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Wednesday (Aug. 10) to propose amendments to Form PF, a confidential reporting form. “The amendments, which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is […]

Billionaire Bill Ackman Tweets Trump To Shutter Nation For 30 Days

March 18, 2020
Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman tweeted to President Trump on Wednesday (March 18) that he should close down the country to contain the coronavirus, reports indicated. “Mr. President, the only answer...

Bitcoin Daily: Binance Crypto Exchange Hires Ex-Ripple Exec As CEO; Prime Factor Approved As UK’s...

July 03, 2019
BAM Trading Services has announced that Catherine Coley is its new CEO. BAM will be the operator of Binance.US, the digital asset marketplace launched with Binance. Most recently, Coley served...

Yelp Faces Investor Call For Board Shakeup, Review Of Operations

December 10, 2018
SQN Investors, a longtime Yelp shareholder, is gearing up to push for new board representation as the company suffers from missteps that have hurt shares of the business review service. The Wall Street...