John Paulson and Scott Bessent are among the names Trump is considering as Treasury Secretary

Informal and preliminary discussions have included John Paulson and Scott Bessent as possible Treasury Secretary if Donald Trump should win [Read More]
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Performance Round-Up II: Light Street Capital, Third Point surge in February

Equity focused and equity long/short managers showed strength in February while macro and multi-strategy managers lagged. From a variety of [Read More]
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Sightings…

Balyasny Asset Management’s hiring spree continues. It has hired Dan Avery to set up a delta one team, reports eFinancialCareers. [Read More]
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Callan: Elevated short-term rate environment should increase the expected return for hedge fund strategies in 2024

Joe McGuane, senior vice president of Callan’s Alternatives Consulting, writes in the firm’s blog: “Callan remains constructive on hedge funds [Read More]
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Launches/Assets raised: GoldenTree raises $1.35B for first fund dedicated to private credit, Former ValueAct partner Haggart launching Fivespan Partners

GoldenTree announced it has secured commitments of over $1.35 billion for its first fund dedicated to private credit. Over the [Read More]
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