Taconic negotiating the sale of its latest commercial real estate fund

Posted: December 19, 2024

Taconic Capital Advisors, which has decided to focus on its core strategies, merger arbitrage and structured credit, is getting out [Read More]
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Boaz Weinstein targets seven UK investment trusts for underperformance and wide trade discounts

Posted: December 18, 2024

  Boaz Weinstein has targeted seven UK investment trusts due to “underperformance, persistent trade discounts and disengaged management teams.” He [Read More]
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Illinois SURS hires JP Morgan Asset Management and Man Numeric

Posted: December 17, 2024

At its December meeting, the trustees of the  $30 billion State Universities Retirement System approved retaining JP Morgan Asset Management [Read More]
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Sightings…

Posted: December 17, 2024

  Magellan Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund based in Dubai, is moving ahead with its $700 million planned launch in [Read More]
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Endowment Survey: Average preliminary return for 40 largest endowments in FY2024 is 10% with Ivy Leagues lagging at 8.3%

Posted: December 16, 2024

Most endowments’ preliminary returns for FY2024 are much stronger than in FY2023. Peltz International’s survey of 40 large (at least [Read More]
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