Feb 8 2010 | 10:50pm ET
Kristin Davis, a former hedge fund executive whose escort service claimed former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer as a client, plans to run for Spitzer's old job.
Davis, with the backing of top Republican strategist and Spitzer bete noir Roger Stone, launched her campaign at a Libertarian Party event in New York. The former madam, who spent four months in jail for running a prostitution scheme, says she once served as vice president of an unidentified hedge fund.
Feb 8 2010 | 9:35pm ET
Many distressed debt hedge funds launched to take advantage of the credit recovery are closing much earlier than expected.
Feb 8 2010 | 9:32pm ET
Hedge fund manager Ross Haberman doesn’t need a $380-a-month apartment. But he’s certainly going to fight for it, anyway.
Feb 8 2010 | 12:18pm ET
Cantor Fitzgerald has announced the creation of a new alternative investment and advisory business—Cantor Investment Advisors—which will be led by Stephen Ardizzoni.
Feb 8 2010 | 9:01am ET
In January, most market indices took a beating, and hedge funds were no exception.
Feb 8 2010 | 8:35am ET
Alternative asset management firm Prologue Capital has named Noah Estrin as a senior portfolio manager focused on trading U.S. Agency mortgages.
Feb 8 2010 | 7:34am ET
TCW Group has moved to quell investor discontent after it called its fired chief investment officer a drug user and pornography addict by cutting fees.
More NewsJan 20 2010 | 11:52am ET
Contributor James Bibbings investigates whether a new proposed rule by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission would mean the end of retail forex transactions as we know them.
Feb 8 2010 | 12:01am ET
By Ron Suber -- Not long ago, pre-2008, hedge fund managers held relative power over investors. Because demand for their products was so high across a range of strategies, they controlled the terms, often with little transparency and very favorable gating provisions.
Ron Suber Feb 6 2010 | 8:08am ET
Tax havens have nowhere to hide now that America has turned on them, says Christopher Silvester.