As they have done for much of the year, Canadian hedge funds topped the broader markets, and their peers from around the world, in October.

Armajaro Asset Management has appointed Roxanne Sargent as co-head of sales and marketing.

Paulson & Co. poured billions into gold-related investments this year. Next year, he’s taking his newfound love of the precious metal to a whole new level.

The New York-based hedge fund will launch a dedicated gold hedge fund on Jan. 1. Firm founder John Paulson announced the new fund at a meeting with investors yesterday.

A lawyer for hedge fund Hermitage Capital has died in a Russian jail more than a year after his arrest.

Taking the stand in his own defense, Nomos Capital founder Mark Lowe admitted making frequent off-color jokes but denied that he hired escorts—or a hitman to kill the former employee suing him.

For one gold hedge fund, indirect bets on the precious metal weren't good enough. It wanted the real thing. And it’s paying off.

Aladdin Capital Holdings has acquired Solent Capital Partners’ collateralized debt obligations business, including its credit hedge fund.

Soros Fund Management bought $53 million in Ford Motor Co. shares during the third quarter, sending the battered automaker’s stock to a two-year high.

Law firm Bracewell & Giuliani announced today that Cheri Hoff has joined its corporate and securities group as a partner in the New York office.

Former Renaissance Technologies executive Robert Frey has founded a hedge fund firm of his own, raising more than $300 million.