Both advisors and standalone investors should know basic questions to ask hedge fund managers before investing. We do not want to label one question to be more important than the other ...

Controversial tax laws make them unusually lucrative, especially for managers Reviewed by Thomas Brock Private equity ... hedge fund tycoons using this special carve-out to pay lower tax rates ...

That parceling out of costs is one of the most coveted perks of running a multistrategy hedge fund. Investors are so eager to pony up money ... managers who do generate windfalls may spend more ...

Alternative investments can help diversify your portfolio and manage risk. These investments include private equity, ...

Multistrategy hedge funds are bigger than ever. Some who have worked for the biggest brands are now advising others on how to ...

Clients of Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group pulled roughly $7 billion from the hedge fund ... private equity and debt and real estate — it narrowed the types of investments it would make.

The second kingdom of asset managers invests in private markets. The markets are smaller and the clients more exclusive, but ...

Tie-ups between traditional managers and private equity firms enable both to quickly tap retail investors. But the big questions about the new crop of funds remain.

Republicans are considering doing away with one of Wall Street’s favorite tax breaks at the encouragement of President Trump, ...

Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman hiked his takeover offer for Howard Hughes Holdings to create a “modern-day” Berkshire Hathaway ...