4 h. ago Hedge Fund Association in Talks to Aid Pooling of European Defense Loans

The world’s largest association for alternative investment managers has been lobbying policymakers in Europe to relax securitization rules, a move it says will make it easier to channel private credit into the region’s growing defense industry.

Economics

4 d. ago Christopher Dummitt: The radical takeover of a Canadian studies conference in Britain

The recent British Association of Canadian Studies conference in Edinburgh was dominated by talk of Canada as a wicked settler-colonialist state

Culture

1 week ago Gibbins to Tap Outside Cash Again After His Hedge Fund Soars 54%

Hedge fund manager Robert Gibbins, who returned clients’ capital in 2022 following years of losses, is looking to raise external money again after his revamped strategy produced double-digit gains for his macro hedge fund.

Other

1 week ago Ontario to boost rural, northern primary, emergency care in agreement with OMA

Ontario is introducing a new program to stabilize physician staffing in rural emergency departments and putting more money toward helping people in underserved communities get access to primary care. The new commitments come out of negotiations between the government and the Ontario Medical Association for a new physician services agreement. Those talks are ongoing for […]

Politics

2 w. ago Hedge Fund Picton Says Avoid Leveraged Firms With Trade Policy in Chaos

US economic data is likely to worsen, causing hedge fund Picton Mahoney Asset Management to take a more defensive view and cut exposure to companies with too much debt risk, trading strategist Geoff Phipps said.

Economics

3 w. ago Australian Billionaire to Face Deposition in Tudor Jones Suit

Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was ordered to sit for a seven-hour deposition as his US legal battle intensifies with hedge fund mogul Paul Tudor Jones II over a soured green energy partnership.

Other

3 w. ago Greece’s Metlen Eyes More Europe Defense Deals After Recent Push

Greek energy and metals company Metlen is pursuing more alliances with European defense contractors after sealing French and Italian deals in the past two weeks.

Economics

3 w. ago Jon Hamm steals viewers’ hearts in Apple TV+’s ’Your Friends & Neighbors’

“Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood. How he ended up there consumes the first season of this compelling Apple TV+ series, which stars Jon Hamm and takes a peek at the […]

Culture

3 w. ago Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy are among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts. Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and even Elon Musk are adding their voices to a number of congressional Republicans who have weighed in […]

Economics