A record 99 campaigns globally had an M&A-related thesis, accounting for about 47% of all the year's activity.
The banks' diminished ability to supply funding at short notice could have "amplified the repo rate reaction" in September, a report says.
Some experts say markets are in for a nightmarish ride; others believe the yield-curve inversion won't trigger an economic crisis, as past inversions have.
The hedge funds that control the bankrupt retailer have decided a reorganization is preferable to selling off its name and web domains.
The rise of "crossover investors" — institutional investors that fund private start-ups — blurs the line between public and private companies.
The SEC says the bank failed to prevent nonpublic information about clients' stock buybacks from being disclosed to other traders and hedge fund clients.
Corporate executives and activist shareholders rarely see eye to eye, but an attorney for the latter says activists can help improve company performance.
Distributions from Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy estate have benefited third-party creditors such as hedge funds that bought its debt at a steep discount.
Martin Shkreli raided his pharmaceutical companies to cover up his hedge fund trading losses, said federal prosecutors.
"Activism has become a crowded field, with too many players chasing after a diminishing number of attractive targets," says Moody's.
Why going private won't necessarily pay off for the computer company.
The SEC alleged two Citigroup affiliates duped investors by claiming that hedge funds were safe, low-risk, and "bond substitutes."
