NYAIR Episode 18 – Predictions For The U.S. and Global Economies From High Frequency Economics’ Jim O’Sullivan and Carl Weinberg

In Episode #18 of the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable’s podcast series, Independent researchers Jim O’Sullivan and Carl Weinberg outline their views on the U.S. and global economies. Despite lots of volatility in the data, and lots of political noise, Jim expects the U.S. labor market to keep improving and the Fed to keep tightening. …

Alternative Investment Industry Believes Heightened Regulatory Environment Unlikely to Change

NEW YORK, NY, October 9, 2017 – Despite widespread criticism regarding the heightened regulatory environment that has pervaded since the introduction of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as the Trump administration’s promises to scale back regulations, the alternative investment industry doesn’t foresee any lessening of current regulations or regulators’…

New York Hedge Fund Roundtable changes name

Opalesque Industry Update – The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable announced today that it is changing its name to the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable. The name change is part of an effort to more accurately represent the organization’s focus on promoting ethics and best practices within the entire universe of alternative investments, not just…

Hedgie says SEC is ‘very wrong-footed in what they do’

Leon Cooperman is still smarting from his battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “They are — I don’t want to say a criminal enterprise — but they basically abuse their position and they’re very wrong-footed in what they do,” Cooperman said Wednesday at a breakfast hosted by the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable. Read…

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The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable is Changing its Name to The New York Alternative Investment Roundtable

NEW YORK, NY, September, 2017 –The New York Hedge Fund Roundtable announced today that it is changing its name to the New York Alternative Investment Roundtable. The name change is part of an effort to more accurately represent the organization’s focus on promoting ethics and best practices within the entire universe of alternative investments, not…

NYHFR Episode 17 – A Fireside Chat About the State of Markets & Hedge Funds With Omega Advisors’ Lee Cooperman

In Episode # 17 of the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable’s podcast series Lee Cooperman, founder of hedge fund firm Omega Advisors, discusses how he started his business; advice he would give a new manager; how the playing field has changed; and how technology will impact hedge funds.

Leon Cooperman says Ackman’s attack on ADP is ‘disgraceful’

Bill Ackman’s proxy battle against Automatic Data Processing is “disgraceful” — and it’s going to be a disaster, according to hedge-fund tycoon Leon Cooperman. “He’s going to lose, he’s not even going to be close and he’s going to further tarnish his reputation,” Cooperman of Omega Advisors told The Post Wednesday morning. Read More

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Alternative Investment Community Thinks Insider Trading Will Remain a Serious Threat

NEW YORK, NY, September, 2017 – It has been eight years since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe into insider trading led to the demise of $7 billion hedge fund firm Galleon Group, yet the issue is far from fading into the background. Since Galleon’s demise, the FBI and regulators have brought countless charges of…

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