The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 23, 2022
Alternative data, such as social media activity or satellite imagery, has become a big deal in the trading world, with hedge funds and other asset managers striving to find new ways to gain a competitive edge over their rivals.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Every organization has unique dynamics and strategic goals, from investment banks to hedge funds and private equity firms. The financial services industry demands leaders who can strategically manage risks, drive innovation, and stay ahead of the curve.
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Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 16, 2018
On January 6, 2017, JANA Partners , a New York–based activist hedge fund, and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) sent a letter to Apple’s board of directors that may change the future of activist investing. Tim Ellis/Getty Images. According to US SIF , at the end of 2018 there was $8.72
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 13, 2016
Basically, a handful of asset management firms have become the most powerful shareholders of the nation’s largest banks. This collective flood of individual investment has turned asset management companies into ginormous shareholders. BlackRock alone manages about $4.7 trillion in assets.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 18, 2016
The pay of top managers has risen faster than those of other star earners. Top management compensation packages guarantee a high level of pay, but are often only weakly linked to the performance of the firm relative to its industry competitors. In other words, these managers are rewarded less for outperforming their competitors.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 25, 2012
Contrarian Number 1 is George Elliott, founder of a hedge fund (Naftilia Asset Management) that plans to buy nothing but stocks from – wait for it – Greece. Ulukaya, who already managed a small cheese company, had been mulling over the lack of good yogurt in the U.S., that Kraft was selling.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 30, 2013
Say-on-pay is part of a big shift in recent years toward giving professional money managers more tools to affect the governance of (and in some cases discipline the managers of) corporations. But it''s far from clear that professional money managers have what it takes to play the role of effective watchdog. Jensen and Kevin J.
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