The rich are increasingly enamored with private equity investing, but their rising allocation to PE funds doesn't mean they're cutting back on stock or cash allocations, according to a new survey of ultrawealthy investors by Tiger 21, a peer-to-peer network of high net worth individuals.

The 265 members polled-with investable assets of more $25 billion-increased their private equity allocations to 22 percent of the average portfolio during the second quarter of 2014, according to…

Four top executives of Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG), the first publicly traded private-equity and hedge-fund manager in the U.S., will sell 25.7 million Fortress shares and operating units, about 10 percent of their interest, in an underwritten public stock sale.

The planned offering, disclosed yesterday in a regulatory filing by the New York-based company, is the first large disposal of…

Who doesn't want to invest in Twitter, Dropbox or Spotify?

It can be difficult to invest in a company that doesn't trade on an exchange, but there are opportunities for investors to play the game.

Investing in private companies is restricted to what are known as accredited investors. These individuals (or married couples) must have a net worth of at least $1 million, or income of at least $200,000 for the past two years ($300,000 for couples), with a reasonable…

Direct Markets Holdings Corp to Seek Voluntary Delisting from NASDAQ

Direct Markets Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: MKTS) (the “Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has decided to…

It’s hard to feel bad for a guy who cashed a $5 billion paycheck last year. But we are feeling mild twinges of pity for hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson.



His hedge fund this year is getting crushed by falling stock prices of financial stocks. He was taking it on the chin thanks to declines in mining shares, though many of those stocks are perking up lately. And now — sorry, John — his Hewlett-Packard investment is blowing up in his face.



Paulson made a surprise…

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1. Adding Harris & Harris (TINY) $5.30, to Watch List.

2. Research 2.0 Report out on Viral Genetics (VRAL) $0.043

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 The hedge fund manager Grange Johnson of LaGrange Capital Partners had a banner year in 2010. His two portfolios returned nearly 70 percent in a period when the average hedge fund gained about 10 percent.

But those gains will bring new challenges this year. With his total assets now above $150 million, Mr. Johnson will have to register with the…

George Town, capital of the Cayman Islands, a British overseas territory that is home to roughly 50,000 people and 70 per cent of hedge fund registrations worldwide

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