Scott Bessent’s hedge fund has seen up-and-down returns
Key Square Group, the hedge fund started by Scott Bessent in 2015, has seen its assets under management drop sharply over the past six years on the back of a series of major losses
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A Hedge Fund Manager Should Be Able to Run Treasury
By picking Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary, Donald Trump has chosen a Wall Street type who hasn’t held a senior position at a Wall Street firm. Bessent isn’t the first hedge fund manager to take on the role of Treasury secretary;
Trump to name hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief: US media
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, media outlets reported Friday, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs.
Donald Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
The Treasury Secretary is a high-level Cabinet position charged with advising the president on matters related to financial, economic and tax policy.
Trump nominates hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as secretary of the treasury.
Trump’s Bessent pick for Treasury boosts hopes for year-end stock-market rally
Donald Trump’s selection of hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary triggered a sigh of relief across global financial markets on Monday.
Wall Street Sees Gains Following Trump's Pick of Bessent for Treasury
U.S. stock markets saw gains on Monday following President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury.
‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
Employees give hedge fund diversity and inclusion lowest score in four years, says Reboot
Employee perceptions of how hedge funds handle diversity and inclusion have fallen to their lowest level since before 2021, ...
Hedge fund managers are obsessed with these 23 stocks — and they've made a key strategic pivot to capitalize on Trump's win
Hedge fund managers have posted one of their strongest performances in 20 years. Here are 23 stocks that big-money investors ...
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Trump taps hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary, offering the hedge fund manager ...
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Hedge fund Paloma Partners elevates Ravi Singh to CEO
Ravi M. Singh was named CEO of multistrategy hedge fund Paloma Partners Management. Singh was appointed CEO on Nov. 22, a ...
Quant Hedge Fund AQR Is Cutting Income Tax Bills for Wealthy Clients
Quant hedge fund AQR Capital Management is quietly touting a product that can do something extraordinary and potentially ...
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Hedge fund chief and tariff fan Scott Bessent to lead Treasury under Trump
Bessent is the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Management, which Forbes reports had less than $600 million in assets as of the end of 2023. The South Carolina native and Yale graduate is a member ...
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Microsoft Is the Most Popular Hedge Fund Stock
New investors in the stock last quarter included Point72 Asset Management, MKP Capital Management, and Brevan Howard Capital Management.
Hamilton Lane Global Private Assets Fund Honored with 2024 Canadian Hedge Fund Award for Three-Year Returns Among Private Equity Offerings
Leading private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has been honored with a 2024 Canadian Hedge ...