Hedge Funds Propose CSX Directors, Starting Proxy Battle
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An activist hedge fund that has feuded with the railroad operator CSX over its strategy proposed a slate of five alternate directors on Wednesday, beginning a proxy fight.
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A new Goldman Sachs Group  stock  hedge fund could be launched with more than $6 billion, with  some investors expecting the fund to attract as much $10  billion, people familiar with the fund said.
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Hedge funds are relying more and more on attorneys and accountants -- for advice on whether to buy or sell securities.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Four major pension funds said Tuesday they&#39;ve filed a proposal that would give shareholders the right to nominate directors at Walt Disney Co.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A narrow majority of Securities and Exchange Commission members voted Tuesday to require hedge funds to share more information with the agency.
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Microsoft will wage a proxy fight to oust Yahooâs directors, people briefed on the matter told DealBook.
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A hedge fund believes the company can best serve shareholders by selling out.
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LONDON - A former Wall Street stockbroker plans to start a hedge fund in an ambitious drive to halve the value of Coca-Cola&#39;s shares within 12 months.
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Investors, looking for gold in hedge funds, have found dross.
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The E&P company has a proxy fight on its hands next month.
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Phillip Goldstein, manager of a small  hedge fund company, likes to stretch the definition of activist  investor. He's challenged the managers of closed-end funds and  questioned the judgment of the U.S. markets watchdog, the  Securities and Exchange Commission.
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A new trading tactic that could tip takeover battles has emerged from the hedge fund industry, sparking outrage among some investors and corporate governance experts.
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Nearly two years to the day after the most contentious hearing in memory, a divided Securities and Exchange Commission clashed Tuesday over a new rule requiring hedge funds to register with the SEC.
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed that two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
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In part of a hard-nosed takeover campaign that Microsoft began two weeks ago, the company has begun preparing for a proxy fight to oust Yahooâs directors.
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Some aggrieved investors are turning  to lawyers to pursue possible legal claims stemming from losses  at two Bear Stearns Cos.  hedge funds that were  virtually wiped out from large, illiquid bets on risky  mortgages.
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Big-ticket executives and the directors who bankroll them will be top targets for activist shareholders as the proxy campaigns for next year's annual corporate meetings get under way, governance experts predict.