Activist hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management continues to reign at the top of HSBC’s Alternative Investment Group investment performance review. See Ackman’s Q1 letter here Also see: FutureAdvisor Offers Asset Management Services In A Low-Fee World Pershing Square tops best funds list of 2014 The results that continue to place Ackman at the top of the list of performers, with a 26.11 percent year to date gain, do not account for Ackman’s reported $170 million plus score on the Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) deal. London-based Pharo Trading Fund and its macro strategy, run by Guillaume Fonkenell, took a tumble…
Pershing Square Remains Top Performing Hedge Fund
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.