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• UPDATE 2-Third Point ups Sony stake, calls for independent entertainment board Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 2:06 AM ET

  *Third Point's stake in Sony rises to 7 pct from 6.3 pct. TOKYO, June 18- New York- based hedge fund Third Point said it has raised its stake in Sony Corp and urged the Japanese company to create an independent board to run a partially spun-off entertainment arm with Sony's CEO, Kazuo Hirai, as its chairman.

• Nikkei turns down as market wary ahead of Fed outcome; Sony gains Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 11:00 PM ET

  *Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off.

• Nikkei rises, on track for longest winning run since May 23 selloff Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 9:16 PM ET

  *Sony rises after hedge fund ups stake, presses spin-off. TOKYO, June 18- Japan's Nikkei rose on Tuesday, heading for a third straight day of gains, which will mark its longest winning run since a sharp selloff on May 23, underpinned support the U.S. economy.

• UPDATE 1-Third Point raises Sony stake, presses for entertainment spin-off Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 9:04 PM ET

  TOKYO, June 18- New York- based hedge fund company Third Point said it had raised its stake in Japan's Sony Corp and asked for an opportunity to present its proposal to Sony's board for a partial spin-off of the company's entertainment unit.

• Scott London: I Got About $70,000 in Kickbacks Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:37 PM ET

  

  In an exclusive interview with CNBC, the man at the center of an insider-trading probe, former KPMG auditor Scott London, said he received about $70,000 in kickbacks.

• Cramer: Bankrupt Company a ‘Buy, Buy, Buy?’ Friday, 14 Jun 2013 | 6:25 PM ET

  

  Rarely does a bankrupt company fill Jim Cramer with so much excitement.

• More than $100 bln trapped in "zombie funds" -industry data Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 12:47 PM ET

  LONDON, June 13- Private equity firms are sitting on $116 billion of assets trapped in so-called zombie funds that lie dormant but still rake in fees from investors, research showed on Thursday.

• Severn Trent deal blow hits "merger arb" funds Wednesday, 12 Jun 2013 | 9:20 AM ET

  LONDON, June 12- Hedge funds that bet Severn Trent would agree to a Canadian-led takeover are reeling from losses after the water company refused to talk, casting further doubt on their money-making abilities in an anaemic M&A environment.

• ANALYSIS-Asia's ticking time bonds; Time to cut and run? Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013 | 5:03 PM ET

  HONG KONG, June 12- Efforts to make the global financial system safer could be making Asia more- not less- vulnerable to any credit market shocks, leaving bond traders worried that a sharp selloff since late May could turn into a rout.

• What's It Like at SAC?  Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  

  Discussing the troubles facing SAC Capital, with CNBC's Kate Kelly; CNBC Contributor Ron Insana; and Peter Lattman, The New York Times.

• SAC Q2 Redemptions  Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 1:09 PM ET

  

  SAC Capital lost close to $3 billion last week, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly. A civil settlement with the SEC for $600 million did not dissuade Federal prosecutors from pursuing a criminal probe.

• SAC Capital Redemptions $2 to $3 Billion Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 11:00 AM ET

  

  The hedge fund SAC Capital received between $2 billion and $3 billion in requests from investors for the return of capital last week, say people familiar with the matter.

• RPT-Hedge funds' bullish bets on commodities down most in 6 weeks Sunday, 9 Jun 2013 | 3:00 PM ET

  The net-long money held by money managers in 24 commodity markets tracked by the U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission fell by about $680 million to about $67 billion for the week ended June 4. Futures of U.S. crude oil traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange witnessed a net drop of about $504 million in managed money during the week to June 4.

• INVESTMENT FOCUS-Emerging market jolt puts deficit countries at risk Friday, 7 Jun 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

  LONDON, June 7- Major developing countries with big foreign financing needs are acutely vulnerable to the risk of a sudden stop in investment flows which has unnerved emerging markets in recent weeks.

• Money Flowing From SAC Capital  Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 1:20 PM ET

  

  Prosecutors are zeroing in on Steve Cohen's SAC Capital. The New York Times' Jim Stewart discusses whether traders will turn on Cohen, with CNBC's Kate Kelly.

• SAC Capital's New Woe: Underperforming the Market Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 12:31 PM ET

  

  Amid a government probe on insider trading that threatens potential criminal charges against founder Steve Cohen, SAC Capital underperformed the market last month.

• SAC Capital Performance Lackluster  Thursday, 6 Jun 2013 | 10:23 AM ET

  

  Amid significant Q2 redemptions and the current controversy surrounding the hedge fund, the company did not post the type of returns it has in the past, reports CNBC's Kate Kelly.

• UPDATE 1-Trial of SAC's Martoma for insider trading set for Nov. 4 Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 7:40 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 5- A federal judge on Wednesday set a Nov. 4 start for the criminal trial of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, on insider trading charges.

• SAC: We Will Survive 'Significant' Redemptions Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 5:24 PM ET

  

  SAC told employees in a letter dated June 3 that it will survive what it characterized as "significant" redemptions, according to sources.

• Judge Sets Insider Trading Trial for SAC's Martoma Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 2:48 PM ET

  

  A federal judge set a Nov. 4 start for the criminal trial of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, on insider trading charges.