Financial and Media News Roundup - Week of June 13, 2016

By Zach Kouwe

Markets & Economy:

• Microsoft to buy LinkedIn (WSJ)
• Growth in China's fixed-asset investment falls below 10% for first time since 2000 (Reuters)
• Markets shake based on latest Brexit polls (Financial Times)
• Dell dispute shows valuations should be more than academic (Financial Times)
• The Fed updates guidance for interest rate hikes (Fortune)

Asset Management:

• Finra names Robert W. Cook as new CEO (InvestmentNews)
• Technology sector dominates M&A so far this year (WSJ)

Alternatives:

• Henry Kravis speaks to Bloomberg Markets Magazine (Bloomberg)
• Hedge fund manager work to stanch flow of losses (NYT)
• Managed Funds Association releases new video on hedge funds (Managed Funds Assoc)
• A Hedge fund get the Michael Milkin seal of approval (WSJ)
• Bypassing private equity to get a slice of the big deal (NYT)
• Didi Chuxing, the primary competitor for Uber in China, raises $7.3 billion (CNBC)

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Financial Times editor wants to surpass 1 million subscribers  (Politico)
• Here’s how The Economist uses Facebook Live (Digiday)
• Cision has finished its acquisition of PR Newswire (press release)