Monthly Archives: January 2017
Hedge Funds Hike Bullish Bets on Ags – But is this a High Water Mark?
(Reuters) Activist hedge fund Land and Buildings Investment Management LLC has urged real estate company Forest City Realty Trust Inc to explore “strategic options”. Land and Buildings said it believed Forest City had at least 40 percent upside to its […]
Hedge Funds Prepare for Possible Border Tax Adjustment on U.S. Oil Imports
(Reuters) Hedge funds seem to be quietly positioning for the possible imposition of a border tax adjustment on imports of crude oil into the United States. The principal impact of a border tax adjustment would be to raise the price […]
A $31.6 Billion Hedge Fund Is Calling For A Major Overhaul of Laws Meant to Prevent Another Financial Crisis
(The Business Insider) The billionaire hedge fund manager and big Republican donor Paul Singer has long criticized Dodd-Frank, the post-financial-crisis regulation intended to prevent another meltdown… To read this article:
Goldman’s Blankfein On Trump Immigration Ban: ‘Being Diverse Is Not Optional’
(HITC Business) Blankfein says Trump’s immigration ban is a policy the bank does not support. Goldman Sachs will work to minimize the effects on its employees after President Donald Trump ‘s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, CEO […]
Staveley’s Legal Row With Barclays Heads for Crunch Point
(HITC Business) It’s a critical week for Amanda Staveley’s legal battle with Barclays, with a judge due to decide whether the City financier can have access to documents key to her case. PCP Capital Partners, the investment vehicle Staveley founded, […]
Stretched Valuations, Faster Growth and Noisy Politics Ahead
(Harvest) Thornburg Chief Investment Officer Brian McMahon and Senior Advisor Bill Fries on secular stagnation, “reflation,” rising populism, valuations and volatility, a changing China and the U.S. economic outlook amid the Republicans’ “burden of delivery.” To read this article:
Capital Raising & Distribution in the EU
(Harvest) A meeting of the minds to capture the unique perspectives of industry experts in the alternative space. On behalf of our colleagues at Deloitte (Luxembourg & NY), Agecroft Partners and Fergus Capital, welcome to the inaugural edition of “Maitland […]
Harvard Endowment Gives Boost to Hedge Funds in Return to Basics
(Bloomberg) Not everyone is down on hedge funds. While institutional investors nationwide are trimming them from their portfolios, the world’s biggest academic endowment will soon allocate billions of dollars to the beleaguered sector…. To read this article:
Alibaba Is Blowing It Out of the Water, but It Still Poses Risks
Yahoo News posted on Mon 30 Jan 2017 Permalink Print The deals are further evidence of Alibaba’s transition into a data and technology company, much like Amazon. Meanwhile, other clouds, including an ongoing investigation into the company’s accounting practices by […]
U.S. Brings Charges Over Ponzi Scheme, ‘Hamilton’ Tickets Fraud
(Reuters) U.S. authorities on Friday unveiled criminal charges against two men accused of helping operate a hedge fund as a Ponzi scheme and of swindling investors in a ticket-reselling business for popular events, including the smash Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Joseph […]
Citigroup Paying $18 Million for Overbilling Clients
(HedgeCo.NET) The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle charges that it overbilled investment advisory clients and misplaced client contracts. The SEC’s order finds that at least 60,000 advisory […]
Hedge Funds Load up on Oil Calendar Spread Options to Bet on Rebalancing
(Reuters) Hedge funds are betting heavily that crude oil markets will move into a supply deficit and start to draw down excess stockpiles in 2017. Hedge funds and other money managers have amassed net long positions equivalent to 160 million […]