Monthly Archives: January 2019

(Seeking Alpha)Research shows that smaller hedge funds beat the performance of their bigger rivals. Due to the carrying capacity and higher transaction costs of having a large AUM, large funds struggle to keep up with the returns of smaller, nimbler […]

(Hedgeweek) Forty-two per cent of hedge fund managers were able to raise new capital in 2018, but those who saw redemptions and/or lost money were in the majority, and declared 2018 to be one of the most challenging years for […]

(CNBC) Stocks may be on the brink of another correction. Despite 2019’s strong start, the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan believes the market remains in a danger zone, because there’s evidence economic growth is still decelerating. To read this […]

(Bloomberg)Assets at David Harding’s quantitative investment firm plunged by about $5 billion last year as it shifted strategy and investors lost patience with computer-driven hedge funds. The money managed by Winton Group slumped to $23.6 billion at the end of […]

(Bloomberg) As investor updates for the final month of 2018 trickle in, there’s one overriding message: December capped a year most hedge-fund managers in Asia — and their clients — would rather forget. From ill-timed bets on Chinese tech stocks […]

(Bloomberg) With $2.9 billion in assets, the San Joaquin County pension fund is a small-fry retirement plan. By contrast, Bridgewater Associates is a colossus, the world’s largest hedge fund with $80 billion. That hasn’t stopped the northern California fund from […]

(Reuters)PG&E Corp shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC said on Thursday it is preparing a challenge to the embattled utility owner’s board, arguing its plan to file for bankruptcy in the wake of catastrophic wildfires in California is harming investors. The […]

(Bloomberg)The widening gap between Europe’s cheapest and priciest companies is reviving hopes that beaten-up value shares can break their near decade-long laggard status — and even boost active investing along the way. Risk aversion and slowing economic momentum have pushed […]

(CNBC) David Solomon may have been groomed for his role as CEO of Goldman Sachs, but there was one downside that still came as a surprise to him. “I’ve counseled CEOs for a long time and have had a lot […]

(Hedgeweek) The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2019 measured 2.70 per cent, down from 4.86 per cent in December. To read this article: