Monthly Archives: January 2019

(Bloomberg) A small Japanese hedge fund has managed to clamber its way to double-digit annual returns despite focusing solely on the country’s zero-yielding government bond market. Amulet Capital Management Co. enjoyed an average annual return of 22 percent over the […]

(Hedgeweek) The market rebound since end of December fuelled hedge fund strategies most exposed to risk assets such as L/S Equity and Special Situations, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset research team. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund advisory firm Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a specialist in the liquid alternatives market, has expanded its management team with the appointment of former AQR Global Head of Execution Douglas Cilento as Chief Operating Officer. To read this […]

(Bloomberg) Paul Singer’s activist investor is reported to be examining U.K. retailer Dixons Carphone. It would be a brave bet, but not necessarily a bad one. That most bargain-hungry of corporate shoppers, Elliott Management Corp., might be about to put […]

(Bloomberg) At Swedbank Robur, which manages about $140 billion in assets, hedge funds are playing a bigger role in helping the firm tackle whiplash-prone markets. The Swedish asset manager, a unit of Swedbank AB, took a more cautious approach to […]

(Reuters) Hedge funds have started to accumulate bullish positions in crude oil and diesel once more, amid rising optimism about the outlook for the global economy in 2019. Hedge funds and other money managers increased their net long position in […]

(Fortune) Two of the biggest names in hedge funds are separately warning investors that dire financial times could be ahead. Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund, and Seth Klarman, who has been called “the next Warren Buffett” […]

(Citywire) Vontobel Asset Management has launched an alternative risk premia for Ilario Scasascia, who was named as head of the Swiss group’s combined multi-asset and selection efforts late last year. Scasascia, who continues to also serve as head of hedge […]

(Oil Price) Last year’s heightened volatility in energy markets—typically a welcome background for fund managers to make profitable trades—proved to be less than stellar news for energy-focused funds.Energy-exposed funds have been suffering since 2016—first because of subdued volatility, then because […]

(Bloomberg) Risks around the U.K.’s planned exit from the European Union are making it hard to get sterling-denominated loans, an obstacle for companies that want to buy British assets, people familiar with the matter said. About $3.8 billion in deals […]

(The Washington Post) A Russian oligarch allied with Vladi­mir Putin will, along with close associates, maintain majority control of a major energy company from which the Treasury Department is lifting sanctions despite the Trump administration’s promise to hold him accountable […]