Monthly Archives: February 2017

(Harvest) U.S. stocks have worked well since the 2008/09 financial crisis. Modern Portfolio Theory – broad asset class diversification has not. But I didn’t know it was this challenging. I was somewhat surprised to see this from Bloomberg : Endowments […]

(Harvest) Commodities were supposed to be the great portfolio diversifier, a real asset that protects against inflation, offered positive roll yield, and gains from a super cycle. The reality over the last eight years has been much different. The roll […]

(Bloomberg) The fast money is making a quick getaway. Hedge funds and other money managers cut net bullish bets on the U.S. dollar to the lowest since November, unwinding the Trump Trade that had lifted the greenback since the presidential […]

(Bloomberg) Deutsche Bank AG is about to eliminate staff at its trading business… a day after reporting results for the unit that missed analysts’ expectations. The bank will cut as much as 17 percent of staff globally in its equities […]

(FINalternatives) Just two weeks into his presidency, Donald Trump turned his sights on Dodd-Frank on Friday, ordering reviews of major elements of the financial industry legislation put in place following the 2008 financial crisis and drawing criticism from Democrats who […]

(FINalternatives) The HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index, which measures UCITS compliant hedge funds, gained +0.44% in January, according to an update from Hedge Fund Research. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has launched a new long/short managed futures strategy aimed at expanding its existing liquid alternative product family with a higher volatility absolute return product. To return this article:

(Bloomberg) The $13.9 trillion market for U.S. Treasuries is often called the most important in the world. Lawmakers, regulators and investors have always taken its smooth functioning for granted, with rare exceptions such as the bidding scandal that almost sunk […]

(Bloomberg) The move from Credit Suisse Group AG to Snap Inc. is about to pay off big for Chief Strategy Officer Imran Khan. Khan received 7.09 million restricted shares valued at $145.3 million in 2015 after joining Snapchat’s parent company, […]

(The Business Insider) Are investors so focused on Dow 20,000 that they’ve become complacent about the true risks of Donald Trump’s vows to tear up trade agreements, erect 17-commercial tariffs and deport millions of immigrants? To read this article:

(Bloomberg) The masters of the universe are sharpening their pencils to write about Donald Trump. The problem? Many of them aren’t sure what to say. In commentaries such as quarterly letters to clients, money managers tackling the potential impact of […]