Monthly Archives: February 2017
4 Smart Beta Predictions for 2017
(Harvest) 2016 was a breakout year for smart beta. We saw unprecedented inflows of over $55 billion into smart beta strategies globally, which is an impressive 83% increase above that of 2015. There are many more new smart beta products […]
Here’s One Hedge Fund Manager Making Money From Negative Rates
(Bloomberg) The man running the hedge fund operations of Danske Bank A/S — the biggest financial conglomerate in the country to have endured the longest stint of negative rates — says he’s found a trade that is unlikely to fail. […]
Hedge Fund Treasury Bets At Most Since 2013 Amid Two-Month Rally
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are the most bullish on Treasury benchmark 10-year notes in two years, as U.S. government securities head for a second straight monthly gain.Large speculators including hedge funds boosted their positions in Treasury 10-year futures to a net […]
Survey Shows Institutional Investors Intend to Increase Hedge Fund Allocations in 2016
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A recent survey conducted by Context Summits showed that 79% of institutional investors intend to increase their hedge allocations in 2016. The survey was conducted at eh Context Summits Miami 2016 and included approximately 200 investors. […]
Hedge Funds Flock to Energy Stocks: S&P Cap IQ
(Valuewalk.com) S&P Global Market lntelligence®analyzes the latest quarterly 13F filings to determine the largest hedge funds based on reported equity assets. Further analysis isolates the universe to what S&P Global Market Intelligence believes are pure-play hedge funds that focus on […]
Hedge Funds and Private Equity Pressured to Cut Fees
(Financial Times) Hedge fund and private equity managers have come under renewed pressure to cut fees from three large US pension schemes that have laid out aggressive plans to drive down investment costs. The $60bn Massachusetts state pension fund plans […]
Hedge Fund Gambles on Standard Chartered Fall
(Times Online) One of London’s biggest hedge funds has begun betting on further falls in the share price of Standard Chartered, even after the company’s stock hit a 30-year low.It comes amid concerns about the future of the Asia-focused bank, […]
Here’s Where Hedge Funds Are Making Emerging-Market Bets:
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are betting on emerging-market online businesses in a big way. That’s one conclusion to draw from an ownership analysis of all actively-traded developing-nation companies valued at more than $500 million. The companies were ranked by the percentage […]
A 37-year-old hedge fund manager had a monster first year running his $1.5 billion fund
(Business Insider) Former SAC Capital star portfolio manager Gabe Plotkin had a monster first year running his own hedge fund.Melvin Capital, a $1.5 billion long/short equity hedge fund, finished 2015 up an impressive 47%, according to Bloomberg News’ ranking of […]
Lazard, AMP, Pine River Among Firms Closing Asia Hedge Funds
(Bloomberg) Lazard Asset Management, AMP Capital and Pine River Capital Management are the latest firms to shutter Asia-focused hedge funds.The asset-management unit of financial firm Lazard Ltd. closed its $9.8 million Lazard Asia ex-Japan Equity Strategy and the Singapore-based portfolio […]
Perpetual Is Being Driven By Its $1 Billion Hedge Fund
(Financial Review) Perpetual is shaking off its reputation as just a long-term holder of value stocks thanks to senior hedge fund style managers who are exerting their influence across the investment business, chief executive officer Geoff Lloyd said. Mr Lloyd, […]
Ackman’s fund off 17.3 percent for year, erases banner gains from 2014
(Reuters) Billionaire investor William Ackman has managed to erase his entire 40 percent return of 2014, a performance that put him at the pinnacle of the hedge fund world. Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings portfolio has lost 17.3 percent so far […]