Monthly Archives: February 2017
Buffett Buys In: $12B In Stock Bought Since Election
(FINalternatives) Legendary investor Warren Buffett has disclosed the purchase of some $12 billion in equities by Berkshire Hathaway since the election of President Donald Trump last November, devoting in less than three months roughly half the value of the company’s […]
Elliott Nominates 5 Directors in Arconic Proxy Fight
(Reuters) Elliott Management launched a proxy fight against metals maker Arconic Inc. (ARNC.N) nominating five directors on Tuesday to serve on the company’s board. Elliott outlined ways for Arconic to improve its share price and said the company needed to […]
Ray Dalio Makes Clients $4.9 Billion in 2016 as Paulson, Soros Falter
(Bloomberg) Billionaire Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates earned almost $5 billion for its clients last year while rivals George Soros and John Paulson lost money, according to a report by hedge-fund investor LCH Investments NV. Bridgewater was the most lucrative, in […]
Fund That Beat 90% of Its Peers Is Now Betting on Greek Banks
(Bloomberg) Betting on banks in Greece may not be your average mutual fund’s main investment idea. But for East Capital, which in 2016 delivered a 36 percent return and beat 90 percent of its peers, increasing exposure to the euro […]
The One Sector That Hasn’t Been Fooled By “Dow 20,000 Fever”
(Harvest) The financial media is nothing if not predictable. Barron’s didn’t even wait for the ink to dry on the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 20,000 print before declaring in a new cover story: “Next Stop Dow 30,000.” Barron’s argument is […]
China’s Economy Improves Amid Trade Tension
(Harvest) There’s been a lot of crowing ahead of the Year of the Rooster (started on 28 January). While investors should listen, their prime focus in the new year ought to be on China’s improving growth signals and emerging opportunities […]
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 […]