Monthly Archives: February 2016
Memories of 2008 Still Impacting Wealthy Investors’ Decisions
(Evestment.com)While almost 80% of wealthy investors say the economic recovery has met or exceeded their expectations and almost half say they wish they had invested more during the rebound, many still aren’t fully participating in the financial markets due to […]
Hedge Fund Investors in the Lion City
(Preqin.com) As one of the leading financial centres in Asia, Singapore has become a significant source of capital for the hedge fund industry. According to Preqin’s Hedge Fund Investor Profiles module on Hedge Fund Online, there are currently 62 hedge […]
MetLife Bets on Hedge Fund Rebound After Reducing Energy Wagers
(Bloomberg) MetLife CIO Steven Goulart is betting on a recovery in the insurer’s hedge-fund holdings, after scaling back energy investments as oil prices slumped. Goulart said Thursday in a conference , “This is a portfolio that has provided strong returns […]
GSAM Launches Multi-Manager Liquid Alts Fund
(Hedgefund Intelligence) Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched a UCITS-compliant multi-manager liquid alternative fund that will follow a similar strategy to the $1.6 billion Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund, the group’s 1940 Act product offered to US investors. To read […]
Hedges Bet on Risks in U.S. Blue-Chip Debt
(Wall Street Journal Interactive) Hedge funds are betting the next bond sector to crack will be the $4.5 trillion market for the safest U.S. corporate debt. For example New York’s Perry Capital has placed a $1 billion wager against investment-grade […]
Sharp Rally Spells Bad News for Short-Selling Hedge Funds
(Bloomberg) Sharp Corp.’s 42 percent increase since the beginning of the year has left hedge funds that have placed wagers on a decline in the stock of the Japanese consumer electronics maker in the midst of a bailout smarting. Osaka-based […]
HedgeCoVest Short-Only Models Thrive in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While the overall market fell sharply in January, the short-only models at our affiliate HedgeCoVest turned in some strong performances. While seeing short-only models thrive during a bearish move in the market is what you would […]
A Lone Hedge Fund Seeks Allies In $5.1 Billion Peru Bond Dispute
(Bloomberg) Allegations that Peru is misleading international investors about its debt record aren’t resonating with the bond market. The South American nation’s notes are outperforming rival emerging-market debt since a lawyer hired by Gramercy Funds Management LLC accused Peru of […]
Adhering To Disclosed Fee And Valuation Methodologies Is Crucial For Hedge Fund Managers To Avert Enforcement Action
(Hedge Fund Law Report) The SEC continues to focus on the fee and valuation practices of investment advisers. See “Current and Former SEC, DOJ and NY State Attorney General Practitioners Discuss Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities” (Jan. 14, 2016). Although disclosure […]
Hedge Fund Founder Wins Early Release In U.S. Insider Trading Case
(Reuters) Former hedge fund manager Doug Whitman on Tuesday won a reprieve from serving the remainder of his two-year sentence for insider trading after several judges expressed skepticism that his 2012 conviction should be upheld. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court […]
Hedge fund managers have been in a ‘race to the bottom’
(Business Insider) The balance of power between investors and hedge fund managers has tilted in favor of the investors since the financial crisis.Hedge fund performance has been mixed, which means those who invest in hedge funds have had the upper […]
Hedge Funds Grow In 2015 Despite Concerns Over Performance
(Valuewalk.com) Preqin’s 2016 Global Hedge Fund Report finds that 2015 was another challenging year for the industry, during which the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark recorded gains of 2.02%, compared with 4.65% in 2014. Despite this, total industry AUM increased […]