Monthly Archives: February 2022
Public pension allocations to private funds grew by 18% YoY in 2021
(Opalesque) According to new data published this week by Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions, allocations to private funds from public pension plan allocators grew by 18% YoY to a total of $190.8 billion, according to the just-released Nasdaq Private Fund Trends […]
Affirm shares plummet 21% after company releases financial results early
(CNBC) The early release came after a since-deleted tweet was sent from Affirm’s official Twitter account at around 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. The tweet announced details of the company’s financial performance, including that its sales rose by 77%. The […]
January consumer inflation expected to rise by 7.2%, the highest since 1982
(CNBC) Economists are expecting another hot inflation report, with the headline consumer price index running at a 7.2% pace in January. CPI is reported Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET and is expected to show an increase of 0.4%, a slower […]
Dow futures rise slightly ahead of key inflation data
(CNBC) U.S. stock futures were slightly higher on Wednesday night ahead of key inflation data due Thursday morning. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 60 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. To read this […]
Disney parks business roars back as company beats earnings expectations, stock soars
(CNBC) Disney reported earnings for its fiscal first quarter Wednesday that beat analyst estimates on earnings per share and revenue. Disney+ subscriptions beat estimates, even as executives previously said they expect subscriber growth for Disney+ to be stronger in the […]
Uber beats on revenue, says core business is bouncing back after omicron surge
(CNBC) Uber reported fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The company beat analyst estimates on revenue for the quarter and said it’s starting to bounce back from headwinds caused by the omicron coronavirus surge. To read this article:
15% of Professional Investors expect to have over 10% of assets in digital assets, says digital asset Hedge Fund manager Nickel
(HedgeWeek) A new study of institutional investors and wealth managers, who collectively manage around USD110 billion in assets, reveals that 15 per cent believe that long-term over 10 per cent of the funds they help to manage will be in […]
Investors are overexposed to risky assets, says Natixis survey
(Opalesque) A vast majority (80%) of the investment professionals say that investors have taken on too much portfolio risk in a rate environment that has distorted stock values and decimated bond yields. To read this article:
SEC Charges Social Media Stock Promoter with Fraud
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Michael M. Beck, who used the Twitter handle @BigMoneyMike6, with deceiving investors into buying penny stocks that he recommended, even though he secretly planned to sell those stocks and, in some cases, […]
Macro hedge funds gain in volatile January, says HFR
(Hedgeweek) Macro hedge funds posted strong, negatively-correlated gains in January as equity and fixed income markets suffered steep losses, while investors positioned for sharp interest rate increases and generational inflationary pressures to begin 2022, with investable HFRI 500 Macro Index […]
CTAs weather global markets storm in January
(Hedgeweek) CTAs closed the first month of 2022 firmly in positive territory after a rollercoaster mid-month, with the SG CTA Index up 2.10 per cent in January. To read this article:
Facebook falls behind Nvidia in market cap and is now eighth most valuable U.S. company
(CNBC) Facebook parent Meta continued its slide on Tuesday and has now dropped so much in the past week that the company is worth less than chipmaker Nvidia. Meta shares dropped 2.1% to close at $220.18. The stock is down […]
