Monthly Archives: February 2020
Hedge funds off to a weak 2020 start as COVID-19 outbreak weighs on global growth outlook
(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund managers returned 0.07 per cent in January 2020, recording their weakest January since 2016, according to data released by Eurekahedge. To read this article:
Man Group: “Worst possible time” for investors’ hedge fund withdrawal, as cycle turns
(Hedgeweek) Investors are slashing their exposure to hedge fund products at the “worst possible time”, says Man Group’s Pierre-Henri Flamand, amid signs that the long bull market run is starting to run out of steam – throwing up new opportunities […]
US-based venture capital funds: Net cash flow turns negative for the third year in a row
(Opalesque) US-based venture capital funds have posted double-digit median net internal rate of return (IRR) from vintage 2010 onwards, said a report by Preqin. The high of 18.9% for vintage 2016 funds indicates early increases in the unrealized value of […]
Asset managers: Fee pressure takes a toll on operating margins
(Opalesque) Operating margins for traditional publicly traded U.S. money managers fell by more than 20% over the five years ended Dec. 31, said a report. To read this article:
Women still account for less than 20% of alternative assets employees
(Opalesque) Representation has improved over the last two years, but a strong imbalance remains, according to Preqin, a provider of data, analytics and insights to the alternative assets community: Preqin’s landmark 2020 Women in Alternatives study finds that more women […]
Square emerges as a coronavirus hedge while other payment stocks get crushed
(CNBC) Square has been an outlier in this week’s payment stock wreckage.Shares of Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Paypal were battered as companies warned of a slowdown in spending and travel due to the quickly-spreading coronavirus. Meanwhile, Square surged as […]
John Paulson wins big in tough markets like the financial crisis — Here’s what he’s betting on now
(CNBC) John Paulson is renowned for his bets against the U.S. housing market prior to the financial crisis, which made him billions of dollars as the subprime mortgage lending system collapsed more than a decade ago. As global stock markets […]
Top 10 Biggest Hedge Fund Blow ups of all Time
(Valuewalk.com) Hedge funds have come a long way since Alfred Winslow Jones founded the first hedge fund A.W. Jones & Co. in 1949. According to the data group Hedge Fund Research, there are more than 15,000 hedge funds worldwide. They […]
SEC Charges Investment Adviser with Affinity Fraud Focused On Christian Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) Dionne Van Zyl, a Georgia-based investment adviser, has been charged with defrauding dozens of clients by taking undisclosed fees, commissions, and other compensation over a period of more than six years. According to the SEC’s complaint, from 2013 to […]
Branding dominates hedge fund flows
(Opalesque) Strong performance alone will not attract assets, says Donald A. Steinbrugge, founder and CEO of Agecroft Partners: Over the past decade, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds […]
Ridgewood Infrastructure beats target on debut fund
(Opalesque) Ridgewood Infrastructure has closed its debut fund – Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund at the $600 million hard cap. The vehicle beat its $500 million target. To read this article:
Hedge funds predicted to increase level of shorting of UK stocks in 2020
(Opalesque) New research from ETF provider GraniteShares reveals 81% of institutional investors expect the use of leveraged investment strategies to increase over the next five years. To read this article: