Monthly Archives: February 2018

(Reuters) Two hedge funds that have criticised Twenty-First Century Fox’s takeover of Britain’s Sky have said Comcast Corp’s rival $31 billion offer for the broadcaster is likely to trigger a higher counter-bid for the company. Comcast on Tuesday offered 12.50 […]

(eFinancial) Despite industry-wide performance challenges and fee pressures over the past few years, there were plenty of new hedge funds that debuted in 2017, and many new launches announced this year already. To read this article:

(The Business Insider) Being a market contrarian can be a lonely existence. It can also be a costly one. At least that’s what the stock permabear John Hussman has found over the past year and counting.The former economics professor and […]

(Harvest) Downbeat estimates of potential growth may be due for an upgrade just as the stars align for a productivity pickup – helping keep US economic overheating contained. To read this article:

(Harvest) Competition within the alternatives sector for family office investments is at an all-time high, as these investors get more comfortable with the range of assets available to them and their general understanding of alternatives rises. Fund managers want to […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds recovered strongly last week from the recent stock selloff, with two exceptions: fixed income funds, flat this week; and neutral equity funds, still suffering from sector and factor rotations. » To read this article:

(Opalesque) Investors allocated an estimated $14.12 billion into hedge funds in January, the industry’s largest start to a year since before the Financial Crisis, according to the latest asset flows report from eVestment. With another month of asset-weighted performance gains […]

(Bloomberg) Billionaire Ray Dalio has $18.45 billion in bets against Europe’s biggest stocks. Most of the rest of the investing world is headed in the other direction. U.S. stocks lost $9.7 billion in investment so far this month while Eurozone […]

(Bloomberg) Deutsche Bank AG formally announced its intention to sell shares in its asset management business in an initial public offering, a key piece in Chief Executive Officer John Cryan’s plan to raise capital and grow the investment unit. The […]

(The Business Insider) During the recent correction, losses in the stocks most popular with hedge funds were muted, relative to the broader market. Goldman Sachs argues this is a positive sign for the health of the market, since it means […]

(Boston Herald) U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto didn’t immediately rule on the government’s demand that Shkreli should have to forfeit $7.3 million in assets, including a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” album that he has boasted […]