Monthly Archives: March 2018

(Bloomberg) China’s $930 billion sovereign wealth fund plans to expand investments in areas such as real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure and private equity for more stable returns, as it reduces exposure to volatile public markets. China Investment Corp., which recently […]

(Bloomberg) Risk parity funds, a popular strategy that was battered during the volatility shock that rocked financial markets in February, are still the most vulnerable around, said Paul Britton, founder of Capstone Investment Advisors LLC. “That strategy has been so […]

(Bloomberg) Credit Suisse Group AG was sued by an investor who got burned last month betting against stock-market turmoil, as more people seek to recoup steep losses on VIX exchange-traded products. Rajan Chahal filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court […]

(Bloomberg) The Congressional Black Caucus wants more African-Americans to sit on boards and in the C-suites of U.S. companies, and they’re asking some of the financial industry’s biggest lobby groups for help.The caucus, in a letter dated Wednesday, urged leaders […]

(Bloomberg) Billionaire investor Peter Thiel praised Bitcoin and U.S. President Donald Trump while criticizing big, liberal-leaning cities and Democrats during a talk at the Economic Club of New York. The Facebook Inc. board member on Thursday said Bitcoin will become […]

(CNBC) Boeing is on track for its worst week in two years, and with so much political uncertainty surrounding trade policy, more pain could be ahead, according to one long-time market watcher…. To read this article:

(Dealbreaker) If you thought the Trump Administration’s steel tariffs caused a stir, just wait until it unveils its planned suite of new duties on Chinese goods…. To read this article:

(Reuters) “Volatility is back,” the Bank for International Settlements reckons, and speculators are betting big on its return. But after a brief and dramatic appearance earlier this year, volatility in fact seems to have slunk back into the shadows. Hedge […]

(Seeking Alpha) In my most recent column, Lessons From 15 Years Of Short Selling: 12 Reasons Not To Short, I gave a dozen reasons why, based on my long experience running a long-short hedge fund, I recommend that most people […]

(Bloomberg) Last week it dipped below $8,000, marking a decline of more than a third this month alone. Its fellow digital currencies including Ripple and Ethereum have inflicted similar losses on holders — or hodlers, as crypto-fanatics call the ever-bullish […]

(Hedgeweek) The hedge fund industry overall had a negative month for returns in February losing 2.01 per cent, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Performance report, with managed futures funds producing their largest monthly loss in over 20 years, down […]