Monthly Archives: April 2016
Asia-Pacific-Focused Hedge Funds Recorded Losses of 2.02% in Q1
(Valuewalk) Fund launches and investor appetite decline while performance records losses. The latest Preqin research finds that having made gains of 7.54% in 2015, Asia-Pacific-focused hedge funds recorded losses of 2.02% through the opening quarter of the year, the lowest […]
John Hancock and Standard Life Launch Third Multi-Asset Fund
(Daily Alts) John Hancock and Standard Life Launch Third Multi-Asset FundJohn Hancock Investments has already had ample success with sub-advisor Standard Life Investments (“SLI”). The Edinburgh, Scotland-based SLI is the sub-advisor of the John Hancock Global Absolute Return Strategy Fund […]
Horse Herding Icelandic Governor Sees End to Hedge Fund Limbo
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds stuck with Icelandic kronur for the last eight years will soon be shown the door, whether they like it or not, the governor of the central bank said as the Atlantic island prepared to take the final […]
The Top U.S. Stock Pickers’ Performance
(Harvest) Harvest takes a look at the Top Stock Pickers and their consensus industrials ideas in 2016. To read this article:
VC Funding Down in Q1 But Report Predicts Reversal
(Daily Alts) VC Funding Down in Q1 But Report Predicts ReversalGlobal venture capital (“VC”) funding took a major dip in the fourth quarter, and the declines extended into the first quarter of 2016, according to a new report from KPMG […]
Brexit’ may knock 25% off sterling: Hedge fund CEO
(CNBC) Sterling may lose one-quarter of its value if the U.K. votes to leave the European Union in its upcoming referendum, the head of a top London hedge fund told CNBC…. To read this article:
UBS Boosts Hedge Fund Allocation
(HITC) UBS boosted its recommended allocation to hedge funds for the second time in as many years, saying that the strategy will provide stability amid volatile markets. Bloomberg News reports that the bank increased the share of hedge funds in […]
Releasing the full White Paper on why Math Matters: Rethinking Investment Returns
(Harvest) We are excited to release the full white paper on why Math Matters: Rethinking Investment Returns & How Math Impacts Results by Micah Wakefield, CAIA Director of Research and Product Development, Swan Global Investments. To read this article:
Citadel to Launch New Stock Unit, Taps Diamondback Capital Co-Founder as Head
(Reuters) Hedge fund Citadel is launching a new stock-picking unit later this year and has hired industry veteran Richard Schimel to run it, illustrating the $24 billion firm’s commitment to a sector where it has expanded dramatically in the last […]
Soros Says China’s Debt-Fueled Growth Echoes U.S. in 2007-08
(Bloomberg) Billionaire investor George Soros said China’s debt-fueled economy resembles the U.S. in 2007-08, before credit markets seized up and spurred a global recession. China’s March credit-growth figures should be viewed as a warning sign, Soros said at an Asia […]
Donald Trump is Mysteriously Quiet on Hedge Funds all of a Sudden
(The Huffington Post) Donald Trump was full of bluster and vitriol when he talked about the financial industry eight months ago. He accused hedge funds of using the tax code to “[get] away with murder.” Trump’s bare-bones tax plan called […]
Hedge funds’ billion-dollar club loses members in 2015
(Reuters) The exclusive club of Americas-based hedge funds managing more than $1 billion in assets shrunk a bit in 2015 after market gyrations in the second half of the year took a bite out of returns and prompted some investors […]