Monthly Archives: April 2016
Hedge Funds Have Never Been this Bullish on Silver
(Mining.com) On Monday, silver was drifting lower again following a scorcher of a week when the metal gained 6% to hit a 2016 high above $16.30. Silver futures in New York for delivery in May, the most active contract, was […]
Hedge Funds ‘May Have Overreacted’ in Record Wheat Sell-down
(Agrimoney.com) Hedge funds again cut their bullish positioning on ags, led by the largest sell-down in wheat on record – so big it has, ironically, left many investors looking at losses despite them making the right call on US weather. […]
Last Time Hedge Funds were this Bullish Gold Price was $1,900
(Mining.com) On Monday, gold was trending higher following a disappointing week when the metal was being punished by a stronger dollar and rekindled expectations of a rate hike in the US. In heavy trading gold futures in New York for […]
SEC Proposal Challenges Liquid Alternatives Funds
(Pensions & Investments) A rule proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to address the use of derivatives by mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and business development companies will, if enacted, substantially alter the universe of alternative strategy funds available to […]
Kremlin Backtracks on Goldman Sachs Accusation
(HITC Business) The Kremlin has apologized over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s accusations that U.S. bank Goldman Sachs was behind one of the leading German papers that publicized the Panama Papers leak which drew links to Putin’s associates…. To read this […]
Long/Short Equity Funds: The Best and Worst of March
(Daily Alts) Long:Short Equity Funds The Best and Worst of MarchLong/short equity mutual funds and ETFs generated a return of 2.76% in March, bringing their year-to-date return up to -0.81% through the end of the first quarter. This compares to […]
Inside Managed Futures With Roland Austrup [podcast]
(Daily Alts) Roland Austrup is CEO and CIO of Integrated Managed Futures (“IMFC”) and the longest-standing CTA in the Canadian marketplace. In this episode of Strategic Investor Radio, host Charlie Wright interviews Mr. Austrup, who explains the advantages of adding […]
Hedge Fund Manager Boaz Weinstein is Making a Huge Comeback In 2016
(The Business Insider) Saba Capital, the hedge fund run by legendary credit trader Boaz Weinstein, is among the best-performing funds this year. Saba Capital Offshore, which has $1.47 billion in assets under management, was last up 11.6% through March 24, […]
Hedge Fund All-Stars Revealed: Sector, Quant and Long/Short Equity Funds Outperform
(Hedgetracker) While equity hedge funds had a tough quarter overall, falling by -0.2%, several of the top investment styles managed to outperform. Leading the way were Sector Focused hedge funds, which saw their assets increase by 9.8% quarter-over-quarter. The top […]
Rise of Institutional Investors Raises Questions of Collusion
(New York Times) BlackRock, Vanguard and other big institutional investors own roughly 70 percent of the public stock market, according to some reports. People are starting to ask whether this allows companies — now having the same owners — to […]
Top City Hedge Fund Scraps CEO Role
(SKY News) One of London’s leading hedge fund managers is scrapping its chief executive’s role amid torrid markets which have seen hundreds of millions of pounds wiped from the value of its flagship fund. Sky News has learnt that Lansdowne […]
China Eyes New Hedge Fund Rules
(The Australian) China’s hedge fund operators can expect more stringent regulation from their self-regulatory industry body in an intensifying crackdown on fraud and illegal money raising, the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) says. AMAC, the self-regulatory body that oversees […]