Monthly Archives: April 2019
In Search For Yield, Japan Insurers Target Non-Government Bonds
(Reuters) As bond yields evaporate globally, many Japanese insurers are looking to secure higher returns at home and abroad by diversifying into riskier corporate and other non-government bonds in the financial year that began this month. Officials at Japan’s top […]
FWM Holdings to acquire Optima Fund Management
(HedgeWeek) FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). Optima is a New York-based private investment firm specialising in alternative investments. As […]
Bardin Hill expands partnership
(Opalesque) Bardin Hill Investment Partners, formerly Halcyon Capital Management, has announced the appointment of six new partners of the firm. The new partners draw from the firm’s senior investment and business teams and average seven years at the firm and […]
FWM Holdings to acquire Optima Fund Management
(Hedgeweek) FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). To read this article:
Investor confidence up by 1.7 points in April to 72.9
(Hedgeweek) The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) increased to 72.9 in April, up 1.7 points from March’s revised reading of 71.2. To read this article:
Deutsche Bank Is Fined $500,000 by SEC Over Hedge Fund Disclosures
(Bloomberg) Deutsche Bank AG said it relied on a rigorous vetting process in selecting hedge fund investments for it’s wealth-management clients. To read this article:
Former Broker Ordered to Pay Disgorgement and Penalties
(HedgeCo.Net) On April 18, 2019, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, ordered a former broker, Zachary S. Berkey, to pay $106,000 in disgorgement, plus prejudgment interest, and $71,000 in civil penalties. The SEC charged […]
Hedge Funds Keep Failing to Deliver on What They’re Selling
(Bloomberg) Did the everlasting bull market just get yet another lease on life? We may soon find out. To read this article:
SAP Welcomes Elliott’s $1.3 Billion Investment; Shares Hit High
(Reuters) U.S. activist investor Elliott revealed a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) stake in SAP on Wednesday and said it supported a new management efficiency drive, sending shares in the German business software company to a record high. SAP has […]
Five Alternative Assets for Conservative Investors
(Forbes) You work hard to earn your money. If you face the daily grind, putting that money to good use is a priority — the last thing you want is to throw it away on a bad investment. While high-risk […]
Hedge fund investors re-allocate to EM
(Funds Europe) Withdrawals from hedge funds surged in March even though investors were seeing returns of up to more than 5%. Hedge funds had an estimated $13.69 billion (€12.16 billion) of withdrawals in March, representing the lion’s share of redemptions […]
Investors Continue to Pull Money From Hedge Funds Despite Performance Rebound,
(HedgeWeek) Despite a strong start to the year, which saw Q1 2019 average hedge fund performance hit +5.34 per cent, investors continued to pull money from the sector, redeeming an estimated USD13.69 billion in March, according to the March 2019 […]