Monthly Archives: April 2018

(Reuters) Oil trader Pierre Andurand’s hedge fund lost 6.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018 after recouping some of the heavy losses suffered in February, data compiled by HSBC showed. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) A hedge fund in Oslo focusing on energy stocks says it can hardly get any better than right now. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) After suffering unprecedented losses last year, currency-focused hedge funds were hoping a bit of market turbulence would help them get back on track in 2018. Things could hardly have gone worse. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Ed Rogers, who runs a fund of hedge funds in Tokyo, is adding another activist to his lineup, betting the strategy will pay off as Japanese firms become more open to overhauling their businesses. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Adage Capital Management, a $30 billion hedge fund founded by two former money managers from Harvard University’s endowment, reaped an initial gain of more than $100 million Monday after Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG agreed to acquire AveXis Inc. To […]

(Bloomberg) Washington’s “political intelligence” industry was supposed to be the focus of an insider-trading trial under way in Manhattan. But it’s Deerfield Management that’s in the spotlight in the early proceedings. Former Deerfield trader Jordan Fogel told jurors Thursday how […]

(Bloomberg) The flagship hedge funds at Ken Griffin’s Citadel rose 4.3 percent in the first quarter, outperforming peers. Gains from commodity, equity and quant wagers helped the firm’s multistrategy Wellington and Kensington funds gain 1.4 percent last month, a person […]

(Hedgeweek) As many firms in the alternative investment sector, and certainly many of our clients, look for new ways to improve investment strategies and drive efficiencies in their businesses, against a backdrop of strict regulations and compliance requirements, investment in […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds posted mixed performance in the volatile month of March, as global equities declined on increasing trade and tariff tensions. The HFRI Fund Weighed Composite Index (FWC) posted a decline of 0.25 per cent for the month. To […]

(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump expressed optimism the U.S. will be able to reach a deal with China that diffuses trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump said his administration will “probably” come to an agreement with China to […]

(Bloomberg) The greatest bubble in history is popping, according to Bank of America Corp.The cryptocurrency is tracking the downfalls of the other massive asset-price bubbles in history less than one year out from its record, analysts lead by Chief Investment […]