Monthly Archives: April 2017
Hedge Funds Jump on Gold for Life Raft as Dollar Ship Sinks
(Bloomberg) There’s no stopping the gold bulls. Hedge funds increased their wagers on a gold rally to the highest since November, betting that this year’s 12 percent advance has more to go. Investors are also loading up on the metal […]
Hedge Fund Capital Rises to Third Consecutive Record
(LiveMint) Total hedge fund industry capital increased to a third consecutive quarterly record in the first quarter (1Q17), as investors increased allocations to event-driven and quantitative, trend-following systematic macro strategies. To read this article:
AXA IM Launches $1bn Multi-Premia Strategy
(HFMWeek) AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched a quantitative multi-premia strategy with initial AUM of $1bn. The strategy aims get exposure to a diversified set of premia strategies through investing globally in liquid equity, interest rate, foreign exchange and […]
Lyxor Spin-Out Metori Targets Late May Launch
(HFMWeek) Paris-based quant firm Metori Capital, which span-out of Lyxor, has slated a late May launch subject to regulatory approvals. Metori was founded in November by a group of senior Lyxor staff, including the Paris-based asset manager’s CIO Nicolas Gaussel. […]
Balyasny Looks to Build the Amazon of Hedge Funds, But Can He?
(Valuewalk) Hedge fund managers have two “unappetizing” choices in today’s market environment, Dmitry Balyasny, Managing Partner and CIO of the $12.1 billion hedge fund that bears his name wrote in the fund’s first quarter letter to investors….. They can slim […]
Could This CEO be a Millennial Bernie Madoff?
(New York Post) Ever wonder what a modern-day millennial version of Bernie Madoff might look like? Could it turn out to be Elizabeth Holmes, the 33-year-old Silicon Valley sweetheart who is the chief executive of blood-testing firm Theranos? At one […]
Young Hedge Fund Managers Try to Score Capital at Wall Street’s Version of Speed Dating
(CNBC) Raising money for hedge funds can be hard. In an industry experiencing dismal (if any) returns and 10,000 competitors…A new type of conference has popped up in recent years to fill that void. It’s called the Context Summit….Managers have […]
Stay Diversified Across Asset Classes, Factors, and Strategies
(Harvest) Simple advice for any investor. Accept that bad things will happen to markets. You may not know when, where, or how much it will affect markets but it will occur. There will be tail risk. The question is how […]
Follow the World Business Cycle – Economies are Integrated
(Harvest) Globalization is a critical part of macro investing. There can be talk of separation politics, but for investors, you have to focus on the global economic cycle because the world is highly integrated. What is very interesting is that […]
SEC Charges Firms Involved in Layering, Manipulation Schemes
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges against a Ukraine-based trading firm accused of manipulating the U.S. markets hundreds of thousands of times and the New York-based brokerage firm and CEO who allegedly helped make it possible. […]
HFR: Hedge Fund Industry AUM Hits $3.07T, Up 7.3% In Last 12 Months
(FINalternatives) New data from Hedge Fund Research Assets shows assets under management in the hedge fund industry rose to a third consecutive quarterly record in the first three months of this year, as inflows to event-driven and systematic macro strategies […]
BNY Mellon IM Unveils U.S. Infrastructure Debt Fund
(FINalternatives) BNY Mellon Investment Management has unveiled a new UCITS-compliant fund that will concentrate on municipal debt issued to finance infrastructure projects and sectors in the United States. To read this article: