Monthly Archives: May 2017

(The Business Insider) Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, told clients that US stocks may drop more than 10% if President Trump is impeached. In a note sent out May 18, Bridgewater’s Greg Jensen and Jason Rotenberg set out […]

(Reuters) Hedge fund managers said they are looking beyond the United States for investment ideas as the so-called Trump bump stock market rally shows signs it may be fizzling. After months of gains fueled by the Trump administration’s promises of […]

(The Street)Embattled activist industry Bill Ackman on Thursday told hedge fund managers that his single biggest mistake with a particularly troubling large investment in Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) was to rely on management at the drug company. “We don’t need to […]

(Bloomberg) It looks like a smart move in retrospect. U.S. hedge funds reduced equity holdings tied to Brazil by about a net total of $800 million from the start of the year to end of March, according to data compiled […]

(Bloomberg) China buys more raw materials than any nation, but that doesn’t mean it always gets the best prices. So the government is altering domestic commodity exchanges to bring in more foreign investors and expand the country’s influence on global […]

(Bloomberg) After deciding to shutter his hedge fund following a slump in returns, former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader Leland Lim is in search of some answers.Lim’s Hong Kong-based Guard Capital Management, one of Asia’s most successful hedge fund startups, […]

(FINalternatives) David Rubenstein said during the 2017 SALT Conference that healthcare or tax reform were unlikely in 2017. Here is a recap of his appearance. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Nearly three quarters of European institutional investors are optimistic about the future of the alternative asset management industry, according to a new survey from Context Summits, but they’re worried about the increasing regulatory pressures in Europe, Brexit’s aftermath, and […]

(Bloomberg) For the first time, a Wall Street that’s been giddy over Donald Trump is starting to ask some hard questions.From Day 1, markets have rallied, defying what many of the same Wall Street types said would be a disastrous […]

(Reuters) Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that he is “puzzled” by how little markets have reacted to major political risks, and skeptical about the Trump administration’s ability to fulfill its pledges to stoke faster growth.”It puzzles […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds broadly exited financials and information tech stocks in favor consumer staples companies in the first quarter, bringing their level of exposure to the sector to unprecedented levels, according to the latest edition of the S&P Global Market […]