Monthly Archives: May 2019
Global Hedge Fund Industry AUM Grows By $27bn as of April, Asia Funds Up Almost 8%
(Opalesque) The global hedge fund industry AUM has grown by $27bn as of April 2019 year-to-date said Eurekahedge in its May 2019 report. Final Q1 2019 net outflows figure stood at $46.4 bn, just under half of the investor redemptions […]
Fiera Capital to acquire Foresters Asset Management
(Hedgeweek) Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) is to acquire acquire all of the outstanding shares of Foresters Asset Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foresters Financial. To read this article:
Big U.S. hedge funds regain ardor for FAANGs in first quarter
(Reuters) – Some of the biggest, highest-profile U.S. hedge fund investors and money managers fell back in love with FAANGs in the first quarter, according to regulatory filings released on Wednesday. To read this article:
Ex-Goldman Star Trader Pivots From Hedge Funds to the Red-Hot ETF Industry
(Bloomberg) Nancy Davis rode the boom in prop trading at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. until the financial crisis hit. A decade later, she’s pivoting from hedge funds to the red-hot ETF industry, as shifting investor appetite changes the game for […]
Public Pension Funds Falling Short of Needed Returns This Year
(Bloomberg) U.S. state and local government pensions, already with about $2 trillion less than they need to cover all the benefits that have been promised, are falling short of their investment-return assumptions this fiscal year — and President Donald Trump’s […]
SEC Proposes Actions to Improve Cross-Border Application of Security-Based Swap Requirements
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing a new package of rule amendments and interpretive guidance to improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps transactions and market participants. The proposals are intended to improve the regulatory framework by […]
Hedge funds return to net redemptions in March, but with a regional twist
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds proved unable to turn February’s net inflows into a two-month trend, as March saw USD11.0 billion in hedge fund redemptions worldwide, a dramatic shift from February’s USD12.1 billion in inflows. To read this article:
Two thirds of alternative investment managers expect increase in AIFMD assets despite ongoing ‘confusion’
(Hedgeweek) Over two-thirds (69 per cent) of alternative investment fund managers expect to see quantity of assets deployed by managers in AIFMD structures increasing over the next two years. However, 60 per cent cite the variances in how the regulation […]
Hedge funds up 1.06 per cent in April, says EurekaHedge
(Hedgeweek) The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.06 per cent in April, after recording one of its strongest Q1 returns post-crisis, according to the May 2019 Eurekahedge Report. On a year-to-date basis, the index was up 5.15 per cent, and […]
Crypto hedge funds grew last year even as bitcoin slumped – report
(Reuters) (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency hedge funds managed three times more in investments in the first quarter of this year than in early 2018, a report by consultancy PwC and investment firm Elwood showed on Monday. To read this article:
Record level of funds hedge against stocks fall:
(Reuters) – Global investors’ equity allocations fell 6 percentage points in May and over a third of fund managers have taken out protection against sharp stock market falls in coming months, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s latest monthly survey found […]
Hedge Funds Cautious on Oil as Economic Outlook Darkens
(Reuters) Hedge fund managers have started to turn more bearish on oil as concerns about a slowing global economy and an over-extended price rally outweigh fears about sanctions and supply disruptions. Hedge funds and other money managers were net sellers […]