Monthly Archives: June 2015
New Jersey Man Posing as Hedge Fund Manager Charged with Fraud
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice have filed three counts of wire fraud and two counts of securities fraud against a New Jersey man they say was posing as a hedge fund […]
$56-Billion in Latin American Hedge Funds
(Eurekahedge) In June’s issue of The Eurekahedge Report, we take a look at the US$56.7 billion Latin American hedge fund industry along with our regular coverage of monthly returns, performance and asset flows. Among a recent survey conducted with AIMA […]
Hedge Fund Bears Dominate S&P 500
(Bloomberg) The wall of worry has gone back up and hedge funds don’t think U.S. stocks will get over it this time. They’re expressing the view in futures tracking the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, where bearish positions outnumber bullish […]
Hedge Funds 10 Most Shorted Stocks
(Benzinga.Com) In the six-year bull market that has taken the S&P 500 to new all-time highs, there has been little need for hedging or protection from a weak stock market. However, a large part of what hedge funds are meant […]
Composite Models Strong In A Choppy Week
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The S&P managed to snap its two-week losing streak last week, but it was by the smallest of margins. The index gained a whopping total of 0.06% on the week. Trade was choppy with Monday and […]
The Only Thing Growing Faster Than China’s Stock Market
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The only thing growing faster than the Chinese stock market is the Chinese hedge fund market. With the Shanghai Composite Index up almost 60% in 2015, the incredible bull market has launched a meteoric rise in […]
Franklin Templeton Raises $1.3 Billion in Retail-Friendly Hedge Fund
(Reuters) – A Franklin Templeton hedge fund aimed at retail investors has taken in $1.3 billion since its 2013 launch to become its fastest growing fund launch of any stripe over the last five years, company officials said. To Read […]
Hedge Funds Total AUM Stands at A Record High Of $2.23 Trillion
(Value Walk) Hedge funds posted their fifth consecutive month of gains, returning 0.54% in May, while the MSCI World Index was up 0.81%. Asian hedge funds were strong performers this month with both Japanese and Asia ex -Japan hedge funds […]
Credit Markets Taking Center Stage
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The majority of the time, the stock market is at center stage in most investors eyes. The tickers at the bottom of the screen on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business News are a testament to that. Yes […]
Hedge Funds Shedding Top Tech Names
New York (HedgeCo.net) With some of the latest regulatory filings coming out over the past few weeks, one theme that jumped out was how hedge funds are reducing their exposure to large tech firms. Two names in particular that jumped […]
Pension Funds, Regrets and Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Over the last five years, corporate pension funds have quadrupled their allocations to hedge funds, but some of those funds may be having regrets as the hedge fund industry has lagged the overall market during this […]
Growing Number of European Hedge Funds Joining Platforms
New York (HedgeCo.net) – There is a trend developing with European hedge funds, or at least with the smaller funds. A growing number of them are joining platforms rather than trying to remain independent. According to a recent Reuters’ article, […]