Monthly Archives: June 2015
Are Investors Too Prepared For A Market Correction?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A recent Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of the company’s money management clients indicates that fund managers are optimistic, but they are also the most cautious they have been in years. • 31% of those […]
Litigation Outcomes Not Working For Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Last week’s court decision in favor of J.P. Morgan Chase and the inherited debt of Washington Mutual was the latest in a series of failed bets made on litigation outcomes by hedge funds. The case involved […]
$100 Billion Predicted For Hedge Funds in 2015
(CNBC) “Barring a large and unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth,” industry data tracker eVestment wrote in a new report. The company predicts that investors will add about $100 billion or […]
Hedge Funds Favorite Stocks In Each Sector
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Novus recently released a quarterly report showing how and where some of the top hedge fund managers were invested in the first quarter. A review of the report revealed which stocks were the favorites within each […]
Opportunities And Threats To Global Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net)While working on the next manager profile for the HedgeCoVest newsletter, there were some topics that came up during the interview that were worth sharing before we publish the profile. We were speaking with Adam Savin and Jeff […]
Astonishing Lack Of Response By Fund Investors To Spike In Bond Yields
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Investment Research reports that fund investors have been remarkably unfazed by surging yields on Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds. Bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds have managed to take in $5.3 billion in June through Friday, June […]
9 Well Known Hedge Funds Delivering Double Digit Gains YTD
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After taking a beating in the press over the last few years, the hedge fund industry seems to be getting in a few shots of its own so far in 2015. Most hedge fund indices are […]
Draghi Denies ECB Gave Sensitive Information to Hedge Funds
(Financial Times) Mario Draghi has denied that one of the European Central Bank’s top officials disclosed privileged financial information to a select group of hedge fund managers and bankers, saying the facts were already publicly available. FOr More: wwwifinancial times.com
Henkel CEO Downplays Wella Takeover Speculation
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The chief executive of Henkel & Co KGaA AG (HNKG_p.DE) poured cold water on speculation the consumer goods maker was preparing to buy hair care firm Wella from Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N), saying his company didn’t […]
Litigation Bets Burn Hedge Funds
(Wall Street Journal) A legal victory for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. stung Appaloosa Management LP and other hedge-fund firms last week, the latest in a streak of soured Wall Street bets on litigation outcomes. Appaloosa was among holders of […]
TrimTabs & BarclayHedge Report That Hedge Funds Added $950 Million in April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in $950 million (0.04% of assets) in April, reversing March’s outflow of $750 million (0.03% of assets). “Investors have been showing less interest in […]
Manager Profile and Insights: Ron Breitigam, Lake Austin Advisors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Lake Austin Advisors is an alternative investment manager located in Austin, Texas. Founded and seeded by successful technology entrepreneur Joel Trammel, the firm runs actively managed trading strategies available to both institutional, family office and high net […]