Monthly Archives: June 2018
Investing In Latin America
(Harvest) Brazilians have a tongue-in-cheek saying about their country. Brazil is the country of the future… and it always will be. That’s probably a little unfair. Brazil and Latin America, in general, have grown and modernized to the point that […]
White paper: When can risk mean opportunity?
(Harvest) There’s more to bond investing than interest rates. And understanding the four key risk factors can help investors navigate the fixed-income market. A basic principle of fixed-income investing is that when interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and vice […]
Hedge fund drops Kentucky pension fund over ethics requirement
(Reuters) – A New York-based hedge fund is ending a $68 million investment by the Kentucky Retirement Systems, citing new code of conduct requirements imposed by the state, as well as ongoing litigation, the system’s executive director said on Thursday. […]
Trump’s Trade War Has Hedge Funds Diving for Cover in China
(Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s threats of a trade war with China are sending jitters through the hedge-fund community.Pinpoint Asset Management and SPQ Asia Capital have recently cut a measure of risk called net exposure — the difference between bullish and bearish […]
Data quality key issue to deployment of AI, ML and RPA projects in capital markets
(Hedgeweek) Broadridge Financial Solutions has released the results of a survey into the progress and challenges associated with artificial intelligence (AI), which includes machine learning (ML) and robotics process automation (RPA), across the capital markets industry. To read this article:
Hedge Funds Post Small Gain in May, Curbed by Turmoil in Europe
(Bloomberg) Hedge Funds eked out a small gain in May as a strong showing by activist funds was offset by jitters in emerging markets.Funds rose 0.32 percent last month. While that was the second consecutive monthly gain, returns were less […]
Post-MiFID II, Most Hedge Funds Make Clients Foot Research Bill
(Reuters) The majority of hedge funds are passing on charges for investment research to investors under new European Union rules, despite years of poor average performance and as many large traditional asset managers absorb the cost themselves. Billing clients, however, […]
Investors Poured $7.54 Billion Into Equity ETFs After Rocky G7 Meeting: ICI
(Reuters) Equity exchange-traded funds, which draw a diverse set of clients including fast-trading hedge funds, attracted $7.54 billion of net new cash in the week ended June 13, according to Investment Company Institute data released on Wednesday. After the divisive […]
Hedge Fund Launches And Liquidations Decline As Funds Focus On Trade And M&A
(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations in Q1 2018 for the third consecutive quarter, as both launches and liquidations fell through early 2018, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, released today by HFR. An estimated 158 funds launched […]
Insurance Agent Charged in Investment Ponzi Scheme Targeting Widows
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Bellefonte, Pennsylvania insurance agent with engaging in a Ponzi scheme that targeted retail investors who lacked significant investment experience. According to the SEC’s complaint, from at least 2010 through 2017, James […]
People News – JPMorgan, Goldman, Macquarie, RBC, SocGen
(HITC)Reuters reports that in an unprecedented move, Australian authorities earlier this month charged Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and several executives with criminal cartel offences over the $2.3 billion capital raising in 2015. And Bloomberg News […]
Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.33% in May but performance varied sharply according to fund size
(Opalesque) Numbers from the Eurekahedge hedge fund database show the following key highlights for May 2018:Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of gains, up 0.33% in May and 0.48% year-to-date. Performance has varied sharply with small to medium sized […]