Monthly Archives: June 2018

(Opalesque) On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. While much of the Act was designed to provide smaller financial institutions and community banks with relief from regulations implemented under […]

(Harvest) As we kick off the historically positive summer months for the muni market, investors could see higher returns — but may have a hard time finding bonds. The passage of Memorial Day has officially ushered in summer: the season […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge Funds were up 0.90 per cent in May according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 2.41 per cent increase in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Index is […]

(Hedgeweek) The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -0.27 per cent in May, underperforming the 0.26 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. […]

(CNBC) Today’s definition of capitalism needs an overhaul because of income inequality, billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones tells CNBC.”Capitalism may need modernizing,” the reclusive trader says. Jones points to economist Milton Friedman’s nearly 50-year-old definition that the “social […]

(Bloomberg) Rob Citrone is seeing a comeback in his hedge fund Discovery Capital Management after profiting last month from the market turmoil in Europe. His main fund surged 10.6 percent in May, paring losses this year to about 2 percent, […]

(Bloomberg) Ever wonder why hedge fund managers are so willing to get up on a stage and tell the world about their best ideas? A new study suggests an answer: the ideas are getting old, and they need a spot […]

(Reuters) Investors continue to reduce their bullish position in crude oil futures and options, after a blistering rally over the last year but…Hedge funds and other money managers cut their net long position in the six most important futures and […]

(Reuters) Toshiba Corp unveiled a higher-than-expected $6.3 billion stock buyback that sent its shares up as much as 11 percent, as the Japanese firm followed up on a pledge to share proceeds from an $18 billion sale of its memory […]

(Hedgeweek) Nasdaq is establishing connectivity to three data centres in Hong Kong to increase its service to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region through a Nasdaq Point of Presence (POP) To read this article:

(Reuters) Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of what has been a bumpy ride for world financial markets this year is how stubbornly low volatility is. It’s as if investors have given up on hedging, which is exactly what appears to […]