Monthly Archives: July 2015
A Hedge Fund Billionaire Says There Are Only Two Things You Need To Remember About Investing
(Business Insider) There’s more than one way to skin a cat. The stuff Paul Tudor Jones has made his billions based on does not appear in any traditional investing textbook. Ben Graham would read his stuff and roll over in […]
Model Spotlight: Ashbury Behavioral Long/Short Model
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Ashbury Behavioral Long/Short Model is designed to exploit long-term behavioral biases in forecasting, fundamental valuation, and trend following. It targets areas where people’s behavioral biases are pervasive and impossible to overcome, using two sub-strategies that […]
Hedge Funds Load Up On Dollars To Treasuries In Search Of Yield
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and other large speculators are gobbling up the dollar and Treasuries in the hunt for yield. Investors held a net 375,137 contracts that would profit from dollar gains, the most in four months, based on the latest […]
Financial Consultant Urges Investors To Dump Carlyle Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Carlyle Group is one of the largest alternative investment firms in the world, but the Washington D.C. based firm may not be as big if investors listen to a noted financial consultant. Cliffwater LLC is […]
Hedge Funds Investing In Iran?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While Iran may have come to an agreement with the United States and the United Nations regarding its nuclear operations, is the world ready to invest in Iran? What about U.S. citizens? One hedge fund manager […]
10 Best Schools If You Want To Work At A Top Hedge Fund
(FINalternatives) SumZero, a social network dedicated to the buy side community, crunched the numbers and came up with a list of the universities boasting the highest number of graduates at the very best hedge funds….. The Results: #1 Colgate – […]
Slide in Commodities Causes Fund To Close
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Over the course of the last year, most commodities have seen significant declines in their prices. Oil is down over 50%, platinum is down over 30%, silver is down over 25% and gold is down over […]
Chinese Plunge Protection Team Working Overtime
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After the drubbing the Chinese market took on Monday, regulators enacted measures to halt the slide. These measures included allowing 1,400 companies to halt trading and providing the China Securities Finance Corp., a state-run financing vehicle […]
Hedge Funds Are Most Bearish On U.S. Oil Since 2010
(Bloomberg)Hedge funds are more bearish about the outlook for U.S. oil prices than at any time for almost five years, according to data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Hedge funds and other money managers had a net long position […]
Greece Extends Market Showdown As Government Begins Discussions
(Bloomberg) The Greek government extended the shutdown of its financial markets at least through Monday as it prepared to welcome creditors for negotiations on a third bailout program. A decision on when and under what conditions Greek markets will reopen […]
SEC Commissioner Issues Statement Supporting Hedge Fund Manager Chief Compliance Officers
(Hedge Fund Law Report) A recent SEC enforcement action asserts the imperative of having an effective and empowered chief compliance officer (CCO) as well as effective compliance policies and procedures – and actually following those procedures. The SEC alleged that […]