Monthly Archives: July 2015
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Down Slightly in Q2
New York (HedgeCo.net) The second quarter was a tough one for investors as the overall market dropped sharply in the last week of the quarter to take the Dow and the S&P into negative territory for the quarter and erased […]
Technology Continues Strong Growth
New York (HedgeCo.net) Over the last 30 trading days, the overall stock market has seen its share of volatility with the S&P 500 gaining just under 2% from June 15 through June 23 and then losing over 3.5% from June […]
Markets And Hedge Funds Bounce Back in First Half Of July
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The first half of July has been much better for hedge funds and world stock indices alike than was June. June saw most of the world’s major indices decline, but most of them have bounced back […]
Hedge Fund 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 […]
At 78, Scientist Is Starting A Hedge Fund
(Wall Street Journal) George Zweig discovered the quark at age 26, assisted with a covert military operation during the Vietnam War and helped design one of the first cochlear hearing implants.Now, at 78, he is starting a hedge fund. To […]
China’s Stock Market Pain Is India’s Financial Gain
(Bloomberg) The tumult in China’s stock markets has turned into a blessing for Indian shareholders. International investors are pulling out of China, fueling record outflows through the Shanghai-Hong Kong exchange link, amid a $2.8 trillion plunge in mainland equity values […]
Blackstone Reports FoHF Assets at Record $67.8bn, 6% Revenue Growth
(Hedgefund Intelligence) The big news about Blackstone Group’s second quarter 2015 earnings was that profits were down 74% and total revenues down 46% from the same period a year earlier. But the story in Blackstone Alternative Asset Management’s Hedge Fund […]
Wall Street’s Heavy Hitters Think This Is The Next Big Short
(The Business Insider) Jeff Gundlach thinks junk bonds could be the next big blowup. Carl Icahn agrees. Others are pointing to the burst in non-traditional bond fund inflows and the proliferation of exchange traded products that traffic in some of […]
Tech Models Continue Strong Growth
New York (HedgeCo.Net) It is that time again when the earnings reports are being released in abundance as we have entered the latest earnings season. This past week was a big one for the technology sector as well as the […]
Dalio and Bridgewater Turn Bearish On China
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In a letter to investors, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio expressed a change in opinion on the Chinese market, citing increased risk in the market and the recent sharp decline. The Wall Street Journal shared a […]
Paulson Adds To Puerto Rico Portfolio
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While most hedge fund managers and institutional investors are worried about the sovereign debt of Puerto Rico, John Paulson and his hedge fund Paulson & Co is adding to its portfolio of holdings in Puerto Rico. […]
Highlights From July Eurekahedge Report
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest monthly report from Eurekahedge was released on Tuesday and there were several items of note in the report.The most notable statistic in the report was that hedge fund assets have continued to grow in […]