Monthly Archives: July 2015
Why Is Greece So Important To The World Economy?
New York (HedgeCo.net) While hedge funds and institutional investors alike are mainly concerned with the sovereign debt and stock market in Greece, there could be a bigger concern in the long run and that is the geopolitical environment. During the […]
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 […]
Biotech Continues To Be Hot
New York (HedgeCo.net) The HedgeCoVest Biotechnology Long-Only Model was the top performing model last week with a gain of 5.13%. This model has been the top performing composite model since early February and last week’s numbers only helped reinforce that […]
Hedge Fund Assets Continued To Grow In First Half
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 […]
Are “Reverse Troll” Hedge Funds Hurting Innovation in Biotech Sector?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of the latest types of hedge funds are ones that try to take advantage of patent laws to short biotechnology stocks. The gist of the strategy is to file patent challenges and then short the […]
CFOs Cite European Research Unbundling As A “Major Concern.”
(Hedgefund Intelligence) Research unbundling – the separation of research payments from equity trading commissions, a key plank of European regulators’ proposed Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II – is looming large as a major concern among US hedge funds’ chief […]
Cognios Appoints New Chief Executive and Regional VP
(Daily Alts) John Brandmeyer, co-founder of the quantitative asset management firm Cognios Capital, has stepped down as CEO of the company and transitioned to the role of chairman. Replacing Mr. Brandmeyer as chief executive is Gary DiCenzo, who served as […]
Warren Buffett Just Lost $700M On This
(CNBC) Warren Buffett doesn’t have many bad days, but he really ought to consider going on vacation whenever IBM (IBM)reports earnings. The company’s shares fell $8.96 at Tuesday’s open after a mixed earnings report , costing the Oracle of Omaha […]
Blackstone Champions Hedge Funds For The Little Guy
(Reuters) John McCormick has been on a mission for the past five years: to bring hedge funds to the masses.That may seem like a tough sell. Traditional hedge funds, those lightly regulated investment pools open exclusively to large institutions and […]
“Brexit” Fears Haunt London’s Roaring Trade In Euros
(Reuters) – If there is a symbol of British ambivalence to Europe then it may be the euro itself.The capital of euro trading prospers outside the euro zone, but London’s dominance of the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market could wane […]
Alternative Assets Could Pass $15 Trillion by 2020
(Hedgefund Intelligence) Alternative investments could reach more than $15 trillion by 2020, according to a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The report, titled Alternative Asset Management in 2020: Fast Forward to Centre Stage, examined a range of factors that may help […]
Apollo, Oaktree, Hedge Funds Gear Up For Another Big Short
(Wall Street Journal Interactive) Wall Street is preparing for panic on Main Street. Hedge funds are lining up to profit from potential trouble at some “alternative” mutual funds and bond exchange-traded funds that have boomed in popularity among retirees and […]