Monthly Archives: July 2015
Models Hold Up During Greek Government Default
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While the financial world was in chaos last week with the possibility of a Greek government default sending stock indices around the world in to a slide, the composite models on the HedgeCoVest platform performed admirably. […]
Blackstone Selling 1300 Atlanta Houses in Strategy Shift
(Bloomberg) Blackstone Group LP’s Invitation Homes, after spending more than $9 billion in a U.S. property-buying spree, is starting to sell some houses as it shifts focus from rapid expansion to fine-tuning its holdings.The housing landlord has agreed to sell […]
Alternative Assets Could Nearly Double By 2020
(Pension & Investments) Alternative assets could grow to between $13.6 trillion and $15.3 trillion by 2020 from $7.9 trillion in 2013, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report released Monday predicts. Private equity is poised to increase to between $6.5 trillion and $7.4 trillion […]
Greece Seeks $59.2 Billion Bailout in Effort
(Bloomberg) The government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought a three-year bailout loan of at least 53.5 billion euros ($59.2 billion), in a last-ditch effort to keep the country in the euro. In exchange, it offered a package of […]
Top Brazil Hedge Fund Verdes Sees Domestic Assets Still Falling
(Reuters) Verde Asset Management, Brazil’s largest hedge fund, reinforced larger-than-benchmark bets on a weaker real, rising global equities and higher domestic borrowing costs, underscoring expectations that local asset prices will keep trending down in dollar terms. In a monthly letter […]
Can The VIX Aid In Choosing Strategies?
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In a recent white paper produced by Chris Arthur, Senior Global Relationship Manager for Eaton Vance, Mr. Arthur suggested that financial advisors should use a mix of active and passive management strategies along with a smart beta […]
Manager Profile and Insights: Stephen Fauer, Pinnacle Capital Management
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Pinnacle Capital Management was founded in 2006 and is an investment-management firm catering to individual and institutional investors. Headquartered in Fayetteville, New York, PCM is registered with the US Securities & Exchange Commission. In 2012, PCM launched […]
Market Neutral Strategies Seek TO Eliminate Systemic Risk
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Market neutral is a core investment strategy typically implemented by hedge funds focused on eliminating overall market risk. While the end goal remains the same, managers will employ differing market neutral methods such as sector, beta, market […]
Addressing The Desires Of Large and Small Investors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In most industries bigger is better. You have bargaining power as a big business and you have economies of scale that allow you to buy goods at a lower cost. In the hedge fund industry, sometimes it […]
Trevinci Liquid Ag Strategy Strong In June
The Trevinci Liquid Ag Strategy had a very successful June, returning an estimated +6.32% net of fees to bring it to +9.98% YTD. Since Trevinci began trading for CTA accounts in June 2014, it’s Sharpe ratio has been 2.14. All […]
Greece Seeks $59.2 Billion Bailout To Keep Euro
(Bloomberg) The government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sought a three-year bailout loan of at least 53.5 billion euros ($59.2 billion), in a last-ditch effort to keep the country in the euro.In exchange, it offered a package of reforms […]
Hedge Fund’s Wealthy Clients Want To Add Money After July Loss
(Bloomberg) Howel Thomas’s Hong Kong hedge fund focused on small Asian stocks is getting pummeled in July and his wealthy investors want to add money.“They have a long-term perspective,” Thomas, a former CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets banker, said in a telephone […]