Monthly Archives: July 2013
Neuberger Berman Sees Global Opportunities Amid Market Volatility
Portfolio managers and strategists at Neuberger Berman, one of the world’s leading employee-controlled money managers, anticipate continued capital markets volatility through the second half of 2013 and into 2014 as a result of investor interpretation of the Federal Reserve’s easing […]
Eight Hedge Funds Dump all Gun Stocks, 14 More Cut Holdings
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Eight hedge funds and money managers have completely divested their gun holdings, valued at $150 million, just six months after Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America launched a national divestment campaign against manufacturers of assault weapons and high-capacity […]
Banks’ Earnings Reflect Stable Growth, Hedge Funds Index Performance Slightly Down
Analysts’ Corner announced new research reports highlighting Bank of America Corporation, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., KeyCorp., First Republic Bank, and Credit Suisse Group AG. Bank of America Corporation Research Report On July 17, 2013, Bank of America Corporation […]
Yahoo Repurchases 40 Million Shares Held By Hedge Fund Third Point
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund founder Daniel Loeb is taking a step back from Yahoo, resigning his position on the board and selling back his shares in the company. Yahoo has agreed to buy back 40 million shares of […]
Hedge funds to negotiate hard with the Co-op
City AM – The CO-OP Bank is preparing for a showdown with distressed debt investors as hedge funds build up major stakes in the troubled lender’s bonds, it emerged over the weekend. Junior bondholders will see their holdings written down […]
Corn ‘to outperform soy’ thanks to hedge fund bets
Hedge funds turned less negative on corn price prospects, but remain net short by a historically high amount – raising the prospect of a substantial switch in the fortunes of prices of the grain compared with soybeans. Managed money, a […]
50 Women To Watch in Hedge Funds
Barron’s – Ernst & Young and The Hedge Fund Journal released their 2013 list of 50 leading Women in Hedge Funds over champagne and canapes Thursday at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. There are 33 new names on […]
Hedge Fund Vs. Index Fund: A Comparison
Forbes – Hedge fund investing promises a very simple outcome: Give your money to a manager and he or she will do whatever it takes to make your assets rise in all markets. Stocks down? Covered. Bond crash? Covered. Neither? […]
US Supreme Court gives hedge funds another 30 days to contest Argentina’s appeal
MP – The news which only became public last Friday means that hedge funds NML, Aurelius and Olifant have an additional thirty days to contest the ‘writ of certiorari’ (appeal) from Argentina until August 26, instead of July 26. Last […]
WTI Crude Gains a Fourth Day as Funds Boost Bullish Bets
Bloomberg – West Texas Intermediate rose for a fourth day after hedge funds increased bullish bets on the U.S. benchmark crude amid declining stockpiles. Futures climbed as much as 0.6 percent in New York after capping a fourth weekly advance. […]
Hedge Fund Adviser Steven Cohen Charged With Oversight
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC has finally found a way to go after Steven Cohen, the new case alleges that Cohen received highly suspicious information that any reasonable hedge fund manager would investigate, yet he did not. The SEC […]
Hedge Funds Bolster Brent Crude Net-Longs to One-Month High
Bloomberg – Hedge funds and other money managers raised bullish bets on Brent crude to their highest level in a month, according to data from ICE Futures Europe. Speculative bets that prices will rise, in futures and options combined, outnumbered short positions by 181,400 lots in […]