Monthly Archives: August 2017
JPMorgan Quant Who Called Volatility Spike Says Expect More Of The Same In September
(CNBC) If last weeks 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average wasn’t a sign, a 44 percent spike in the widely watched volatility index is a harbinger of more to come, according to Marko Kolanovic, JPMorgan’s high profile quant […]
Ray Dalio: Risks Are Rising, And Everybody Should Put 5% To 10% Of Their Assets In Gold
(The Business Insider) Volatility is low, and geopolitical risks, like those between the US and North Korea, are increasing. Everyone should consider a 5% to 10% allocation to gold as a hedge, Bridgewater says. Geopolitical risks are rising, and everyone […]
Hedge Funds Return An Average Of +1.21% In July 2017
(Valuewalk) The hedge fund industry has produced its ninth consecutive month of aggregate gains in July, and the difference between average gains and average losses was relatively narrow during the month. With much of the industry benefiting from surging equity […]
Equity Rout Deepens, Havens Gain on Korea Tension
(Bloomberg) European stocks slumped, following drops in Asia and the U.S. as volatility soared and investors sought havens amid what hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio termed a game of chicken between U.S. and North Korean leaders. The Stoxx Euro 600 Index […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: July performance 1.24%; Capital Movement Index: August net flows advance 0.25%
(Opalesque)Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advance 0.25% in August. ‘SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index rose 0.25% for August 2017, indicating positive net flows into hedge funds,’ said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive […]
China Leads Emerging Asia to Greater Role in Capital Markets
(Harvest) Investors absorbed by the latest Chinese currency move may be losing sight of the big picture: China and the entire emerging Asian region are gradually being integrated into global capital markets. Over the next 12 to 24 months, we […]
Situational Awareness: Investment Perspective Intensified
(Harvest) Situational awareness means honing your ability to analyze the surrounding environment as an automatic practice while carrying on regular activities. The U.S. Coast Guard defines situational awareness as the ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of […]
Fraud Charges Filed Against Former Brokers Targeting Federal Retirees
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged four former Atlanta-area brokers with fraudulently inducing federal employees to roll over holdings from their federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement accounts into higher-fee, variable annuity products. The SEC’s enforcement action comes […]
eVestment: Hedge Funds Gain For Ninth Straight Month In July
(FINalternatives) Hedge funds booked their ninth consecutive month in the green last month and turned in their most broadly positive month since July of last year, according to new research from eVestment. To read this article:
Pine River Loses $2 Billion in 12 Months to July
(Reuters) Hedge fund firm Pine River Capital Management’s flagship fund has lost about 68 percent of its assets in the 12 months to July, according to data compiled by HSBC. Assets in the multi-strategy fund dropped from $2.99 billion in […]
Hedge fund Paulson & Co Trims Stake in Valeant
(Reuters) Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc investor John Paulson trimmed his stake in the Canadian drugmaker but said he remains fully supportive of the company’s leadership. New York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co cut its stake to 6 percent from 6.3 […]
Hedge Funds Score Big Win As North Korea Nuclear Risk Is Raised
(CNBC) An obscure safety trade against fallout from a North Korean nuclear attack leaped Wednesday to its highest in more than a year. Hedge funds bought South Korea’s five-year credit default swap, sending the cost of protection against the country’s […]