Monthly Archives: August 2015
Two New Models Added To The HedgeCoVest Platform
New York (HedgeCo.net) Two new fund manager models have been added to the HedgeCoVest platform—the Ferro Systematic Market Neutral model and the JAB Fundamental Value model. Ferro is a market neutral model and JAB is a long-only model. Ferro Systematic […]
Several Hedge Funds Posting Big Gains In August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While hedge funds as a whole appear to be down during the month of August, they aren’t down nearly as much as the overall market and some funds are actually raking in huge gains so far […]
A New York Hedge Fund Is Having a Monster Month Thanks To Market Mayhem
(Business Insider) New York-based Capstone Investment Advisors, a $3.6 billion hedge fund, is having a huge month thanks to the market mayhem. Capstone, a volatility hedge fund founded by Paul Britton, runs a number of portfolio protection funds that seek […]
Five of Six HedgeCoVest Portfolios Outperform Overall Market
(HedgeCo.net) – The overall market lost 5.77% last week, and that was the worst weekly loss in the last four years for the S&P 500. The HedgeCoVest portfolios fared much better as a whole with five out of the six […]
Odey Fund Uses China Slide To Pair Losses
New York (HedgeCo.net) – HedgeCo.net featured a story about Crispin Odey’s main hedge fund back in May that discussed the fund’s loss of 19.3% in April. The fund was betting against emerging markets and it took a huge hit on […]
The U.S. Stock Market’s Mode of Uncertainty
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Just yesterday we featured an article about Aberdeen Asset Management Plc considering adding to their equity allocation amidst the selling that has taken place recently. Apparently DoubleLine Capital’s Jeff Gundlach doesn’t agree with that approach. In […]
Hedge Fund Adviser Who Called Emerging Stock Rout Ends Short Bet
(Bloomberg) August 24, 2015 10:22 PM ???? Julian Brigden, a hedge-fund consultant who correctly predicted the rout in emerging-market stocks, now says it’s time for bears to cover some of their short positions on expectations the Federal Reserve will delay […]
U.S. Rule Gives Investment Advisers Anti-Money Laundering Duty
(Reuters) U.S. fund managers and other investment advisers would have to take steps to combat money laundering and report suspicious transactions to authorities under a long-awaited U.S. Treasury rule proposed on Tuesday. If made final the proposal by Treasury’s Financial […]
How Did Managed Futures Do While The Dow Was Down 1000
(Attaincapital.com) Now that the dust has settled somewhat after the mini crash of last Friday and Monday – we’re getting calls fast and furious asking how managed futures fared during the Dow losing a few thousand points.Here’s how the Managed […]
China Falls Back On Rate-Cut Lever To Stem Stock Market Rout
(Bloomberg) China’s surprise yuan devaluation on Aug. 11 led to a tightening in liquidity as the PBOC subsequently bought its currency to stabilize the exchange rate and curb capital outflows. The yuan may face more downside pressure as a result […]
Hedge Funds Set to Bank Millions by Short Selling During London Square Slump
(The Guardian) Hedge funds are set to bank tens of millions of pounds from the slump in share prices in London. The funds making the bets include Lansdowne Partners, which is run by George Osborne’s best man, Peter Davies, and […]
Hedge Funds Just Nailed Their Short Bets On U.S. Stocks
(Bloomberg) Decisions to step away from stocks by everyone from professional speculators to clients of U.S. mutual funds are proving prescient amid the worst rout since 2011. Hedge funds that aim to profit from global economic trends, a group that […]