Monthly Archives: August 2019

(Opalesque) The largest pension fund in the world has been clarifying its sustainability goals in the last few years and fund managers ought to take note, as it is an initiator and it is working with other large asset. To […]

(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday shook up the leadership at the federal Bureau of Prisons, removing its acting chief following the suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York City jail. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Hedge funds cut their bullish positions in petroleum last week for the second week running as anxiety about the slowing global economy and oil consumption trumped optimism over production restraint by OPEC and its allies. To read this […]

(Bloomberg) General Electric Co.’s biggest plunge in 11 years came at an awkward time for some of Wall Street’s savviest investors, after a recent buying spree by the likes of Renaissance Technologies, Citadel Advisors and Adage Capital Management. Hedge funds […]

(Forbes) Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management is riding high after a multiyear stretch of trouble.A publicly traded vehicle that houses the vast majority of his fund’s assets is up 48% net of fees as of […]

(Bloomberg) Activist investor Mantle Ridge has built a 20% stake in food and facilities management company Aramark and plans to push for changes at the company.The New York-based fund run by Paul Hilal said in a regulatory filing Friday that […]

(Bloomberg) A top long-only equity hedge fund is betting big on Internet dating. Helsinki-based HCP Focus, which has a slim portfolio of only 12 “high-conviction” stocks, has 16% of its funds invested in Tinder-operator Match Group Inc. The owner of […]

(Hedgeweek) The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.55 per cent in July, underperforming the 0.77 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. […]

(Reuters) – Gold prices dipped on Monday on a stronger U.S. dollar and a recovery in equities markets, as hopes of stimulus from major central banks eased fears of a steep global economic downturn. To read this article:

(Reuters) Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings (3258.T) said it received a friendly buyout offer worth up to $1.3 billion from a SoftBank Group (9984.T) investment firm, a deal that will help it fend off a rare hostile takeover bid from […]

(Opalesque) The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2019 measured 0.42%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.38% in August.”SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for August 2019 […]