Monthly Archives: September 2017
SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Irma on Capital Markets, Continues to Monitor Impact of Hurricane Harvey
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission is closely monitoring of the impact of Hurricane Irma on investors and capital markets, and continues to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. “As we are doing in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey, the […]
SS&C GlobeOp: Hedge Fund Performance Index Up +0.90% In July
(FINalternatives) Hedge funds continued their positive momentum into August, according to new data from SS&C GlobeOp, while net asset flows advanced again. To read this article:
Preqin: $1.49T Buyout Market Remains Resilient
(FINalternatives) The buyout market currently accounts for more than half of the $2.6 trillion global private equity industry, according to research from data provider Preqin, while average returns for buyout funds exceeded 10% in every vintage year since 2006. To […]
Hedge Funds Gained 0.97 Per Cent in August
(Hedgeweek) posted on Thu 14 Sep 2017 Permalink Print Hedge funds generated gains of 0.97 per cent in August 2017, extending their streak to 10 consecutive months of positive returns. This helped the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark post returns […]
US Fund Investors Hesitant on Domestic Stocks
(Reuters) International stocks and taxable bonds raked in cash for the 40th week in a row as investors tiptoed away from the domestic equity market, Investment Company Institute (ICI) data for U.S.-based funds showed on Wednesday. Taxable bond mutual funds […]
JPMorgan Pledges $40m to Chicago for Economic Growth in Under-Served Areas
(CNBC) JPMorgan Chase has pledged $40 million over three years to Chicago to fund projects in under-served communities in the city’s South and West sides. Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chairman and chief executive, said in a recent interview with CNBC […]
Judge Sends Martin Shkreli to Jail for Facebook Post Offering Bounty for Hillary Clinton’s Hair
(CNBC) An angry federal judge revoked the $5 million bond of convicted fraudster Martin Shkreli on Wednesday and ordered him jailed after ruling the notorious “pharma bro” was a danger to the public because of his offer on Facebook of […]
Bitcoin Should Be Valued at Half of What It’s Worth Today: Mohamed El-Erian
(CNBC) Bitcoin, which has surged roughly 300 percent in 2017, is certainly a “disruptive” technology but won’t see widespread use, economist Mohamed El-Erian said Wednesday. “The current pricing assume massive adoption, and I don’t think governments will allow the amount […]
Harvey Will Reflect in Economic Data as Growth—That Might Mislead the Fed into Another Policy Error
(Harvest) Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on South Texas and Louisiana. As a lifelong Texan, I have many friends in that region. They’ve lived through many storms and normally take what nature throws at them in stride. Not this time. I […]
What’s Wrong With Low Volatility?
(Harvest) Overall volatility of financial markets recently has been very low. The problem with that, argues Jeff Knight, is that this environment could tempt investors to position portfolios too aggressively. To read this article:
As Perceived Risks Rise, Limited-Term US Government Funds Offer Shelter
(Harvest) Most U.S. risk asset prices have enjoyed a long ride higher amid slow-but-steady economic growth, scant inflation and still ample central bank monetary support. But if fund flows are any indication of where portfolio managers expect markets to go, […]
BarclayHedge BTOP50 Index Returns 1.87% in August
(Opalesque) Managed futures traders showed solid gains of 1.87% in August according to a flash estimate of the BarclayHedge BTOP50. For the year to date period, the index is down 2.39%.”Managed futures had its best month of the year and […]