Monthly Archives: September 2015
Small Speculators Reach Extreme Bearish Level On S&P Futures
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Normally we focus on the large speculator group when we look at the commitment of traders (COT) reports, but the recent activity by small speculators in the S&P futures COT report caught our attention. In just […]
Hedge Funds For The Masses
(ABC News) Hedge funds aren’t just for the 1 percent anymore. The mutual-fund industry wants average investors to get into its own version of hedge funds, saying they can offer protection when the stock market is tumbling…. These funds, also […]
Bloomberg Article Questions Worthiness of Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an article on Bloomberg yesterday, author Sheelah Kolhatkar asked “Are Hedge Funds Still for Suckers?” The article cited the performance over the last few months mainly and it looked at the performance of well-known funds […]
Appaloosa’s David Tepper Making Noise
New York (HedgeCo.net) – David Tepper, founder and President of Appaloosa Management, was all over the news on Thursday. There were articles from Business Insider, CNBC, Reuters and two from Market Watch. So what was all the news? Interestingly enough, […]
Don’t Be So Quick To Blame This Strategy For Stock Market Volatility
(MarketWatch) Blaming the investment strategy known as risk parity for surging market volatility and the under-performance of some equity funds has become fashionable, but it might stem from a misunderstanding about how the approach works. To read this report:
China Deflation Risks Grow, Foreign Central Banks On Alert
(Reuters) The risk of deflation in China is growing, data suggested on Wednesday, as policymakers tried to reassure markets that the economy can stay on track and state banks were suspected of intervening in offshore markets to bolster the yuan. […]
Global Stock Market Rout Offers Opportunity For M&A Hedge Funds
(Reuters) The sharp falls in global stock markets in August potentially offer hedge funds that decide to bet on the outcome of merger deals a chance to make some juicy returns. A plunge in China’s equity markets last month that […]
Lack of Correlation By Hedge Funds Apparent Over Long Run
New York (HedgeCo.Net) A HedgeCoVest follower on Twitter recently asked, facetiously we think, “what have hedge funds done over the last five years?” After research, we can tell you that from January 1, 2010 through the end of July, the […]
Apparently Bigger Isn’t Always Better
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new study has been released that suggests that when it comes to investing in hedge funds, bigger isn’t always better. The study was conducted by researchers at City University in London and the findings showed […]
IndexIQ Announces August 2015 Performance of Its Hedge Family of Investable Benchmark Hedge Fund Replication Indexes
(Business Wire) IndexIQ, a pioneer and leading provider of innovative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes. Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge […]
KKR To Buy Stake in Marshall Wace Hedge Fund Drive
(Reuters) American private equity firm KKR & Co is buying a stake in European hedge fund operator Marshall Wace, raising its bets on the rapidly growing $3 trillion industry. KKR will acquire a 24.9 percent stake in the London-based company, […]
SEC Charges Seattle Hedge Fund Adviser With Taking Unearned Management Fees
(Securities & Exchange Commission) The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Bellevue, Wash.-based investment advisory firm and its CEO with fraudulently inflating the values of investments in the portfolio of a private fund they advised so they could attain […]