Monthly Archives: September 2018
Public Companies Charged With Failing to Comply With Quarterly Reporting Obligations
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against five public companies for failing to provide financial statements that were reviewed by their independent external auditor when they filed quarterly reports with the Commission on Form 10-Q. Regulation S-X […]
SGX proposes new ‘trade at close’ session for securities market
(Hedgeweek) Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public feedback on the proposed introduction of a new trading session for the securities market, the ‘trade at close’ (TAC), which will take place after the closing auction routine ends. To read this article:
Crypto Hedge Fund Ikigai Makes New Exec Hires
(Hedgeweek) Ikigai Asset Management, a long/short multi-strategy crypto-asset hedge fund launched by former Point72 Portfolio Manager, Travis Kling, has added three new executive hires to its team. To read this article:
Dell Revisits IPO Option Amid Tracking Stock Deal Pushback
(Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc (DVMT.N) is exploring an initial public offering (IPO) after shelving this option earlier this year in favor of going public by buying back a special type of stock from investors, people familiar with the matter […]
Putnam stares down hedge funds on big shopping mall bet
(Reuters) – Putnam Investments has placed a large, concentrated bet that struggling U.S. shopping malls can transform themselves even as key tenants shut stores or file for bankruptcy. So far, it is winning – to the chagrin of hedge funds […]
Hedge Fund Launches Outpace Liquidations for Fourth Straight Quarter
(Pension & Investments) Hedge fund launches exceeded hedge fund liquidations for the fourth quarter in a row, but the total number of launches was the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2008 during the global financial crisis, according to data […]
New York Hedge Fund Needs the Long Game in Italy
(Bloomberg) Telecom Italia SpA had problems when it was being dominated by its biggest investor, Vincent Bollore’s Vivendi SA. But the arrival on the shareholder register of activist fund Elliott Management Corp., and its wresting of boardroom control from the […]
Fed Likely to Push Aside Recession Worry in Unveiling 2021 View
(Bloomberg) While investors have been increasingly worried about the potential for a U.S. recession by 2020, central bankers next week are likely to project the nine-year-old expansion lasting a few more years. Federal Open Market Committee participants at the close […]
Hedge Funds Watch Sky Auction as Bidding War Draws to an End
(Institutional Investor) Comcast and Fox are poised to make bids for Sky under a mandate by Britain’s Takeover Panel. To read this article:
Hedge Fund Closures Plummet to Pre-Crisis Level
(Interactive Investor) Hedge fund closures have dropped to a level not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis. A total 125 funds liquidated during the three months through June, down 44 percent from the same period last year… To read […]
Quality as a Hedge Against Rising Volatility
(Harvest) Growth stocks’ extended dominance over value has captured the headlines of late. That said, since the end of 2016 it has really been about momentum. While investors have focused on earnings growth, an even better approach would have been […]
Hedge Fund Assets Up in August
(Alpha-Week) Data shop eVestment published its hedge fund asset flows report today, seeing global hedge fund asset flows coming in slightly positive in August, with $4.74 billion added to the $3.3 trillion-plus industry. Year to date net flows to the […]