Monthly Archives: November 2016
Hedge Fund Calls For Removal of First NBC Bank CEO
(Reuters) A shareholder of First NBC Bank Holding Co has called for the chief executive officer’s removal, saying a change at the top would give more confidence to the New Orleans lender’s investors. Activist hedge fund Clinton Group, which has […]
Albourne to Launch Hedge Fund ‘Price Discovery’ Initiative
(HFMWeek.Com) Albourne Partners is pushing to make hedge fund pricing more transparent and wants to take a leading role in facilitating negotiations between investors and managers. The specialist investment consultant, which works with 257 clients investing over $400bn in alternatives, […]
Wealth Management’s Changing Landscape: Women & Millennials
(Harvest) As consumers and investors, women are changing the way society interacts with its money by consistently making more holistic decisions than men about how they spend, save and invest their money. Currently, women directly control 39% ($11.2 Trillion) of […]
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.32% in October (+4.03% YTD)
(Opalesque) Opalesque Industry Update – Hedge funds lost 0.32% in October according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year to date, the Index is up 4.03%. Ten of Barclay’s 17 hedge fund indices lost ground in October. […]
Trump Will Actually Be Good for Gold – Here’s Why
(Harvest) Gold sold off sharply since the election based on the belief that President-elect Trump will bring higher growth. This sell-off makes little sense for those who understand that gold is an investment in monetary policy failure and the destruction […]
Should You Follow Hedge Funds Into Regal Beloit Corp?
(Insider Monkey) Regal Beloit Corp (NYSE:RBC) investors should pay attention to an increase in hedge fund interest recently. RBC was in 21 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. There were 15 hedge funds in our database with RBC […]
Chief Accountant James Schnurr to Leave SEC
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief Accountant James Schnurr intends to retire from the agency. Mr. Schnurr began his tenure as the SEC’s chief accountant in October 2014. During his tenure, Mr. Schnurr was committed to […]
Yen Set for Worst Month Since 2009
(Bloomberg) The yen weakened, set for its worst month in almost eight years, as speculation U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pursue reflationary policies spurred bets that monetary tightening will accelerate. Japan’s currency has declined more than 7 percent in November, […]
Why A Hot New Hedge Fund Is Making A Big Bet On Disney
(The Business Insider) One of the hedge fund industry’s hottest new funds is betting on Disney. Samantha Greenberg’s Margate Capital Management is investing in Walt Disney Company – even as many peers are shedding the stock… To read this article:
Tybourne Capital’s Anand Plans Asia-Focused Hedge Fund
(Bloomberg) Amar Anand, managing director and sector head at Tybourne Capital Management, is preparing to leave the Hong Kong-based money manager to start his own global Asia-focused hedge fund, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Auroville Investment […]
Rubicon Said to Recoup Hedge-Fund Loss on 20% Gain in November
(Bloomberg) Paul Brewer’s Rubicon Fund Management gained almost 20 percent in its main hedge fund in the first 18 days of November to reverse losses earlier in the year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The Rubicon […]
Investing In Hedge Funds: Liquid movement
(IPE.COM) Niki Natarajan looks at how liquid alternative strategies could be the answer to the current low-interest-rate and high-volatility environment, even if it seems counter-intuitive. Rosie Reynolds, director of distribution at Aspect Capital, whose $324m Aspect Diversified Trends fund was […]