Monthly Archives: November 2016

(Barron’s) Hedge fund managers who once dreaded the prospect of a President Trump are now optimistic about his impact on the economy and their investments, Reuters reports. Almost 75% of fund managers now believe that corporate tax cuts will lift […]

(Insider Monkey) It isn’t a secret that the markets are more efficient when it comes to pricing mega-cap stocks. Hundreds of analysts already look into these stocks, so there isn’t much to uncover that can yield significantly higher abnormal returns. […]

(Reuters) Hedge funds and money managers have boosted their bullish wagers on U.S. crude oil, data showed on Monday, as the market turned more optimistic that the world’s top oil producers would come together to hammer out the details of […]

(NY Times) The veteran deal maker James C. Woolery has left Hudson Executive Capital, the activist hedge fund he co-founded, the firm said on Monday. In a statement, the firm said that Mr. Woolery had resigned “due to personal reasons.” […]

(Bloomberg) Three former Barclays Plc traders sent to prison for Libor manipulation were denied permission to appeal their convictions by a U.K. judge, narrowing the possibility that their guilty verdicts will be overturned. Requests for an appeal by Jonathan Mathew, […]

(Reuters) After a number of false starts since the term was first coined five years ago, the idea of a “Great Rotation” out of bonds and into stocks is again gaining traction as signs of stronger economic growth increase and […]

(The Business Insider) King Street Capital, a $19 billion hedge fund focused on the credit markets, is planning to launch its own collateralized loan obligation… To read this article:

(CNBC) Hedge funds overall are underperforming this year, but the stocks most owned by the smart money are still beating the market significantly, according to Goldman Sachs’ latest “Hedge Fund Trend Monitor” report… To read this article:

(Bloomberg) When consumers the world over started chasing Pokemon characters this summer, driving up shares of Nintendo, hedge funds were quick to hunt down short-selling opportunities. Those who timed it right were handsomely rewarded with a 26 percent drop in […]

(Bloomberg) FLSmidth & Co. A/S was among Europe’s most-shorted stocks last year. Now, hedge funds are abandoning their bets against the company as Donald Trump’s surprise election win has investors bracing for a construction boom that could revive an industry […]

(New York Post) For hedge fund portfolio managers, the difference between working at a top-performing fund and one that is a bottom-dweller is a cool $6 million, recently released data reveals. Cream of the crop portfolio managers can expect total […]