Monthly Archives: November 2016
Firm Charged With Misleading Investors About Binary Options Profitability
(HedgeCo.Net)— The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that an Israeli-based firm must pay more than $1.7 million for misleading investors into trading binary options over the internet, and the agency warned that other firms may be out there actively […]
Chris Rokos Said Seeking $2 Billion to Boost Hedge-Fund Assets
(Bloombrg) Hedge fund manager Chris Rokos is seeking to raise as much as $2 billion to boost assets at his London investment firm following a lucrative year for investors, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Rokos, 46, […]
Carnage at hedge funds as 566 close: Investors turning to cheaper and more predictable alternatives
(This is Money) Hedge fund numbers are set to drop this year as investors plough cash into cheaper and more predictable alternatives. A study by Singapore firm Eurekahedge revealed ….that in fund closures around the world 566 had been shuttered […]
Pimco Ends Three-Year Bleeding as Allianz Sees Turnaround
(Bloomberg) Bloomberg News reports that third-party clients added a net $5.1 billion in new money to Newport Beach, California-based Pimco last quarter, according to a statement Friday by its parent Allianz SE. (To read this article)
No Certainty That New Hedge Fund Drawn To Conagra Will Act As Activist
(Omaha.com) Does the presence of a hedge fund known for buying big stakes in a company mean that Conagra Brands could be in for another makeover? Possibly, but it isn’t certain that the hedge fund, called Third Point, bought shares […]
One Brutal Chart From Bridgewater Explains Everything
(The Business Insider) This chart from $150 billion Bridgewater Associates, the world’s biggest hedge fund, shows just how hard people across the US and Europe have been hit by globalization, and the loss of jobs to other countries and to […]
Stanley Druckenmiller: Good Times Are Here Again; Whitney Tilson, Ray Dalio Less Sure
(Dealbreaker) There are basically three ways to feel about the impending renaissance/apocalypse of a Trump presidency, and hedge fund managers are feeling all of them….. (To read this article)
Can the US Bond Market see a Decade of Flat to Negative Returns as the SP 500 did in the 2000’s?
(Harvest) Jeff Gundlach, the “new” media-appointed Bond King in the last year, (and Jeff has made some good calls) who runs his own bond firm, DoubleLine Capital, was on CNBC yesterday (11/11/16) and weighed in on all things political, economic […]
Hedge Funds Line Up Against Mozambique in Tuna Bond Battle
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and some of the world’s biggest emerging-market bond investors are girding for a fight with Mozambique and its other creditors. The country’s attempt to reach a restructuring agreement by the end of the year suffered a blow […]
Movie Producer Charged With Defrauding Hedge Fund Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former movie producer and self-proclaimed private equity executive with defrauding investors in hedge funds and using the money he stole to support his extravagant lifestyle. According to the SEC’s complaint, David […]
Bill Ackman Says He’s Bullish on Donald Trump
(Fortune) Bill Ackman says he’s extremely bullish on Donald Trump. Ackman, who runs Pershing Square, said that he thought having a businessman as president could be a big plus. And he said he thought Trump could get something positive done. […]
Hedge-Fund Manager Doesn’t Trust Stock-Market Rally — He’s Positioning for a World Where ‘Uncertainty Reigns’
(New York Magazine) Few hedge-fund managers took a harder public stand against Donald Trump than Whitney Tilson of Kase Capital Management, who often refers to our president-elect as “Con Man Don.” Ever since Trump won the Republican nomination for president, […]