Monthly Archives: November 2015
Cooperating Witness in SAC Capital Trial to Be Sentenced
(New York Times) One of the final cooperating witnesses in the federal government’s long-running investigation into insider trading at SAC Capital Advisors is soon to be sentenced. In a court filing on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said that the witness, Richard […]
How Small Hedge Funds Way Outperform Bigger Rivals
(Barron’s) Bigger hedge funds didn’t do as well as smaller ones over a recent 20-year stretch, and that disparity was even more pronounced during the 2008-09 financial crisis. So concludes a working paper by three finance professors at City University […]
After Career at UBS and Citigroup, Emmanuel Starts Hedge Fund
(Bloomberg) Jeff Emmanuel is breaking into the hedge-fund industry after a career spanning equity research, deal making and investment banking at Citigroup Inc. and UBS Group AG. Emmanuel’s Hong Kong-based EFM Asset Management started trading a global stock fund on […]
Aberdeen Sees Investors Pulling Funds on Emerging Market Jitters
(Reuters) Aberdeen Asset Management reported a 12.5 percent fall in assets after nervous investors pulled money out of its emerging market funds and said it expected further outflows, sending its shares lower on Monday. Emerging markets have been roiled this […]
New Concerns Centered Around the Brazilian Economy and Stock Market
New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of the foremost experts on the Brazilian economy and stock market is looking elsewhere for investment opportunities at this time because he thinks it will get worse.In a New York Times article, Brazilian hedge fund […]
Idea Behind Social Media-Driven Trading not as Effective as Hoped
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an ever changing world of technological innovation and the incredible growth of social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, it seemed only natural that investment firms would attempt to take advantage of the technology […]
With Equity Markets in Flux, Currency Focused Fund Flourishes
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While many of the world’s top hedge funds struggling in 2015 as global equity markets have struggled to gain and keep traction, one hedge fund that focuses on currency trading is turning in a great performance. […]
HedgeCoVest Adds Six New Models, Giving RIAs Access To 40 Hedge Fund Products On One Platform.
November 27, 2015 (New York) HedgeCoVest (www.hedgecovest.com), a real time hedge fund mirroring platform, today announced the addition of another six (6) hedge fund models, creating a total of forty (40) investment options available to HedgeCoVest clients. HedgeCoVest continues to […]
Hedge Funds Aren’t Crazy About Boston Private Financial Hldg Inc (BPFH) Anymore
(Insider Monkey)Boston Private Financial Hldg Inc was in 17 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of September. Boston Private Financial Hldg investors should pay attention to a decrease in enthusiasm from smart money lately. There were 20 hedge funds in […]
Hedge Funds Focus on Vipshop in Shift Away From China E-Commerce
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds reduced their holdings of China’s biggest e-commerce companies during the third quarter, with Vipshop Holdings Ltd. being cut the most, as investors pulled out of the country’s assets amid the worst market rout since the 2008 financial […]
Hedge Funds Och-Ziff and Man Group Gain as Abengoa Shares Slide
(Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management and Man Group Plc’s GLG unit were among at least five hedge funds to profit as Abengoa SA, a Spanish renewable-energy company, fell as much as 69 percent Wednesday.Abengoa’s B shares plunged after the Seville-based company […]
Hedge Fund Stone Milliner’s Macro Fund Assets Pass $5 Bln
(Reuters) One of Europe’s biggest hedge funds betting on currencies and fixed income has passed the $5 billion milestone for assets and looks set to post another peer-beating year, an investor letter seen by Reuters said. The Stone Milliner Macro […]