Monthly Archives: November 2015
Shining a Light on Hedge Fund Holdings Would Hit Close to Home
(Stamford Advocate) A U.S. congresswoman’s introduction of a “Hedge Fund Sunshine” bill Wednesday could have a major impact locally. The bill arrives in response to the pressure financiers are exerting on teetering Puerto Rico by acquiring its debt at steep […]
What Hedge Fund Stars Are Buying and Selling
(Barrons) On a warm Indian Summer afternoon, 1,100 investors gathered in Chicago’s Harris Theater for the annual Invest for Kids conference to glean investment ideas from a potpourri of hedge fund managers and other gurus. The investment performance over the […]
Investing With An Edge: Deswell Industries
(Seeking Alpha) While earnings have been poor, Deswell trades for significantly less than its liquid assets. – The company has >8% dividend yield and insiders have been buying. – However, a few things about the company can only be described […]
Hedge Fund Brevan Howard Lays off 50 Support Staff
(Bloomberg) Leading European hedge fund firm Brevan Howard has cut around 50 support staff across its global operations, a source familiar with the matter on Friday said, as part of a plan to focus on its flagship macro-economic funds business.The […]
Hedge Funds Raised Treasury Shorts by Most Since ’13
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds picked just the right time to boost bearish bets on Treasuries by the most since March 2013. Large speculators including hedge funds increased net short positions in 10-year notes by 128,601 contracts to 164,264 in the week […]
The Allocation Dilemma for Alternative Investments
New York (HedgeCo.net) By most indications, investors and advisors alike have increased their use of alternative investments since the financial crisis in 2008. The evidence is pretty clear given the growth in alternative mutual funds. According to a report in […]
HedgeCoVest Managers Offer Outlook on Fourth Quarter
New York (HedgeCo.net) After suffering through the worst quarterly loss in four years for the overall market, investors seem to be a little more uncertain about the fourth quarter and what it will bring to the market. We asked the […]
Looking Deeper into Correlation
New York (HedgeCo.net) Last month we featured a story entitled Lack of Correlation Apparent Over Long Run. Since publishing that article, more articles have come to our attention mentioning or focusing on correlation. One particular article was from ValueWalk and […]
Treasury Management: No Longer the Poor Relation
(COO Connect) Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services Global Head of Product Development, Alan McKenna, recently explored how the treasury function within funds has recently become a lot more complex, spurred on by three major drivers: the effect of Basel III on […]
Lawyers Accuse Hedge Funds of Propping Up Massive ‘Sham’
(Variety.com) Filmmakers who would like to make the submarine action thriller “Hunter Killer,” attempting to extricate their film project from bankrupt Relativity Studios, accused the company and its founder Ryan Kavanaugh of operating a massive “sham,” which hedge funds continue […]
What You Need to Know About Bonds and Managed Futures before Interest Rates Rise
(Attain Alternatives) Attain Capital is looking at what types of investments are likely to benefit from the increased bond market volatility and potential price trends which could come from a rising rate environment. To read this article:
Man Fit for Trial in Slaying of Hedge-Fund Dad
(ABC News)A forensic psychologist hired by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says a man accused of killing his hedge-fund founder father over a cut in his allowance is fit to stand trial. The New York Times reported that Stuart Kirschner […]