Monthly Archives: November 2019
Four in five global investors plan to increase allocations to China in next 12 months
(Hedgeweek) Four in five global investors plan to increase allocations to China in next 12 months, according to EIU and Invesco study. Over 80 per cent of global investors plan to increase either significantly or moderately their organisation’s allocation to […]
Hedge fund Whitebox places big bet on gunmaker Remington
(Reuters) – Whitebox Advisors LLC, a credit-focused hedge fund, has been quietly capitalizing on Wall Street’s ambivalence toward gun manufacturers by replacing some banks as a lender to Remington Outdoor Company. To read this article:
The wealth of global billionaires fell in 2018 for the first time in three years
(Opalesque) The global billionaires saw their collective wealth dip in 2018 for the first time in three years, erasing $388 billion of their net worth globally to $8.54 trillion, says UBS/PwC Billionaires Report 2019. To read this article:
US investors eyes on the bright side in Q3: Wells Fargo
(Opalesque) U.S. investor optimism perked up in the fourth quarter pushing the Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor Optimism Index score up to 84 from 72 in the third quarter. It is now on par with an 85 score in the second quarter. […]
Ghana Regulator Revokes Licenses of 53 Fund Managers
(Bloomberg) Ghana’s markets regulator revoked the licenses of 53 fund-management companies as many of them failed to return client funds. To read this article:
ETF Inflows Rise to a Record $4 Trillion and Top Industry Expert Says It’s Still ‘Early Days’
(CNBC) Call it an ETF explosion. U.S.-based exchange-traded funds have racked up a record $4 trillion in assets under management as of this year, with 136 ETF providers offering 2,062 ETFs to investors, according to research firm ETFGI. To read […]
Equity hedge strategy up +1.3% in October, with +9.3% YTD gain:
(Opalesque) In the week ending November 8th 2019, HFR reported that the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index led main strategy performance for the month with a +1.3 percent return, bringing the YTD gain to +9.3 percent. The hedge fund industry […]
Why an Elizabeth Warren Presidency Worries Markets More Than Donald Trump’s Trade War
(South China Morning Post) For the latest confirmation of the heavy toll US President Donald Trump’s trade war is taking on the world economy, look no further than the publication of survey data on Monday showing that global manufacturing output […]
CFTC Orders Wells Fargo to Pay Over $14 Million for Violating Swap Dealer Business Conduct Standards
(HedgeCo.Net) The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for violating multiple swap dealer business conduct standards. Specifically, Wells Fargo failed to deal with a counterparty in a fair […]
Equity hedge strategy up +1.3% in October, with +9.3% YTD gain
(Opalesque) In the week ending November 8th 2019, HFR reported that the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index led main strategy performance for the month with a +1.3 percent return, bringing the YTD gain to +9.3 percent. The hedge fund industry […]
CTA performance dips in October as market conditions remain challenging
(Hedgeweek) Following a challenging September, the Societe General CTA Index closed October at -2.41 per cent as difficult market conditions continued in October. To read this article:
Hong Kong’s SFC increases scrutiny of private equity managers
(Opalesque) The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it reprimanded and fined a Hong Kong private equity firm, SEAVI Advent Ocean Private Equity Limited (PE Firm), for employing or appointing unlicensed persons to perform regulated functions […]
