Monthly Archives: November 2019
Third Quarter 2019 Review of the Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Space
(Nasdaq) Long/short equity hedge funds entered the third quarter coming off a very strong first half of the year. The average fund returned 9.3% in the first half of 2019 (HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index) and, at Cross Shore, we […]
Hedge Fund Sachem Head Pushes Instructure to Explore a Sale
(Reuters) Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management has built a stake in Instructure Inc (INST.N) and plans to push the U.S. educational software company to explore alternatives, including selling itself. To read this article:
Bulgari’s Former CEO Plans Hedge Fund With Advisers to Elliott
(Bloomberg) The former head of Italian jeweler Bulgari SpA is preparing to start a hedge fund along with a pair of finance veterans who have advised the likes of activist investment firm Elliott Management Corp. Francesco Trapani, who ran Bulgari […]
SEC Charges International Security-Based Swaps Dealer That Targeted U.S. Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged XBT Corp. SARL d/b/a First Global Credit, a Switzerland-based securities dealer, for offering and selling unregistered security-based swaps to U.S. investors using bitcoins and for failing to transact its swaps on a […]
New regulations force financial services firms to ramp up investment in outsourcing
(Hedgeweek) Well over half of asset managers at financial services firms (58 per cent) say that recent industry regulations have resulted in their organisation either investing in new technology or bringing in a third party to help meet new data […]
SAVA Investment Management launches hybrid private equity/digital assets fund
(Opalesque)A new fund is coming to market that offers a hybrid structure giving investors access to private equity and digital tokens. SAVA Investment Management has launched a Healthcare Blockchain Fund. Investors in the private equity style vehicle will be able […]
ESG Bucks The Trend Of Declining Growth Among World’s Largest Asset Managers
(Opalesque) Assets managed in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) mandates by the 500 largest asset managers in the world rose by 23.3% in 2018, in contrast to their overall assets under management (AUM), which were down 3% from the previous […]
The climate becomes ‘key focus’ for institutional investors
(Opalesque) Climate change has now become the main focus of shareholder engagement according to Schroders’ 2019 Institutional Investor Study. The research found there was a marked decline in those who were cynical about sustainable investment strategies, with numbers dropping by […]
Unlisted infrastructure funds deals touch $88bn in Q3 2019
(Opalesque) In Q3 2019, 593 infrastructure transactions were completed for an aggregate value of $88bn, said Preqin. Although this marks a quarter-on-quarter fall of 50% in total deal value, following the quarterly record of $176bn set in Q2 2019, this […]
Hedge funds provide a smoother route to returns than the rollercoaster ride of equities, says SkyBridge
(Hedgeweek) Investing in equities can be a wild ride. Like any rollercoaster you’ve ever ridden, the slow climb up is a serene experience. The higher you get, the better the view. Wonderful. Then you descend, the G force kicks in, […]
Swedish Currency Fund Century Analytics AB Launches With a Focus on Machine Learning
(Opalesque) 2019 has been a rough year for hedge funds. Everything from market volatility to geopolitical headwinds is making it hard for managers to outperform. A new fund – Century Analytics AB – has launched this month and will rely […]
Hedge fund Sachem Head pushes Instructure to explore a sale
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management has built a stake in Instructure Inc (INST.N) and plans to push the U.S. educational software company to explore alternatives, including selling itself, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. […]