Monthly Archives: November 2018
Deutsche Bank Shares Surge as NY Hedge Fund Takes Stake
(New York Post) Deutsche Bank shares surged more than 5 percent after a New York hedge fund disclosed it has taken a stake in the beleaguered financial giant. Hudson Executive Capital, led by JPMorgan alum Douglas Braunstein, announced a 3.1 […]
SEC Charges Bitcoin-Funded Securities Dealer and CEO
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against an international securities dealer and its Austria-based CEO for allegedly violating the federal securities laws in connection with security-based swaps funded with bitcoins. According to the SEC’s complaint, 1pool Ltd. a/k/a […]
Deutsche Bank shares jump after activist investor discloses 3% stake
(CNBC) A former J.P. Morgan Chase executive turned activist hedge fund investor has taken a 3.1 percent stake in Deutsche Bank as the beleaguered German lender works on a turnaround story. To read this article:
Billion dollar hedge funds outperformed smaller peers in October amidst worries over global trade and interest rates
(Hedgeweek) The asset-weighted Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index – USD gained 0.33 per cent in September, outperforming the equal-weighted Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index which declined 0.11 per cent throughout the month. To read this article:
Campbell Lutyens appoints US Advisory Director
(Hedgeweek) Campbell Lutyens, one of the leading global private capital advisors, is pleased to announce that Michele Kinner has joined as a US Advisory Director. To read this article:
Apis Capital Management lists first tokenised hedge fund on Nasdaq Fund Market
(Hedgeweek) Apis Capital Management has listed its tokenised investment options, the Apis Token on the Nasdaq Fund Network, a platform for mutual funds and hedge funds, under symbol ZAPISX making it available on networks ranging from Bloomberg’s Terminal to Yahoo […]
Wilshire Phoenix teaming up with Coinbase Custody to launch new institutional cryptocurrency fund
(Hedgeweek) New York-based investment firm Wilshire Phoenix has partnered with crypto storage solution Coinbase Custody to launch a new institutional fund by the end of 2018. To read this article:
Hedge Fund Tremblant Capital Selects LiquidityBook
(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund Tremblant Capital has selected Liquidity Book’s SaaS-based LBX Buy Side as its full POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system), with the integrated LBX Connect as its FIX routing network. LBX Buy Side replaced an existing system […]
Hedge Fund Three Bays to Close After Poor Performance
(Bloomberg) Hedge fund Three Bays Capital plans to shutter after years of weak performance, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company, which was started in 2013 by former Highfields Capital Management money manager Matthew Sidman, will return […]
Equity and Quant Hedge Funds Hit Hardest by Stock Market Rout
(Bloomberg) October’s stock rout is inflicting the most pain on equity and quant hedge funds. As the U.S. stock market headed for its worst month in seven years, equity funds have slumped 6.8 percent through Monday, Morgan Stanley’s prime brokerage […]
Global Investor Confidence down in November by 1.0 point to 97.1
(Hedgeweek)The State Street Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for November 2017 decreased to 97.1, down 1.0 point from October’s revised. To read this article:
iCapital Network Teams With CAIA for Alternative Investments Education
(FINalternatives) Alternative investment platform provider iCapital Network has partnered with the CAIA Association to offer CAIA’s Fundamentals of Alternative Investments certificate program to its private member network of registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, private banks and family offices. To read this […]