Monthly Archives: November 2017

(Opalesque) The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its Report on the Fourth IOSCO Hedge Fund Survey, which provides regulators new insights into the global hedge fund industry and the potential systemic risks this industry […]

(Harvest) Our view is supported by two key trends. First, more effective regulation has resulted in an orderly deleveraging of the financial system and stalling growth in riskier “shadow banking”. Second, strong corporate profits, coming as a result of supply-side […]

(Reuters) Investment bank China Renaissance said on Thursday it expected its investment management arm’s assets under management to triple to $10 billion over the next three years, as it looks to attract more foreign investors and launch diversified products including […]

(HITC Business) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has announced it has fined J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC $1.25 million for failing to conduct timely or adequate background checks on approximately 8,600, or 95 percent, of its non-registered associated persons from […]

(Bloomberg) Larry Hatheway, who’s spent decades poring over the mechanics of financial markets and investing, says his two biggest concerns right now are China and inflation. As the long-running bull markets in global equities and fixed-income rage on, the 59-year […]

(Yahoo News) Hedge fund investors pay huge fees to gain access to premium investment opportunities that can come in the form of obscure asset classes, no-name stocks, and complicated structured trades. However, recent performance for many big hedge funds have […]

(Bloomberg) Texas, which has long prided itself on independence, is bucking the national trend on hedge funds. As large pension funds across the U.S. shy away from hedge funds because of concerns over high fees and mediocre returns, the Texas […]

(Reuters) Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has joined the ranks of those warning about the virtual currency bitcoin as an investment. “I would simply not recommend this to the everyday investor,” Ulrich Stephan, chief strategist at Germany’s largest lender, said on Wednesday. […]

(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are borrowing more to buy equities, a sign of growing confidence in the economy and their favorite stocks. Leverage among managers who speculate on rising and falling shares has climbed this month to near the highest levels […]

(Hedgeweek) Credit strategies and multi-strategy funds experienced the greatest net inflows of USD13.9 billion and USD13.3 billion, respectively, while equity strategies saw net inflows of USD1.3 billion in Q3, ending a run of six successive quarters of outflows. To read […]

(Hedgeweek) “SS&C’s Forward Redemption Indicator continues to trend favourably on a year-over-year basis, coming in at 3.91 per cent for November 2017, compared to 4.25 per cent a year ago for November 2016. To read this article: