Monthly Archives: February 2016
Survey Shows Market Neutral Strategy Most Popular to Start 2016
New York (HedgeCo.net) – With the world investment markets facing more uncertainty than usual at the beginning of 2016, apparently the most in-demand strategy is market neutral. Deutsche Bank’s global prime finance group recently surveyed 504 hedge fund allocators and […]
Hedge funds are getting ready for Armageddon
(Business Insider) Hedge fund investors are battening down the hatches.”Hedge fund positions bear all the imprints of significant risk aversion already,” Societe Generale strategists said Wednesday in a note. “The volatile start of 2016 forced hedge funds to adopt a […]
Hedge Funds See No Respite Ahead in Asia After Brutal Start
(Bloomberg)Hedge funds in Asia, which struggled with a brutal market selloff last month, don’t see a respite anytime soon.The $241 million Orchid China Master Fund extended January’s 11.2 percent decline to slump another 2.6 percent this month through Feb. 15 […]
5 Stocks Hedge Funds Hate For 2016
(TheStreet.com) Apple was one of the most sold stocks during the three-month period as well as one of the most acquired positions by large hedge funds. S&P Global analyst Pavle Sabic said in an email that this event is quite […]
Hedge Fund Cash Flows Back To Bets That VIX At 20 Won’t Last
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and investors in exchange-traded notes are plowing money into bets that pay off should last week’s soothing of U.S. stock market turbulence prove temporary.With the Chicago Boards Options Exchange Volatility Index closing below 20 for just the […]
FBI Gathers Clues In Massive Goldman Sachs Money Scandal
(New York Post) Fallout from Goldman Sachs’ involvement with the controversial Malaysian state fund continued last week.US law enforcement officials are gathering sensitive documents — and identifying potential witnesses — in the massive money scandal that has ensnared the bank […]
The Surprising Hedge Fund Strategy That’s Beating The Market
(CNBC) A simple but elusive strategy has been beating the market this year: Just own what the hedge funds don’t.Stocks with the lowest concentration in hedge fund portfolios as measured by equity capitalization have crushed the S&P 500 this year, […]
Colombia To Let Pension Funds Invest In Hedge Funds, Commodities -Sources
(Reuters) Colombia will soon allow pension funds to invest up to 20 percent of their assets in real estate, commodities, private equity, hedge funds and other so-called alternative investments, sources said on Tuesday.The decision, aimed at diversifying risk and bolstering […]
Hedge Fund Stock Bets Were Most Concentrated on Ever Heading Into 2016
(Barrons) Who needs diversification when you can dedicate massive chunks of your portfolio to just a few large positions? The average hedge fund had parked 68% of its “long” assets in Top 10 positions at the end of last year, […]
Hedge Fund Gambles on Standard Chartered Fall
(Times Online) One of London’s biggest hedge funds has begun betting on further falls in the share price of Standard Chartered, even after the company’s stock hit a 30-year low.It comes amid concerns about the future of the Asia-focused bank, […]
Hedge Funds ‘Surprise’ In Raising Net Short In Ags To Record High
(Agrimoney.com) Hedge funds defied expectations of many investors and lifted their net short position in US-traded ags to the highest on record – although in a move which is leaving many late movers looking at losses. Managed money, a proxy […]
Hedge Fund Withdrawal Requests Stay Low In February
(Reuters) Investor demand to take money out of hedge funds rose slightly month on month in February but remained seasonally low, data on Friday showed, with market volatility continuing to underpin demand.The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator, a measure of […]