Monthly Archives: February 2019
The Hedge-Fund Bond Trade That Keeps on Giving
(Bloomberg) The “gentlemen of the spread” are about to smell blood in Italy’s bond markets again…. To read this article:
Hedge Funds Gained 2.9% In January
(Opalesque) In the week ending February 8th 2019, Bloomberg revealed that six out of seven strategies tracked by the firm have advanced. Hedge funds gained 2.9% in January, the first positive return since July, as the rally in stocks offered […]
A Big U.S. Fund Is Ready to Nibble, Not Bite, on Chinese Bonds
(Bloomberg) As China’s domestic bonds head for imminent inclusion in a benchmark global index, one large U.S. fund manager is taking a cautious approach. “My guess is that we will buy some once we get the settlement capabilities, but it’s […]
New Jersey Resident Charged with Ponzi Scheme Targeting Retail Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a final judgment against a New Jersey resident who was charged by the agency with stealing more than $250,000 in a Ponzi scheme in which his friends and coworkers invested. The court’s […]
Dow falls amid lingering fears over US-China trade and global growth
(CNBC) The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Friday as market participants continued to worry about ongoing U.S.-China trade negotiations as well as slowing economic growth. The 30-stock index fell 63.20 points to 25,106.33, notching its first three-day losing streak […]
Hedge Funds Post First Monthly Gains Since July
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds gained 2.9 percent in January, the first positive return since July, as the rally in stocks offered managers some relief.Six out of seven strategies made money, according to preliminary figures from the Bloomberg Hedge Fund Database. Event-driven […]
Hedge Fund Founder Jeff Tannenbaum’s Next Act Will Be Green
(Bloomberg) Jeff Tannenbaum made his fortune through investing; now he’s investing that fortune. He’s chairman emeritus at New York-based Fir Tree Capital Management LP, the hedge fund he founded in 1994, though he began handing over investment responsibilities in the […]
Hedge Fund Takes on U.K. and Its Banks
(Bloomberg) A U.S. hedge fund is taking on the British government and major banks in protest at the pain inflicted on ordinary shareholders in the latest rescue of a troubled U.K. construction company. It is picking a tough battle, but […]
Trump Says He Won’t Meet China’s Xi Before Tariff Deadline
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he won’t meet Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline to avert new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. To read this article:
Fund Manager Beating Almost Everyone Says Get Out of London, NYC
(Bloomberg) To fly from Scotland to Silicon Valley takes 14 hours. Money manager Tom Slater, whose fund is loaded with west-coast tech giants, makes a round-trip from Edinburgh about six times a year. He mostly skips the stops in London […]
Hedge-Fund Manager Doug Kass Says Stock-Market Bulls Need to Wake Up
(Marketwatch) Just keep swimming….That’s been the message for investors these days. Stay afloat because we’ve had the best start for stocks since 1987… To read this article:
CEOs are Opening Their Boardrooms to Hedge Fund ‘White Squires’ to Keep Other Activists
(CNBC) When it comes to defending a company against an agitated investor, the devil you know may be better than the devil you don’t….That’s the recent mindset among corporations and investors alike when it comes to fending off potential intruders. […]