(Bloomberg) Blackstone Group LP has an enticing pitch for the ultra wealthy: Invest in hedge funds and avoid paying taxes forever. The private-equity firm’s Lombard International is leading the charge to promote exclusive insurance vehicles that can contain hedge fund […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds globally have allocated at least USD59 billion to responsible investment (RI), according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). To read this article:

(Harvest) After a strong 2017, high-yield bonds have struggled this year as US Treasury yields spiked and inflation potential stirred up fears that the Federal Reserve may raise borrowing costs more aggressively. With the US credit cycle in its 10th […]

(Harvest) After the worst first quarter performance in 22 years for the municipal bond market, Portfolio Manager Nick Venditti explains where muni fixed income investors should go from here. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) A surging dollar and a capital flight from emerging markets may lead to another “major” financial crisis, investor George Soros said, warning the European Union that it’s facing an imminent existential threat. The “termination” of the nuclear deal with […]

(New York Post) The hedgie turned politico-for-a-minute turned hedgie once again, is close to landing a $30 million investment from the Korean Teacher’s Credit Union,…. To read this article:

(Mining.com) The price of platinum stayed above $900 an ounce on New York futures markets on Monday as it attempts to recover from levels last seen in January 2016 struck last week. Platinum is trading near a record discount of […]

(The Guardian) It’s the biggest single stock market fund in Britain, holding nearly £20bn of small investors’ cash. Yet while the FTSE 100 has soared, hitting a record high this week, the fund, managed by Standard Life, has made nothing […]

(247 Wall Street) For the first quarter of 2018, hedge funds managed a return of 0.35% on the Hedge Fund Research Fund Weighted Composite (FWC) index. Not much, but better than the Dow (down about 2% in the quarter ) […]

(CNBC) On Friday the investor said he is lowering his stake in a securities filing….Shares of Herbalife closed down 9.6 percent Friday. To read this article:

(CNBC) Marc Desmidt, Point72’s CEO of International, likes two sectors in China in particular.”The emergence of China and its growing wealth, means that people in China are much more focused on their physical and emotional well-being,” Desmidt said. “Health care […]

(Harvest) Last Tuesday, May 15, represented a red-letter day for the U.S. Treasury (UST) market, as the 10-Year yield moved above a key technical level and ended up posting its highest numbers since 2011. The natural question is: Now that […]