Category Archives: Syndicated
The Man Who Could Eat Half the Profit in Fund Management
(Bloomberg) In June 2016, he laid bare the asset management industry’s dirty little secrets: actively managed products haven’t performed better than their benchmarks; firms have grown too big as they focus on gathering assets; and fees have been structured to […]
Investors pull USD9.45bn from hedge funds in March
(Hedgeweek) Investors redeemed an estimated net USD9.45 billion from hedge funds in March. Total Q1 asset flows remain positive at +USD14.33 billion, bringing overall industry AUM to USD3.32 trillion, according to the March 2018 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. […]
Hedge Funds Prep Sohn Picks. Here’s How Their 2017 Ideas Did
(Bloomberg) The Sohn Investment Conference opens Monday to a wave of hedge fund industry titans sharing what they hope are money-making ideas. For 23 years, fund bigwigs have taken to the New York stage to reveal to peers their highest-conviction […]
Fed-Rate Swap Bet Helped Propel This Hedge Fund to 20% Gain
(Bloomberg) A gutsy bet the Federal Reserve will raise U.S. interest rates more than expected helped propel Kyle Shin’s hedge fund to a 20 percent first-quarter gain, backing up last year’s market-beating performance. To read this article:
Low Profile Hedge Funds Post High Returns in Year After New York Sohn Conference
(Reuters) One of the year’s most popular events for fund managers, the Sohn Investment Conference, will be held in New York on Monday, but if history is any guide, some of the industry’s lower-profile managers will probably provide the most […]
Hedge funds make historic and increasingly desperate FX, bond bets
(Reuters) Hamstrung by a renewed slump in volatility and lack of clear market direction, FX and bond speculators are making historically big bets on a lower dollar and higher yields. It’s an increasingly desperate gamble, particularly on the dollar. Major […]
Hedge-Fund Investors Pour Into Oil as Firms Predict Surge to $80
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds investing in oil are luring capital at the fastest pace in more than a year. With crude climbing to levels not seen since 2014, commodity funds have recovered the client outflows they suffered last year. And if […]
London-Based Onslow Capital Calls Time on Emerging Markets Hedge Fund
(Reuters) British emerging markets-focused hedge fund Onslow Capital Management has closed after a long period of low volatility hit returns and assets fell below a sustainable level, it said in a letter to investors. The move by founder Nicolas Galperin […]
Truss Edge Launches Trade Processing Tech Platform in Europe for Hedge Funds
(Alpha-Week) Truss Edge, a technology company that has been founded to support the day to day portfolio management and reporting tasks of hedge funds and ETFs, is launching in Europe this week. Truss Edge, a technology company that has been […]
Selling to America: the Radical Makeover of Goldman Sachs
(CNBC) Goldman is looking for talent in unusual places because it is trying to pull off a radical makeover, offsetting persistent weakness in its core business of trading by pushing into lending. The most obvious sign of that effort is […]
Walmart could buy controlling stake in Flipkart as early as this week
(Reuters) Walmart Inc (WMT.N) could seal a deal to buy a more than 51 percent stake in Indian online marketplace Flipkart as early as next week, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. To read this article:
Market on Collision Course, Says Longtime Stock Bull
(Investopedia) One of the most consistently bullish advocates of investing in stocks has been Jeremy Siegel, a longtime professor of finance at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and author of Stocks for the Long Run. Right now, […]