Category Archives: Syndicated
Activist investors are hunting targets in the SPAC market, but battles won’t be easy to win
(CNBC) The once red-hot SPAC market is becoming a fertile ground for activist investors who push for changes at problematic companies and profit from them. A record number of companies went public over the past two years by merging with […]
Emerging markets stocks with a host of tailwinds are poised to outperform U.S. equities
(MarketWatch) There are five mega trends in emerging economies, say the managers of the Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Investor Fund. Investors have plowed a lot of money into emerging markets in April. They added more than they have at any […]
Stock futures inch higher following highest inflation data in decades
(CNBC) Stocks futures were flat in overnight trading as investors weighed the latest inflation data for March. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20 points or 0.06%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. Tuesday’s […]
Hedge funds up 1.48% in March despite ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and persistent inflationary pressure
(Opalesque) The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.48% in March 2022, supported by the robust performance of the S&P 500 which returned 3.58% over the same period. The first half of March started out on a negative note due to […]
Schroders acquires European renewable infrastructure manager Greencoat Capital
(Opalesque) British multinational asset management company Schroders has completed the acquisition of a 75% shareholding in Greencoat Capital, one of Europe’s largest investment managers dedicated to the high-growth renewable infrastructure market. The remaining 25% is owned by Greencoat Capital’s founding […]
Consumer prices rose 8.5% in March, slightly hotter than expected and the highest since 1981
(CNBC) Prices that consumers pay for everyday items surged in March to their highest levels since the early days of the Reagan administration, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. The consumer price index, which measures a wide-ranging basket of […]
Bitcoin falls below $40,000 for the first time in almost a month as investors assess global macro risks
(CNBC) The price of bitcoin stumbled on Monday as investors assessed the risks from rising rates and the potential for more tightening by the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin last fell 7% to $40,009.78, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier in the day […]
Stock futures inch higher ahead of big inflation report
(CNBC) U.S. stock futures inched higher in overnight trading as investors braced for a key inflation report Tuesday. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 40 points or 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose marginally […]
March’s runaway energy prices and higher food costs could mean hottest consumer inflation since 1981
(CNBC) Consumer price inflation in March is expected to have spiked the most since December 1981, driven by higher food costs, rising rents and runaway energy prices. The consumer price index will be released Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, and […]
Quant fund managers believe access to high quality data is key, new research shows
(HedgeWeek) New research from quant technologies provider SigTech reveals there is a growing focus among fund managers on improving the quality of data, with some 77% of managers interviewed believing that to achieve above-average returns in the future, accessing high […]
Hedge funds trim YTD losses to -3.36% with 0.39% gain in March
(Hedgeweek) The hedge fund industry got back to monthly gains in March, eking out a 0.39% return for the month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. To read this article:
Big banks’ earnings and a hot inflation report could sway markets in short holiday week
(CNBC) Markets face what could be a hot inflation report in the week ahead and a batch of big bank earnings to start the earnings season. JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock kick off the financial industry’s first-quarter earnings releases Wednesday, with […]