Category Archives: Syndicated
Institutional investors add risk assets back into portfolios, says study
(Opalesque) Sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors added risk assets back into portfolios as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, said a study. A report by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) and State Street found that investors have […]
Treasury Sec. Yellen to restart hedge fund oversight panel as part of financial reform goals
(CNBC) Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid out a three-pronged agenda on Wednesday to address what she described as ongoing threats to the nation’s financial system. Those threats include both disruptions that occurred early in the Covid-19 pandemic as well as more recent […]
Archegos fallout wipes over $9 billion from market value of Credit Suisse, Nomura
(Reuters) Investors on Wednesday tallied the fallout from Archegos Capital’s dramatic meltdown, with Nomura and Credit Suisse shares losing a collective $9 billion while heightened scrutiny of the hedge fund industry loomed. To read this article:
U.S. SEC official warns Wall Street of risks associated with blank-check companies
(Reuters) A U.S. markets watchdog official on Wednesday warned dealmakers in the frothy blank-check market to follow the regulatory demands associated with special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, amid concerns over problems with the capital-raising scheme. To read this article:
$16.44bn added into hedge funds in February 2021, bringing YTD inflows to $23.74bn
(Opalesque) Investors added an estimated $16.44 billion into hedge funds in February 2021, bringing YTD inflows to $23.74 billion. Performance was accretive to asset levels and total estimated industry AUM increased to $3.408 trillion. The industry saw net inflows in […]
“Cautiously optimistic”: New industry study find hedge funds buoyant in 2021 after overcoming Covid challenges
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds are “cautiously optimistic” on their growth prospects for the coming year, according to a new deep-dive industry study jointly published by the Alternative Investment Management Association, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel. To read this article:
Hedge funds’ coffers swell further in February, as investors pile in
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds have recorded their strongest two-month run of investor inflows since 2014, with multi-strategy managers attracting the strongest interest so far this year, according to new research by eVestment. To read this article:
The largest global asset manager BlackRock is also strongest asset management brand
(Opalesque) BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, with $8.67 trillion in assets under management as of January 2021, has been named the world’s strongest asset management brand according to the 2021 Fund Brand 50 study, an annual dataset from Broadridge […]
Meet Bill Hwang, the man behind Archegos, the fund that sent shockwaves through Wall Street
(CNBC) A massive margin call affected a little-known family office last Friday, incurring billions of dollars in losses for certain banks involved and jolted the overall volatility of the broader market. Archegos Capital Management’s leveraged bets in ViacomCBS blew up and […]
Assets invested in the global ETFs industry increase the lead over global hedge fund industry to $4.39tn in 2020
(Reuters) ETFGI reported that assets invested in the global ETFs and ETPs industry extended the lead over the global hedge fund industry to US$4.39 trillion at the end of 2020, an increase of 44.95% since 2019. Assets invested in global […]
Hedge funds: Long/short strategies on a roll as value stocks rally, trend-followers lead CTA recovery in February
(Opalesque) The HFM Long/Short Equity Composite is up 6.0% YTD through February 2021, overtaking the S&P 500 on a 12-month basis after another strong month. The HFM Managed Futures Composite Index was up 3.0% in February, after posting -0.2% in […]
Fed’s Bostic says summer months could see millions rehired
(CNBC) The coming summer could see millions of Americans rehired if current trends hold and progress against the pandemic continues, Federal Reserve president Raphael Bostic said on Tuesday, describing that as one of the “upside risks” he is watching. To […]