(Hedgeweek) 2021 will see an “acceleration of trends” across the hedge fund industry, according to Jack Inglis, CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, with the sector becoming more digitalised and more socially conscious, as managers play an “integral part” […]

(Reuters) A group of 30 asset managers with more than $9 trillion under management launched the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative on Friday to help clients ensure their portfolios are carbon neutral by 2050. To read this article:

(Marketwatch) Oracle Corp. shares declined in after-hours trading Thursday despite better-than-expected quarterly earnings results but then rebounded after the company’s forecast also surpassed expectations. To read this article:

(Marketwatch) Airbnb Inc. pulled off one of the largest initial public offerings of 2020 despite a pandemic that laid waste to much of the travel industry. The lodging-booking platform priced its initial public offering at $68 a share Wednesday, the […]

(CNBC) The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of attorneys general from 48 states and territories filed two separate antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday. The suits target two of Facebook’s major acquisitions: Instagram and WhatsApp. To read this article:

(Opalesque) CANDRIAM, and its sister affiliate New York Life Investments Alternatives, announced today a strategic partnership with Kartesia Management SA, a European specialist provider of private capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, and the related acquisition of a minority […]

(CNBC) U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors continued to assess progress on additional stimulus measures, as well as developments on the Covid-19 vaccine front. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial […]

(Bloomberg) Eric Jackson’s long-short fund has more than doubled this year because of profitable bets on tech firms that thrived when the coronavirus hit. Now he’s on the hunt for a new generation of growth stocks. To read this article:

(CNBC) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said that low-yielding Treasurys are a poor investment right now. “I would not be a buyer of Treasurys,” Dimon said Tuesday at an annual Goldman Sachs financial services conference. “I think Treasurys at these […]

(Opalesque) Hedge Funds is the top-performing investment company sector in the year to date, revealed a new study. According to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), the sector produced a 56% return in the 11 months to November compared to […]

(Opalesque) CTAs recorded gains across all different strategy styles in November 2020 as global markets rallied, with the broad-based SG CTA Index ending up 1.27%, and SG Trend index positive 1.18% bringing it back to nearly flat for the year. […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds betting against FTSE 100 companies suffered losses of almost USD1.5 billion last month, as bearish equity positions were struck down amid November’s strong stock market rally. To read this article: