Category Archives: Syndicated
New report highlights growing demand for smaller or newer hedge fund managers
(Hedgeweek) The global hedge fund industry is currently facing headwinds from fee pressure, increased redemptions, and liquidations, with the situation being further worsened due to the decreasing number of launches of new funds, as investors around the world are more […]
Dow futures rise about 200 points ahead of U.S. Election Day
(CNBC) U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading as investors waited for Tuesday’s presidential election between incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Dow futures rose 214 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both also traded […]
Remote working could accelerate a regionalisation of the US hedge fund industry
(Hedgeweek) By Joel Press, Press Management – Zoom has been the ultimate success story for 2020 as firms, globally, have adjusted to remote working. If I think about what the next best thing to Zoom will be, I would say it […]
Stock futures flat amid England stay-at-home order, U.S. election uncertainty
(CNBC) Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Sunday amid rising concerns that coronavirus cases could slow the global economy. The move came as England adopted a stay-at-home order and as traders braced for Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, where […]
Investor confidence down in October by 3.8 points to 80.1
(Opalesque) State Street Global Markets today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for October 2020. The Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 80.1, down 3.8 points from September’s revised reading of 83.9. The drop in […]
Active strategies continue rebound, equity growth outperforms value
(Opalesque) Active investment managers across a variety of asset classes and regional exposures followed their historic Q2 returns with continued gains in Q3 2020. Returns were not consistently positive throughout the quarter as losses were the norm in September. The […]
Funds of hedge funds continue to be the most common category of side letter investor
(Opalesque) Seward & Kissel has released its 2019/2020 Hedge Fund Side Letter Study. The key takeaways of the Study are as follows: Excluding certain outliers, the average regulatory assets under management (“RAUM”) of the Mature Managers in the Study was […]
Goldman money funds’ liquidity buffer swells before U.S. election
(Reuters) – Two Goldman Sachs Group Inc money-market funds, whipsawed in March by billions of dollars of investor withdrawals, have steadily amassed a liquidity cushion much larger than rivals, as the $4.35 trillion industry braces for the outcome of the […]
Crypto hedge funds rack up steep gains on lending surge
(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency hedge funds have posted hefty gains so far this year, benefiting from the surge in transactions that allow lenders and borrowers to transact without banks, as well as a steady rise in the bitcoin price. To read […]
Hedge fund specialist Brooklands Fund Management now servicing family office sector
(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund asset management platform provider Brooklands Fund Management is now providing back office support to multi-family offices with a plan to increase the scope of work to more middle office and reporting functions over the course of 2021. […]
KKR’s third-quarter earnings rise on capital market strength
(Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc KKR.N said on Friday its after-tax distributable earnings rose 6% year-on-year in the third quarter, driven by growth in management and transaction fees from its capital markets business. To read this […]
Winners and losers: How 2020’s hedge fund performance is now weighing more heavily on investor allocations
(Hedgeweek) The sharp dispersion in hedge fund performance is having a more noticeable impact on where investors choose to allocate – and withdraw – their money this year. To read this article: