Category Archives: Syndicated
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire buys Dominion Energy natural gas assets in $10 billion deal
(CNBC) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is finally pulling the trigger. The conglomerate is spending $4 billion to buy the natural gas transmission and storage assets of Dominion Energy. Including the assumption of debt, the deal totals almost $10 billion. It’s […]
Forget earnings season. What’s the rest of 2020 going to look like?
(Marketwatch) Investors will return from a long holiday weekend in the U.S. on Monday to what may be the calm before the storm: a relatively quiet week before a deluge of second-quarter corporate earnings reports are published starting July 13. […]
A ‘Hippocratic oath’ for financial advisers? The SEC’s new ‘Regulation Best Interest’ gets mixed reviews.
(Marketwatch) The financial advice industry is often seen as bifurcated between broker-dealers, who execute trades for clients on a commission basis, and Registered Investment Advisors, who provide wider sets of financial advice for a fee, and who have a fiduciary […]
JP Morgan joins the list of Wall Street banks calling for the demise of 60/40 portfolio,
(MarketWatch) In a year where a classic 60/40 allocation has affirmed the success of this time-tested strategy, JP Morgan is joining the list of Wall Street banks that are calling for its demise in the coming years. Historically, financial advisers […]
Stock futures steady after Nasdaq hits record to start third quarter
(CNBC) Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes held steady Wednesday evening as investors looked ahead to two jobs reports on Thursday, the week’s final day of trading. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 13 points, suggesting an […]
Wild market swings may dominate the next six months, but Oppenheimer’s John Stoltzfus suggests the bulls will win
(CNBC) Market bull John Stoltzfus sees ways to make profits in the year’s second half, but it won’t come easy.The Oppenheimer Asset Management chief investment strategist warns the wild swings won’t subside anytime soon due to how traders and nervous […]
FX trading volumes see big drop as market recovery stalls
(Hedgeweek) The latest data from FXLIQUIDITY, provided by Mosaic Smart Data, CLS and MUFG, reveals that FX volumes dropped by between 10 and 25 per cent across all currency groups between 22 and 26 June. To read this article:
Hedge fund launches near record low in 1Q20
(Opalesque) New hedge fund launches declined to a near-record low in 1Q20, as the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns drove intense volatility across asset classes, steep equity market declines, and near-record lows in investor risk tolerance, […]
Hedge fund liquidations outpace launches in 2020, as fees fall to record lows
(Hedgeweek)New hedge fund launches have slumped to lows not seen since the 2008 global financial crisis, while liquidations hit their highest level since the end of 2015, according to new analysis from Hedge Fund Research. To read this article:
Favorable conditions prevail for L/S Diversified and Special Situations strategies
(Opalesque)The balance of risks has slightly deteriorated on the back of mounting concerns over renewed Covid-19 infections in southern U.S. states. However, data releases continued to surprise on the upside, both in the U.S. and the EMU. U.S. banks rallied […]
Marketing Sentiment Analysis: Hedge Funds slip from positive to neutral sentiment
(Opalesque) Hedge Funds slipped from positive to neutral marketing sentiment reflecting the general trend across the whole financial sector, said a study. A ProFundCom sentiment analysis across the main financial sectors in June 2020 said that the biggest winner was […]
Stock futures fall slightly after the market notches its best quarter in decades
(CNBC) Stock futures dipped in overnight trading on Tuesday as the market is set to kick off a new quarter after a remarkable comeback. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded about 50 points lower. The S&P 500 futures […]