Category Archives: Syndicated
AIMA – A Practical Guide to How Hedge Fund Firms Large and Small Can Improve Diversity and Inclusion
(AIMA) The global alternatives community has published a Diversity and Inclusion guide in a push to attract the broadest pool of talent to the industry. This paper brings hedge fund leaders’ perspectives on the competitive advantage of having a diverse […]
Swiss boutique Progressive Capital Partners snaps up Vontobel hedge fund arm
(Opalesque) Progressive Capital Partners, a Swiss investment boutique specialized in niche alternatives and managed futures strategies, has agreed to acquire Vontobel Asset Management’s hedge fund arm. Financial details of the deal weren’t disclosed by either party. Non-disclosure of further transaction […]
What Happened at Mithril When Peter Thiel Wasn’t Around
(Bloomberg) When Ajay Royan started Mithril Capital in 2012 at the age of 32, he’d never worked at a venture firm or managed a team. Hailing from a modest background in India, his sharp mind distinguished him in and out […]
Alternative UCITS having a solid 2019, says LuxHedge
(Hedgeweek) Most Alternative UCITS funds are having a very solid 2019 so far with the LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index posted a tiny gain of +0.06 per cent in October, bringing year-to-date results for the average fund up to +3.22 […]
Four in five global investors plan to increase allocations to China in next 12 months
(Hedgeweek) Four in five global investors plan to increase allocations to China in next 12 months, according to EIU and Invesco study. Over 80 per cent of global investors plan to increase either significantly or moderately their organisation’s allocation to […]
Hedge fund Whitebox places big bet on gunmaker Remington
(Reuters) – Whitebox Advisors LLC, a credit-focused hedge fund, has been quietly capitalizing on Wall Street’s ambivalence toward gun manufacturers by replacing some banks as a lender to Remington Outdoor Company. To read this article:
The wealth of global billionaires fell in 2018 for the first time in three years
(Opalesque) The global billionaires saw their collective wealth dip in 2018 for the first time in three years, erasing $388 billion of their net worth globally to $8.54 trillion, says UBS/PwC Billionaires Report 2019. To read this article:
US investors eyes on the bright side in Q3: Wells Fargo
(Opalesque) U.S. investor optimism perked up in the fourth quarter pushing the Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor Optimism Index score up to 84 from 72 in the third quarter. It is now on par with an 85 score in the second quarter. […]
Ghana Regulator Revokes Licenses of 53 Fund Managers
(Bloomberg) Ghana’s markets regulator revoked the licenses of 53 fund-management companies as many of them failed to return client funds. To read this article:
ETF Inflows Rise to a Record $4 Trillion and Top Industry Expert Says It’s Still ‘Early Days’
(CNBC) Call it an ETF explosion. U.S.-based exchange-traded funds have racked up a record $4 trillion in assets under management as of this year, with 136 ETF providers offering 2,062 ETFs to investors, according to research firm ETFGI. To read […]
Equity hedge strategy up +1.3% in October, with +9.3% YTD gain:
(Opalesque) In the week ending November 8th 2019, HFR reported that the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index led main strategy performance for the month with a +1.3 percent return, bringing the YTD gain to +9.3 percent. The hedge fund industry […]
Why an Elizabeth Warren Presidency Worries Markets More Than Donald Trump’s Trade War
(South China Morning Post) For the latest confirmation of the heavy toll US President Donald Trump’s trade war is taking on the world economy, look no further than the publication of survey data on Monday showing that global manufacturing output […]