(Opalesque) Hedge funds posted their first negative quarterly return for the year in Q3, 2019 with the Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark losing 0.21% .Among single manager fund types, CTAs produced the highest return (+1.37%), compared with the significant gains […]

(Opalesque) Traditional single-manager funds accounted for 84% of all hedge funds launched in Q3 2019, in line with the statistics from Q2 2019, when such funds accounted for 87% of funds launched, said Preqin. However, there has been a steep […]

(Opalesque) As investors search for richer returns in riskier assets after recent interest rate cuts by central banks, the corporate debt market has been swelling. Low-interest rates are encouraging companies to take on a level of debt that risks becoming […]

(Opalesque) Institutional investors have identified the aging population as the top trend affecting global investment allocations over the next 30 years, according to the latest Investcorp annual survey. Seventy-eight percent of 185 institutional investors surveyed cited the aging population as […]

(Bloomberg) Endowments and foundations cut their hedge fund exposure in the last year, citing high fees and concerns about liquidity and transparency. A survey released Thursday found that 37% of institutions polled reduced hedge fund wagers, while 14% increased them […]

(Bloomberg) A survey released Thursday found that 37% of institutions polled reduced hedge fund wagers, while 14% increased them and about half remained unchanged. About a fifth said they plan to cut their exposure to the asset class in the […]

Bloomberg) Billionaire hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio said the global economy is in a “great sag” marked by political extremes that recall the 1930s, but isn’t headed for a typical end-of-cycle crash. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) New research undertaken by State Street Corporation (State Street) on institutional investors’ sentiments towards Brexit developments reveals that almost two thirds (66 per cent) believe that the UK leaving the European Union without a deal on 31 October 2019 […]

(Hedgeweek) Given the current market uncertainty, start-up and emerging hedge fund managers must be clever in their choices when bringing a fund to market in 2020 and beyond. And this November, the inaugural Hedgeweek Emerging Manager Summit will provide a […]

(Reuters) – Little-known hotelier Unizo Holdings Co Ltd has found itself the centre of private equity attention, with global names vying for the opportunity to buy into Japan’s property market on the cheap. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Over the past decade or so, Goldman Sachs Group Inc has watched its annual trading profits fall a whopping 84%, as post-financial crisis regulations upended Wall Street. Now, bank executives are hoping they have figured out the key […]

(Reuters) – AT&T (T.N) and Elliott Management are talking about issues the activist hedge fund raised last month when it pushed for change at the U.S. telecommunications and media conglomerate, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. To […]