Category Archives: Syndicated

Funds’ soybean optimism reaches 16-month top on China, smaller U.S. crop

(Reuters) – Speculators have turned bullish on Chicago-traded soybeans for the first time since the trade war ramped up last year between the United States and China. To read this article:

Jeff Talpins Gets Investor Exits He Wanted Before Hiking Fees to 40%

(Bloomberg) Investors are pulling about $3.6 billion from Jeff Talpins’s macro hedge fund as the firm prepares to hike its fees to a whopping 40% — and that’s just the way he planned it. Talpins told investors Thursday that the […]

S&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index down 0.24 per cent in September

(Hedgeweek) The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for September 2019 measured -0.24 per cent. To read this article:

MGI to acquire Kestrel multi-asset business

(Hedgeweek) Merian Global Investors (MGI) is to acquire the multi-asset business from Kestrel Investment Partners. To read this article:

Elliott ranks as busiest activist hedge fund in third quarter, again

(Reuters) – Elliott Management, Paul Singer’s $35 billion hedge fund, kept up its blistering pace of pushing for corporate changes during the third quarter, outspending all rivals with campaigns at AT&T and Marathon Petroleum Corp , data released on Friday […]

Man Group assets hit by outflows of client cash, FX

(Reuters) – British hedge fund manager Man Group (EMG.L) said assets were hit by net outflows of client cash and adverse currency moves in the third quarter and an uncertain outlook could weigh on sentiment into year-end. To read this […]

For a few dollars more: global funds take on FX risk

(Reuters) – Some European and Japanese bond investors are taking on more currency risk by buying dollar debt without protecting themselves against potentially devastating exchange rate swings as they seek ways to compensate for sub-zero yields at home. To read […]

Man Group Outflows Accelerate on Equity Strategies Retreat

(Bloomberg) Outflows from Man Group Plc’s money pools accelerated in the third quarter as the world’s biggest publicly traded hedge fund firm suffered from an industry-wide exodus of capital. Clients pulled $1.1 billion, the same amount they withdrew in all […]

S.Korea Regulator Says Monitors Lime Asset After Suspended Withdrawals

(Reuters) South Korea’s financial regulator said on Thursday it is monitoring Lime Asset Management after the hedge fund suspended withdrawals that media reports valued at about $520 million. Lime, which manages assets worth nearly $4 billion, said on Tuesday it […]

New Hedge Funds Survive Better in Asia Than the U.S.

(Bloomberg) New hedge fund firms have a higher rate of survival in Asia than the U.S., according to an internal study by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The research, compiled in July, showed that the bank’s prime brokerage business in Asia […]

Asia stocks advance amid US-China trade optimism

(CNBC) Stocks in Asia traded higher Friday afternoon amid positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front.Mainland Chinese stocks edged up in midday trade, with the Shanghai composite up 0.44% and the Shenzhen composite 0.24% higher. The Shenzhen component also rose […]

Jeff Talpins Gets Investor Exits He Wanted Before Hiking Fees to 40%

(Bloomberg) Investors are pulling about $3.6 billion from Jeff Talpins’s macro hedge fund as the firm prepares to hike its fees to a whopping 40% — and that’s just the way he planned it. Talpins told investors Thursday that the […]