(Opalesque) Although the majority of European capital is concentrated among Western Europe-based managers, Nordic-based fund managers have offered investors the largest return compared with firms in Western Europe and Central & Eastern Europe. According to Preqin, the associated risk is […]

(Opalesque) Emerging Markets hedge funds posted industry-leading gains through mid-2019, navigating rising trade tariff tensions, the falling Chinese Renminbi, growing protests in Hong Kong, and interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks. Strong advances across […]

(Reuters) – AQR of the United States and Marshall Wace of Britain are among hedge funds to have taken sizeable positions over the past month to benefit from perceptions of European banks’ vulnerability to recession. To read this article:

(Chicago Business) Chicago titan Citadel just keeps growing. The rest of the city’s hedge fund industry, not so much. As investors sour on hedge funds, Chicago players are caught in the $3.2 trillion industry’s consolidation that favors megafirms. To read […]

(Bloomberg) Equity hedge funds are enjoying their strongest performance since 2009 — with the S&P 500 index up 16% this year — but Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warns that crowding is a risk. To read this article:

(Reuters) Norway’s $1-trillion-plus sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, may seek to shift the balance of its investments between Europe, the Americas and Asia, a senior official said on Wednesday. North American equity markets have grown faster than European ones […]

(Bloomberg) Sometimes it takes a crisis to bring out your best. True in politics and marriage, and also, according to a new study, in active fund management. University of Manchester researchers Xinyu Cui and Olga Kolokolova found that during times […]

(Hedgeweek) The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for August 2019 measured 3.41 per cent, up from 2.69 per cent in July. To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus), an independent provider of fund administration, accounting and investor solutions to traditional and alternative fund managers, is to acquire LeverPoint Management (LeverPoint). To read this article:

(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday issued new guidance that aims to clarify how investors and advisory firms that cast ballots on their behalf should vote in corporate elections on issues like pay and diversity. To […]

(Bloomberg) Picton Mahoney Asset Management is the “most defensive” in a decade as the $5.5 billion Canadian hedge fund bets on a looming sell-off in credit. To read this article:

(Reuters) Japan’s Ichigo Asset Management disclosed a 5.56% stake in hotel chain Unizo Holdings Co Ltd (3258.T) on Tuesday, days after a SoftBank Group (9984.T) firm swooped in with a $1.3 billion ‘white knight’ bid that investors see going higher. […]