Category Archives: Syndicated
INTL FCStone acquires outsourced trading firm Fillmore Advisors
(Hedgeweek) INTL FCStone has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire outsourced trading firm Fillmore Advisors. To read this article:
Hedge funds gain on tech and quant exposures
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds posted strong, broad-based gains in June, with multiple and varied drivers of performance leading advances across a wide range of strategies. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +2.6 per cent for the month, the strongest month […]
SEC reforms open door to BDC market shakeup
(Reuters) The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) fund of funds proposals potentially open the door to a shakeup in the Business Development Company (BDC) market. Under the existing guidelines, regulated funds are prohibited from owning more than 3% of […]
Why Central Banks’ Arsenal Gives EM Advantage
(Harvest) We look at why central banks in emerging markets have the upper hand over their developed market counterparts. To read this article:
Has Trump Reset U.S.-China Relations?
(Harvest) Following his G-20 meeting with Xi Jinping, Donald Trump went well beyond the trade truce I had expected, as he downplayed the national security tensions between the U.S. and China while describing the bilateral relationship as one of “strategic […]
Tiger Global Fuels India’s Startup Boom With Dealmaking Spree
(Bloomberg) Tiger Global Management has examined at least a dozen deals with Indian startups in recent months, according to multiple people with knowledge of the talks, illustrating global investors’ fierce interest in the country’s technology ecosystem. To read this article:
Hedge funds increase co-investment and customize offerings with investors as industry moves beyond ‘2 and 20’ fee structure
(Hedgeweek) The classic ‘2 and 20’ fee model is no longer the standard structure charged by the hedge fund industry, according to the results of a new survey undertaken by AIMA and FSM. The survey reveals that as fund managers […]
Hedge funds move away from unpopular ‘two and 20’ fee model – survey
(Reuters) – Hedge funds are ditching the traditional “two and twenty” fee structure that has hurt the sector’s public image and invited criticisms of poor value for money, a global survey of hedge fund managers showed on Wednesday.The ‘two’ refers […]
Jury finds Platinum Partners founder guilty in fraud trial
(Reuters) – Mark Nordlicht, the founder of defunct hedge fund firm Platinum Partners, was found guilty on Tuesday of defrauding bondholders of an oil exploration company Platinum controlled, but cleared of charges that he defrauded investors in Platinum’s hedge funds. […]
Here’s How the Biggest Hedge Fund Managers Did in the First-Half
(Bloomberg) It’s been the best start to a year for hedge funds in a decade, and the returns for the biggest multi-strategy money managers are in. Ken Griffin, who runs the $30 billion hedge-fund firm Citadel, is beating his largest […]
Hedge funds gain on tech and quant exposures
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds posted strong, broad-based gains in June, with multiple and varied drivers of performance leading advances across a wide range of strategies. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +2.6 per cent for the month, the strongest month […]
Hedge fund managers up 1.82 per cent in June on the back of the US-China trade talk optimism
(Hedgeweek) The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index rallied 1.82 per cent in June, supported by the strong equity market performance on the back of optimism over the progress of US-China trade talk. To read this article: