(Opalesque) The global hedge fund industry AUM has grown by $0.5bn as of May 2019 year-to-date. Final Q1 2019 net outflows figure stood at $46.4bn, just under half of the investor redemptions totalling $94.7bn seen in the final quarter of […]

(CAMRADATA) Investment reports for Q1 2019, which provide analysis of four asset classes – Diversified Growth Funds, Multi Sector Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt – invested in by institutional investors in the market, have revealed market […]

(Reuters) – As Japan enters the busiest period of its annual general meeting season, shareholders will submit a record number of proposals to companies amid signs activist efforts to instigate change among conservative corporates are bearing fruit. To read this […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin tested 15-month highs on Monday after jumping more than 10% over the weekend, with analysts ascribing the spike to growing optimism over the adoption of cryptocurrencies after Facebook unveiled its Libra digital coin. To read […]

(Reuters) – Hedge fund liquidation of petroleum futures and options positions stalled last week as bearishness about the global economy was tempered by fears about a possible disruption of oil exports from the Gulf. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Nomura Holdings Inc.’s besieged chief executive won a shareholder vote on Monday, surviving a call for his ouster from the board following an information leak. CEO Koji Nagai was reappointed at an annual shareholder meeting alongside nine other nominees […]

(Harvest) Is your firm’s money manager coming across as a stock picker or as a portfolio manager? Is your investment strategy being marketed as if it is a serendipitous assembly of a bunch of onesie stock picks, or as a […]

(Opalesque )The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2019 measured 3.81%, up from 3.21% in April. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 3.81% for June 2019 reflects lower redemptions compared to 4.17% reported for the same period a year […]

(Bloomberg) Positive signs may be emerging for the world’s worst-performing major currency. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere means reading season has begun. Yet with the globe’s economic outlook complicated by a trade war, Mideast tension and a murky outlook for monetary policy, investors are shunning their usual […]

(Bloomberg)Corn prices have been on an epic run. Now, soybeans could soon be catching up. With more rains forecast for the U.S. Midwest, oilseed plantings are under threat and hedge funds are backing away from their bearish wagers. To read […]

(Opalesque) The global hedge fund industry AUM has grown by $0.5bn as of May 2019 year-to-date, said the June 2019 Eurekahedge report. Final Q1 2019 net outflows figure stood at $46.4bn, just under half of the investor redemptions totalling $94.7bn […]