(Hedgeweek) The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -1.27 per cent in May, underperforming the -0.68 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. […]

(Reuters) – The suspension of Neil Woodford’s flagship fund has put the focus on a little known firm tasked with ensuring his investors were being looked after properly. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers sold yet more oil last week as a weaker outlook for the global economy and expectations of a hit to consumption more than offset concerns about sanctions on Iran and Venezuela and other production problems. […]

(Reuters) – Speculators last week briefly paused their aggressive exiting of short positions in Chicago-traded grains and oilseeds only to resume the bullish sentiment on Tuesday when the U.S. government slashed the corn harvest to a much larger degree than […]

(Investment Week) Link Fund Solutions has been accused of “falling asleep” at the wheel over its role in overseeing the suspension of Neil Woodford’s eponymous Equity Income fund, according to the FT. The criticism of Link came to light over […]

(New York Times) Attacks on two oil vessels in the Gulf of Oman yesterday have escalated fears that the Middle East’s oil supply could become constrained — especially after the U.S. accused Iran of orchestrating the assaults. Oil prices have […]

(Opalesque) The majority of family offices investors target private equity (61%) or real estate (57%), reflecting wider industry trends across private capital and mirroring family offices’ activity since 2016, said a report. To read this article:

(Opalesque) The asset managers with the most advanced technology operating models continue to outperform their peers in terms of revenue growth, driven by accelerated adoption of cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. Fund managers implementing technological advances reported […]

(Hedgeweek) The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned -1.27 per cent in May, underperforming the -0.68 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. […]

(Reuters) – The dollar rose on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly gain in three weeks as investors squared up for a U.S. central bank meeting next week where policymakers might signal when it plans to cut interest […]

(Reuters) – Gold prices on Monday edged away from a 14-month peak hit in the previous session, with the dollar gaining after encouraging U.S. retail sales data tempered fears about a sharp downturn in the world’s largest economy. To read […]

(Bloomberg) They executed trades, signed deals and wooed clients. But even as Hong Kong’s financial and corporate elite carried on in the face of mass demonstrations this week, a sense of unease about the city’s future was palpable in interviews […]