Category Archives: Syndicated
Crypto hedge funds AUM up 40% in Q1 but most funds manage only $10m or less
(Opalesque) The crypto hedge funds companies increased all of their holdings in around 40% during Q1 2019, said a study. According to a recent report made by Circle this is a sharp contrast with the last quarter of 2018, which […]
Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gains +0.43% in March
(Opalesque)As financial markets responded favorably to the US Federal Reserve’s shift away from its monetary tightening bias during Q1, the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +0.43% for the month (+5.70% YTD). Most economic indicators remained tepid, although China displayed some […]
Gold near 1-wk high as soft U.S. inflation data dents dollar
(Reuters) – Gold steadied on Monday, hovering near a more-than one week high touched in the previous session after the dollar fell as investors focused on soft U.S. inflation data that overshadowed strong GDP numbers. To read this article:
Asian shares up, sentiment still fragile after U.S. GDP
(Reuters) – Asian shares rebounded on Monday after strong U.S. first-quarter economic growth boosted the S&P 500 index to a record high, and the recovery was also supported by data showing profits at Chinese industrial firms grew for the first […]
Hedge Funds Are Shorting the VIX at a Rate Never Seen Before
(Bloomberg) As equities surge to all-time highs, volatility has all but vanished. Hedge funds are betting the calm will last, shorting the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, at rates not seen in at least 15 years. Large speculators, mostly hedge […]
Asia Hedge Fund Firm Offers to Insure First 10% of Losses
(Bloomberg) A new entrant to Asia’s hedge fund market is offering to insure investors against the first 10% of their losses. To read this story.
Oil Bulls on Longest Run in 13 Years as Trump Demands Price Cut
(Bloomberg) Oil is on its longest bull run in 13 years, fueling a rally that has U.S. President Donald Trump fretting against higher prices. To read this article:
In Search For Yield, Japan Insurers Target Non-Government Bonds
(Reuters) As bond yields evaporate globally, many Japanese insurers are looking to secure higher returns at home and abroad by diversifying into riskier corporate and other non-government bonds in the financial year that began this month. Officials at Japan’s top […]
FWM Holdings to acquire Optima Fund Management
(HedgeWeek) FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). Optima is a New York-based private investment firm specialising in alternative investments. As […]
Bardin Hill expands partnership
(Opalesque) Bardin Hill Investment Partners, formerly Halcyon Capital Management, has announced the appointment of six new partners of the firm. The new partners draw from the firm’s senior investment and business teams and average seven years at the firm and […]
FWM Holdings to acquire Optima Fund Management
(Hedgeweek) FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). To read this article:
Investor confidence up by 1.7 points in April to 72.9
(Hedgeweek) The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) increased to 72.9 in April, up 1.7 points from March’s revised reading of 71.2. To read this article: