Category Archives: Syndicated

Dalio Says Capitalism’s Income Inequality Is National Emergency

(Bloomberg) While President Donald Trump is focused on the national emergency he’s declared to secure the southern U.S. border, the billionaire founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund is more worried about losing the American dream. Capitalism must be reformed […]

Andurand Hedge Fund Closes New York Office, Loses Traders

(Bloomberg)Commodities hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand closed his firm’s New York office after a tough trading year in 2018, instead focusing the business on his offices in London and Malta, according to people familiar with the matter. Andurand Capital LP, […]

Here’s How Citadel, Point72 Fared Against Multi-Strategy Peers

(Bloomberg) The first-quarter numbers are in for several of the biggest hedge fund managers who invest billions of dollars across strategies and asset classes. For the most part, the results are underwhelming. Of six major funds for which returns were […]

U.S. Income Inequality a ‘National Emergency’: Billionaire Ray Dalio

(Reuters) Widening income inequality and under-investment in public education “pose an existential risk for the U.S.,” hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio wrote in a paper released Thursday. Dalio, who Forbes lists as the 57th-richest person in the world with an […]

Activist Hedge Fund Sarissa Hires President in Push For Growth

(Reuters) Sarissa Capital Management LP, the activist hedge fund run by Alexander Denner that invests in pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, has hired asset management veteran Eric Vincent as president, according to his LinkedIn profile and two people familiar with the […]

Third Point Up 9 Percent in First Quarter, Fueled Largely by Nestle Gains

(Reuters) Third Point LP returned 9 percent in the first quarter of 2019 fueled largely by gains at Nestle, which was publicly critiqued by the hedge fund in 2018 for its “muddled strategic approach,” an investor said. The Swiss-based food […]

Hedge Fund Beatings to Continue Until Morale Improves

(Bloomberg) It’s well known that hedge funds had a disastrous 2018, collectively delivering returns that lagged what investors could have achieved by putting their money into simple index trackers. But suppose you’d made even less than your peers and, adding […]

Putting The Hedge Back In Hedge Fund

(Forbes) At Blockforce Capital….it’s time we put the “Hedge” back in Hedge Fund! – minimizing the risk exposure faced by our investors while maximizing their risk-adjusted returns. This is the brand we are building to make synonymous with our services…This […]

Sears is likely to collapse, but its biggest stakeholder will be just fine

(Dealbreaker) The story of Eddie Lampert’s stewardship of Sears can be told in many ways, but one of the most compelling is simply by counting. When he took over the legendary retailer and merged it with the somewhat less iconic […]

Dawn Capital leads $10M funding round for derivatives analytics platform OpenGamma

(Opalesque) OpenGamma, a leader in derivatives analytics, announced today that it has raised $10 million in funding led by early-stage fintech and B2B software venture capital firm Dawn. The funding round includes participation from existing investors Accel, CME Ventures and […]

CTAs have strong March, says Societe Generale

(Hedgeweek)Following on from an improvement in February, all Societe Generale CTA indices posted positive performance in March, bringing the CTA Index and Trend Index back on track for 2019 year to date. To read this article:

Options-Based Funds Offer Succor to Investors Wary of Volatility

(Reuters) The Federal Reserve’s pivot on tightening U.S. monetary policy this year and a change in a bond market gauge that is often viewed as a harbinger of a recession pose a dilemma for investors: how to stay in stocks […]