Category Archives: Syndicated
Staying on the Sidelines of the Equity Rally Is Starting to Really Hurt
(Bloomberg) Staying away from stocks this year might not have been such a great idea after all. The S&P 500 is just 2.2 percent away from a record high. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index is trading at the highest since […]
Billionaire’s Hedge Fund Bets £60m That Shares in Ryanair will Fall
(The Guardian) The hedge fund founded by the billionaire investor Ken Griffin has made a £60m bet that the share price of Ryanair will fall, the first time a short position of this size has been reported for the budget […]
UBS Reviews Options for Asset Management Business
(Reuters) Swiss bank UBS Group is evaluating options for its asset management unit, including a partial sale or merger of the business, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. UBS has considered seeking to acquire […]
Algo Hedge Funds Join Cast of Suspects Seen Behind Bitcoin Surge
(Bloomberg) Add algorithmic hedge funds to the list of suspects behind Tuesday’s sudden surge in Bitcoin that had the true believers in the digital asset world heralding a renaissance in the most-popular cryptocurrency. To read this article:
Citadel Trader Defies Destiny and Nature, Denies Ken Griffin’s Right to Fire Him
(Dealbreaker) Barrett Eynon is firing you, Kenny….Getting fired by Ken Griffin is a hedge fund rite of passage. It’s an experience that anyone who’s anyone must have, even if you are Steve Cohen’s brother-in-law. People flock to Citadel from their […]
Software Giant Citrix Hires Goldman to Explore Sale After Singer Push
(New York Post) Prodded by billionaire investor Paul Singer, Citrix Systems has hired Goldman Sachs to explore a possible sale of the company…The cloud-computing firm is looking to sell itself for the second time in two years, this time looking […]
Starting a Hedge Fund? You’re Going To Need Even More Money Than You Thought.
(Barron’s) The hurdles for starting a new hedge fund continue to rise and rise… To read this article:
PG&E to name TVA’s Bill Johnson as CEO:
(Reuters) – PG&E Corp is expected to name Bill Johnson as chief executive of the bankrupt California energy company facing $30 billion in wildfire liabilities, as soon as Wednesday, a source familiar with the private negotiations said on Tuesday. Johnson, […]
Change or Perish: the evolving demands of the modern Managed IT Service Provider
(Hedgeweek) The modern-day hedge fund typically consumes vast amounts of data and leverages its IT providers for next-generation tools and analytics to keep it at a competitive edge. And whereas the private cloud was deemed an ideal environment in which […]
AQR’s Revamped Risk-Parity Fund Notches Record Quarterly Return
(Bloomberg) The “everything rally” that greeted investors to start 2019 delivered a record quarter for AQR Capital Management’s flagship fund. The firm’s AQR Multi-Asset Fund rose 9.6 percent in the first three months of the year, rebounding from a fourth-quarter […]
Interview With Gate City Capital and Breach Inlet Capital
(Valuewalk) Michael is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Gate City Capital Management. Before founding Gate City Capital, Michael worked as a research analyst at Crystal Rock Capital Management where he covered the consumer, restaurant, retail, and gaming sectors. Michael […]
Europe’s green-bond issuance flourish
(Opalesque) Sovereigns in Europe are increasing their issuance of green bonds to tackle climate change and facilitate finance for sustainable growth and investment.Three new entrants in 2018, and another expected soon in 2019, will take the number of European sovereigns […]