Category Archives: Syndicated
Trump Says He Won’t Meet China’s Xi Before Tariff Deadline
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump said he won’t meet Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline to avert new U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. To read this article:
Fund Manager Beating Almost Everyone Says Get Out of London, NYC
(Bloomberg) To fly from Scotland to Silicon Valley takes 14 hours. Money manager Tom Slater, whose fund is loaded with west-coast tech giants, makes a round-trip from Edinburgh about six times a year. He mostly skips the stops in London […]
Hedge-Fund Manager Doug Kass Says Stock-Market Bulls Need to Wake Up
(Marketwatch) Just keep swimming….That’s been the message for investors these days. Stay afloat because we’ve had the best start for stocks since 1987… To read this article:
CEOs are Opening Their Boardrooms to Hedge Fund ‘White Squires’ to Keep Other Activists
(CNBC) When it comes to defending a company against an agitated investor, the devil you know may be better than the devil you don’t….That’s the recent mindset among corporations and investors alike when it comes to fending off potential intruders. […]
CTAs start 2019 in the red
(Hedgeweek) Following an initial positive run in the first few days of the year, all of Societe Generale Prime Services’ CTA Indices were in negative territory by the end of January. To read this article:
Embrace the Short Bet Is Canadian Hedge Fund Mantra for 2019
(Bloomberg) Canadian hedge funds which boosted short positions outperformed in what was the worst year for the sector since 2011. Focusing on small companies also helped. Shorting will be key again this year, according to Forge First Asset Management Inc., […]
Hedge Fund Market Growing Rapidly in Korea
(Business Korea) Hedge funds, which were once considered an investment vehicle only for well-heeled investors, have become a popular investment tool among ordinary Korean investors 10 years after the introduction. In particular, hedge funds, which are relatively insensitive to stock […]
Hedge Fund Strategies Experienced a Symmetric Move in January
(Opalesque) Hedge fund strategies experienced a symmetric move as market conditions switched swiftly from panic mode to exuberance mode over the recent weeks. Those who suffered in December rebounded last month (L/S Equity, Special Situations) while those who were resilient […]
Appaloosa Steps Up Pressure on Allergan to Split Chairman, CEO Roles
(Reuters) Hedge fund Appaloosa LP on Tuesday urged pharmaceutical company Allergan Plc to split its chairman and chief executive roles, arguing that an independent chair could help CEO Brent Saunders boost the company’s sagging share price. Appaloosa’s billionaire founder David […]
Democrats Target Wall Street With Financial Trade Tax Proposal
HF (Bloomberg) Wall Street would bear the brunt of the latest tax proposal as Democrats jockey for the most progressive tax ideas with the approach of the 2020 elections. Senator Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat, is working on a plan […]
Arconic Replaces CEO in Slap to Hedge Fund Elliott Management
(New York Post) Activist hedge fund Elliott Management suffered a setback in its push to sell aluminum company Arconic following an unexpected C-Suite reshuffling that ousted a major Elliott ally, sources told The Post. The New York aluminum parts company […]
Deutsche Bank Knows How Good Hedge Fund Analysts Are At Their Job
(AlphaWeek) Bank’s quant research team finds a way to identify individual outperforming stock pickers at long/short hedge funds To read this article: