(Bloomberg) Reforms that soaked up a supply glut for pollution allowances have yet to run their course, prompting investors to pile in. The speculative fervor that made European carbon allowances the hottest commodity of 2018 shows little sign of abating […]

(CCN) As Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller put it, “Bitcoin is a social phenomenon.” Rumors, fear, and hype all play an enormous role in influencing the price of cryptocurrency, but these things are not so easy to identify on a […]

(Bloomberg) Brant Rubin started a hedge fund last year only to find it wasn’t the easy path to riches it used to be. He’d quit his job buying into European internet companies for London’s Luxor Capital in 2017 to set […]

(Seeking Alpha)Research shows that smaller hedge funds beat the performance of their bigger rivals. Due to the carrying capacity and higher transaction costs of having a large AUM, large funds struggle to keep up with the returns of smaller, nimbler […]

(Hedgeweek) Forty-two per cent of hedge fund managers were able to raise new capital in 2018, but those who saw redemptions and/or lost money were in the majority, and declared 2018 to be one of the most challenging years for […]

(CNBC) Stocks may be on the brink of another correction. Despite 2019’s strong start, the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan believes the market remains in a danger zone, because there’s evidence economic growth is still decelerating. To read this […]

(Bloomberg)Assets at David Harding’s quantitative investment firm plunged by about $5 billion last year as it shifted strategy and investors lost patience with computer-driven hedge funds. The money managed by Winton Group slumped to $23.6 billion at the end of […]

(Bloomberg) As investor updates for the final month of 2018 trickle in, there’s one overriding message: December capped a year most hedge-fund managers in Asia — and their clients — would rather forget. From ill-timed bets on Chinese tech stocks […]

(Bloomberg) With $2.9 billion in assets, the San Joaquin County pension fund is a small-fry retirement plan. By contrast, Bridgewater Associates is a colossus, the world’s largest hedge fund with $80 billion. That hasn’t stopped the northern California fund from […]

(Reuters)PG&E Corp shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC said on Thursday it is preparing a challenge to the embattled utility owner’s board, arguing its plan to file for bankruptcy in the wake of catastrophic wildfires in California is harming investors. The […]

(Bloomberg)The widening gap between Europe’s cheapest and priciest companies is reviving hopes that beaten-up value shares can break their near decade-long laggard status — and even boost active investing along the way. Risk aversion and slowing economic momentum have pushed […]

(CNBC) David Solomon may have been groomed for his role as CEO of Goldman Sachs, but there was one downside that still came as a surprise to him. “I’ve counseled CEOs for a long time and have had a lot […]