Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge funds’ historic bond bet swing suggests Fed close to cycle end:
(Reuters) – A potentially huge shift is underway in the U.S. bond market, underscored by a historic swing in hedge fund positions: investors are beginning to think the U.S. economy is close to peaking and the Fed is near the […]
This Year’s Market Losers Turning Into Winners as 2018 Winds Down
(Bloomberg) Trends that held in financial markets for much of the year have turned around in the final quarter, spurring a challenge to investors as they consider a global economy in flux. Take the stock market. American equities have been […]
Hedge Funds Appear Headed Back on Defense
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are sending signals that they are getting cold feet about the economy. In the third quarter, they showed less love to big-name technology and industrial stocks and more affection to consumer staple and utility stocks, two sectors […]
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 3.06% in October (-1.90 YTD)
(Opalesque) Hedge Funds gave up 3.06% in October according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 6.84% decrease in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Hedge Fund Index is down 1.90%, […]
US Hedge Fund Boss Threatens to Launch Coup Against Executives at First Group
(This is Money) A US hedge fund boss has threatened to launch a coup against executives at transport company First Group, amid growing investor anger about its performance. James Rasteh, of Coast Capital Management, said: ‘They are driving the bus […]
L/S Equity strategies bear the brunt of the turmoil: Lyxor
(Opalesque) Following a sharp correction in risk assets for the second time this year, equity markets initiated a rebound by the end of October. Initially caused by fears the U.S. economy was overheating, the market later focused on profit warnings […]
Value Hedge Funds Close Despite Plethora Of Bargains In Asia
(Valuewalk) This year, a number of high-profile hedge funds that follow the value discipline, have closed their doors. The latest is Three Bays Capital, which announced plans to close at the end of last month, following years of weak performance […]
Activist hedge fund Elliott buys stake in LogMeIn
(Bizjournal) It’s not clear whether the investment firm plans to push for the kind of major strategic changes it has pursued at other local companies. To read this article:
Limits to S&P correction?
(The Technical Analyst) The S&P has undergone a significant shift in sentiment but the 2500 level may provide key support, according to George Davis, Chief FIC Technical Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. Davis points out that the recent S&P selloff […]
Yalies Lampert and Freidheim Square Off in Bankruptcy Court
(Bloomberg) Cyrus founder Stephen C. Freidheim shares a Yale University education with Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert. He’s also the brother of a former Sears executive, Scott Freidheim. Cyrus is raising legal objections to Sears’s plan to auction as much as […]
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 3.06 per cent in October
(Hedgeweek) Hedge Funds gave up 3.06 per cent in October according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, versus a 6.84 per cent decrease in the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Year to date, the Barclay Hedge Fund […]
FundRock acquires SEB Fund Services in Luxembourg
(Hedgeweek) FundRock Management Company (FundRock) has completed the acquisition of SEB Fund Services (SEB FS) from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (SEB). To read this article: