Category Archives: Syndicated

Brazil Hedge-Fund Icon Sees Bolsonaro as Favorite to Win Vote

(Bloomberg) Legendary hedge-fund manager Luis Stuhlberger continued to take advantage of the volatility brought on by Brazil’s upcoming elections to buy back into the country’s stocks and cut hedges after years of pessimism. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is seen as […]

New Cyber Insurance Package Protects Hedge Funds’ Trade Secrets and Fees

(Insurance Journal) Hedge funds can spend years crafting a trading algorithm or a strategy to keep ahead of competitors. A Stone Point Capital-backed insurance broker is offering to help protect those trade secrets, and their fees, from a cyber attack. […]

NAFTA 2.0: A Bold New Beginning? Or a Modest Rewrite?

(Harvest) The revised NAFTA deal relieves uncertainty for Canada and avoids a possible Mexican barrier to ratification. But what does it really mean for the three countries involved—or for trade tension with China? The US and Canada over the weekend […]

Yale’s ‘Warren Buffett’ Places Big Bets on Cryptocurrency Funds

(Fox Business) David Swensen, the man dubbed as Yale University’s “Warren Buffett” for his investing chops in turning around the university’s endowment into a $29 billion fund, is now reportedly going big on cryptocurrency… To read this article:

US yields pause for breath

(The Technical Analyst) The US 10-year yield is likely to undergo a pullback before reaching 3.9%, according to Frank Cappelleri, Chief Market Technician at Instinet. To read this article:

Emerging market stocks’ descent to 17 month lows entices U.S. investors

(Reuters) – The steep decline in emerging market stocks since early this year are attracting some U.S. fund managers who think they may find long-term bargains amid the sell-off. To read this article:

Opalesque Exclusive: Shaked Capital offers a fresh take on fund of funds

(Opalesque) New York for New Managers: Investing in emerging managers can be difficult. Typically, these funds have a limited track record and their small size can make them a tough sell for investors with big tickets. Miami-based Shaked Capital is […]

Virtual currencies are commodities, says Federal Court

(Hedgeweek) The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ruled that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has the power to prosecute fraud involving virtual currency. James McDonald, CFTC Director of Enforcement, says: “This is an important ruling […]

The Tinder for Markets Is Run on Crypto

(Bloomberg) Richard Craib built his quant-driven hedge fund Numerai on the idea that if one data scientist is good, 40,000 are better. Now he’s inviting competing funds to draw from the same pool of brains for hire. To read this […]

Alliant Joins Everest Re to Help Hedge Funds With Cyber Security

(Bloomberg) Hedge funds can spend years crafting a trading algorithm or a strategy to keep ahead of competitors. A Stone Point Capital-backed insurance broker is offering to help protect those trade secrets, and their fees, from a cyber attack. Alliant […]

Muddy Waters Shorts Manulife on Risks in Hedge Fund Trial

(Bloomberg) Muddy Waters has found its latest target: Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp. Short seller Carson Block, who runs Muddy Waters, announced a short position in the firm Thursday, and said its life-insurance subsidiary just concluded a trial with a […]

Hedge Funds Cheer Tencent Stake in Chinese Video Streamer

(Bloomberg) Bilibili Inc. is earning its moniker as one of the more promising technology stocks to go public out of China this year, and hedge funds are cheering Wednesday’s rally. The Shanghai-based video streaming service’s ADRs rose the most in […]