Category Archives: Syndicated
Alternative investment industry to grow by $2.5 trillion in next three years
(Hedgeweek) The size of the alternative investment industry will grow by USD2.5 trillion in the next three years, according to new research from international asset manager Fidante Partners. To read this article:
Higher volatility puts low beta strategies in a sweet spot
(Hedgeweek) Low beta strategies outperformed in the hedge fund space last week. Merger arbitrage, which structurally has a low beta versus equity markets, was the sole strategy in positive territory, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset […]
Hedge fund Tiger Global ups stake in Fiat Chrysler to $1 billion
(Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global Management has raised its stake in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCHA.MI) to 873.3 million euros (767,919 pounds), a recent filing with the Dutch regulator showed. Tiger, which runs around $22 billion in assets in […]
Hedge funds turn bullish again on oil:
(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers have turned bullish again towards crude and fuels, adding a significant number of new long positions in the last two weeks, after spending much of the previous four months liquidating positions. Hedge funds and other […]
A Stock-market Bear Signal Is At A More-than-4-decade High, Says Goldman
(Yahoo News) A gauge of bullish and bearish momentum in the U.S. stock market is ringing alarms for strategists at Goldman Sachs. The investment bank’s so-called bull-bear indicator, which examines five market factors, indicates that the likelihood of a bear […]
An Introduction to Quantitative Investing: Special Risks and Considerations
(Hedge Fund Law Report) Although both quantitative and fundamental strategies expose fund managers to similar risks, a quantitative manager’s heavy dependence on technology and mathematical models means that it must consider and address those risks differently. It must, for example, […]
Hedge Funds Wager $3bn on The Pound Plunging This Year Amid no Deal Brexit Fears in The City
(Opalesque) Hedge fund bosses, including Crispin Odey, are wagering billions on a slump in the pound as bets against the currency reach their highest level in over a year. A 2.8bn bet against the pound has been taken amid no-deal […]
Rise in Asset Correlations Signals Risk of Volatility, Citi Says
(Bloomberg) Major asset classes have been moving ever more in lockstep over the summer, which increases the risk of a spike in volatility, according to Citigroup Inc. The correlation between U.S. Treasuries, the S&P 500 Index, crude oil and the […]
Emerging-Market Rout Takes Aim at India Amid Widening Deficit
(Bloomberg) India became the latest epicenter of the nervousness sweeping emerging markets as better-than-forecast current-account data failed to stem the slide in the rupee. The currency sank as much as 1.3 percent, while stocks dropped the most since August and […]
SEC Charges Microcap Fraudsters for Roles in Lucrative Market Manipulation Schemes
(Hedgeco.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a group of 10 individuals and 10 associated entities for their participation in long-running fraudulent schemes that generated over $27 million from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail investors […]
Pinnacle Asset Management acquires North American natural gas wholesale trading business
(Hedgeweek) Pinnacle Asset Management, a commodities and natural resources investment organisation, has acquired the North American natural gas wholesale trading business from Sierentz Global Merchants. To read this article:
CHF to enter bullish cycle?
(The Technical Analyst) A bullish multi-month signal for CHF may soon be confirmed, says James Dima, technical analyst at Marex Spectron. To read this article: