(Opalesque) In the week ending 27 July 2018, investors withdrew an estimated $7.88 billion from global hedge funds in June 2018, bringing overall Q2 2018 net flows for the industry to -$5.43 billion, the industry’s second quarterly net redemption since […]

(Harvest) One of the core strategies for portfolio diversification is increasing exposure to international stocks and bonds. This risk reduction strategy is easy to achieve, yet the value of this asset class diversification has diminished over the last few years. […]

(Reuters) Activist investor John Paulson’s hedge fund on Thursday nominated eight members to Detour Gold Corp’s board and reiterated its call for a special shareholder meeting, ratcheting up pressure on the gold miner. The hedge fund, Paulson & Co, which […]

(eFinancial) Goldman Sachs is continuing to hire outsiders, and they’re not all joining at the executive director level. Some of the firm’s most recent hires include juniors brought in from firms outside Goldman’s typical purview. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Stock futures are barely budging relative to the havoc wreaked by Facebook in the tech space. Case in point is the the ETF that tracks the Nasdaq 100 index (QQQ), which is reversing ~1.5% lower in pre-market trade after […]

(Harvest) Plan sponsors are increasingly eyeing ESG factors, especially in Europe, where more robust rules governing pension management give the trend a higher profile. A larger number of companies in Europe have also chosen to become signatories of the Principles […]

(Hedgeweek) AlphaBot, a technology solution for sourcing, analysing and allocating to alternative investments, has added performance data and analysis tools enabling investors for the first time to compare, portfolio build, and compile reports on more than 1,600 crypto currencies and […]

(Reuters) – Struggling for returns this year, hedge funds are throwing caution to the wind, building up record bets on higher U.S. Treasury yields across the curve and increasingly large bets on a stronger dollar. To read this article:

(Reuters) – Hedge funds appear to have completed the recent wave of liquidation, with bullish positions increased slightly last week after heavy falls the week before, helping to steady the main crude oil benchmarks. Hedge funds and other money managers […]

(Reuters) Two large shareholders in Canada’s Ecobalt Solutions Inc are calling for a change in senior management or the launch of a sales process, saying ongoing mine development delays are wasting a windfall from high battery sector demand. Australian hedge […]

(Bloomberg) The world’s fastest growing major economy is showing signs of a recovery in animal spirits, suggesting India’s mid-term outlook can weather global trade tensions and emerging market strains. A cross section of forward-looking indicators compiled by Bloomberg News show […]

(Bloomberg) Stocks began the week on the back foot as investors weighed earnings results against lofty expectations and prepared for key policy meetings from some of the world’s biggest central banks. Metals fell on continued concern over trade and China’s […]