(Bloomberg) There’s a new villain in the world of Nintendo Co. Gabriel Plotkin, head of New York hedge fund Melvin Capital Management, has accumulated a $400 million short bet against the Japanese game maker, according to regulatory filings. The former […]

(Seeking Alpha) Many have questioned what the future holds for the hedge fund industry, given its history of innovation. What kind of products will hedge fund firms offer to their new investor? How will they reconcile profits with social responsibility? […]

(Bloomberg) JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s equities traders generated more revenue than Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s for the first time on record last quarter. Now, they’re angling to dethrone Morgan Stanley as the world’s top shop….The bank took in about $4 […]

(Opalesque) Leading Australian based fund of hedge fund company, NWQ Capital Management, announced the launch of the Northwest Quadrant Fiduciary Fund (Fund), a Cayman Master/Feeder Structure. The Fund will allow non-Australian investors access to the same investment process and management […]

(Harvest) Interval Funds are changing the way investors approach alternative investments and are democratizing exposure to an area of the market that has historically only been available to the world’s largest. The combination of both public and private assets in […]

(Harvest) Perhaps one of the most popular K2 Perspectives we’ve ever written was the June 2014 issue, where we referenced Roy Scheider’s memorable line from the 1975 blockbuster Jaws . We thought now, especially given the current state of the […]

(Harvest) Italian governments have the shelf life of a loaf of bread. We count 24 new prime ministers sworn in in the last four decades, with the latest, Giuseppe Conte, coming to office in June. His mandate is to implement […]

(Equities.com) President Donald Trump met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker this week to discuss how to deal with mounting global trade tension and imbalances and, although it is still early in the negotiations, the consensus of companies affected by […]

(Reuters) Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Speculators’ net bearish bets on US 5-year and 10-year Treasury note futures rose to record highs in the week ended July 24, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released […]

(Reuters) – London copper slipped on Monday as investors shrugged off a potential strike at the world’s largest copper mine and focused instead on a raft of economic reports that may indicate slowing growth in top metals consumer China. “The […]

(Reuters) Hedge funds betting Qualcomm (QCOM.O) would succeed in a $44 billion bid for NXP Semiconductors (NXPI.O) face steep losses after the deal fell through – taking the shine off a strong start to the year for many funds. Qualcomm, […]

(Harvest) Getting investors to change their trading habits requires both education and demonstrable economic incentives. In the face of the growth in FX futures trading, Greenwich Associates set out to examine and assess the potential economic benefits of utilizing futures […]