Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Titans Who Bet Big on India Now Say They Were Scammed
(Bloomberg) The $1.5 billion India wager that went horribly wrong for some of the world’s biggest hedge funds began with a tantalizing offer. It was a rare chance to invest in prime real estate in one of the fastest-growing economies […]
NXP to Repurchase $5bn Shares After Qualcomm Deal Falls Through
(Reuters) NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI.O), whose buyout deal with U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) fell through due to lack of approval from China, said on Thursday it would buy back $5 billion worth of shares.The company said Qualcomm has informed […]
Hedge Fund Bets on ‘Disruption’ in Riskiest Emerging-Market Debt
(Bloomberg) Pavel Mamai was in South Africa last year when he got a tip: President Jacob Zuma was locked in a feud with his finance minister. The feud turned into a firing, the firing turned into a selloff — and […]
Italy’s Late Bill Payments Open New Market for Hedge Funds
(Bloomberg) Deloitte LLP is offering Italy’s builders a way to get billions of euros in unpaid bills from public works projects off their balance sheets — selling them at a discount to hedge funds. Construction companies that say they incurred […]
Nestle counts on better second half to keep Third Point at bay
(Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) Chief Executive Mark Schneider said he was convinced the food giant had the right strategy in place to further improve sales and profitability as it seeks to head off criticism from activist shareholder Third Point. To […]
Why we view disruption as the key to opportunity – Fund Presentation 2018
(Harvest) The internet revolution and technological advancements have led to a fully connected world with endless innovation. Competitive advantages are constantly evolving and being redefined as every process, product, and business model is overhauled and re-imagined from the ground up. […]
Innovation is Changing Hedge Funds
(Harvest) 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? Will […]
Investors and Managers Can Be Held Liable For The Anticompetitive Practices Of Portfolio Companies
(Opalesque) The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations implemented by their portfolio companies when […]
New HFA Survey Reveals Top Hedge Fund Strategies
(Hedgeweek) The top four hedge fund investment strategies for the second quarter of 2018 were Equity Hedge, Macro, Blockchain/Crypto, and Event-Driven, according to a new survey carried out by the Hedge Fund Association in conjunction with UMB Fun Services. The […]
CFTC’s Giancarlo and Tuckman respond to Vatican criticism of derivatives
(Hedgeweek) Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo and Chief Economist Bruce Tuckman have penned a letter in defence of derivatives in response to recent Vatican criticism. To read this article:
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin on markets, bitcoin and real estate
(CNBC) CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Citadel founder Ken Griffin at the 2018 Delivering Alpha conference about the state of markets, his hedge fund’s performance, bitcoin and his thoughts on the real estate market. To read this article:
CTAs and Market Neutral L/S Equity stand out
(Hedgeweek) There was a pause in trade developments and solid corporate profits fuelled risk appetite last week pushing hedge funds strategies with the highest market beta higher, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. To […]