(Reuters) – Not everyone buys into the view that the marathon U.S. economic expansion has enough momentum left to warrant interest rates and yields going much higher, but one group of investors is going all in: hedge funds. To read […]

(Bloomberg) Leon Cooperman, citing a line from the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” says he knows when to “fold ’em.” The hedge fund manager told investors that he plans to convert his Omega Advisors at year-end into a family office, […]

(Hedge Fund Journal) Demand for hedge funds crept upward in May, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, as equity markets rebounded and the US economy improved. Industry assets remained at an all-time high of $3.0 trillion. To read this […]

(CNBC) J.P. Morgan’s Erdoes and State Street Global Advisors’ Taraporevala say an escalating trade war would likely be problematic for the Federal Reserve between inflationary pressure and slower economic growth. To read this article:

(Opalesque) In the week ending 29 July, 2018, Investors pulled about $3 billion from hedge funds in the second quarter, the first quarterly outflow since early 2017. Macro hedge funds led net outflows in the period, with $2.8 billion leaving […]

(Bloomberg) Many quant hedge funds — young and old — are struggling to make money this year. Manoj Narang, who started his hedge fund last year, saw his biggest investor, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset management unit, pull its money. […]

(Hedgeweek) The US insurance industry continued to reduce its risk appetite for hedge fund investments, as holdings declined year over year by 8.5 per cent to USD16.4 billion from USD17.9 billion in 2016, according to a new AM Best report. […]

(Hedgeweek) The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for hedge funds measured 2.40 per cent for July, down from 4.17 per cent in June. To read this article:

(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 […]

(Hedgeweek) A paper on the impact of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reveals that transaction reporting for securities financing trades may create five times as many reports as trades when the regulation takes effect, which is expected in early […]

(Citywire) Fund managers at Hawksmoor Investment Management and Premier Asset Management have sold their stakes in Neil Woodford’s Woodford Patient Capital investment trust, as performance continues to lag. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) The world’s biggest money manager is pushing into China’s cutthroat hedge fund market with an offering that charges less than half the typical fees and has delivered above-average returns. BlackRock Inc. started selling the fund to Citic Securities Co. […]