Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Bets on Japanese Stocks That Shouldn’t Be Listed
(Bloomberg) An Oslo-based hedge fund’s love for unloved Japanese stocks has proved a winning passion for more than a decade. “Our model is good at identifying companies that shouldn’t be listed,” Trond Hermansen, who manages Sector Zen with analyst Lars […]
Brexit’s Big Short: How Pollsters Helped Hedge Funds Beat the Crash
(Bloomberg) Sky News projected the words “IN OR OUT” across the top of a London building as an orchestral score ratcheted up the tension. “In or out—it is too late to change your mind,” declared Adam Boulton, the veteran anchor, […]
Decentralised exchange DEx.top launches with over 10,000 users
(Hedgeweek) DEx.top, a decentralised cryptocurrency exchange incubated by Bitmain and based in Switzerland, has launched successfully after completing a two-week trial period. The platform has performed over 1,400 ETH in trading volume and signed around 10,000 new users. Three new […]
Baffled by OPEC, Hedge Funds Leave Oil Bets Up in the Air
(Bloomberg) In the lead up to OPEC’s meeting last week, investors were playing a waiting game. Hedge fund wagers on the direction of crude prices barely budged, and an obscure decision on Friday didn’t do much to dispel the uncertainty. […]
ADGM launches crypto asset regulatory framework for MENA region
(Hedgeweek) Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has launched its framework to regulate spot crypto asset activities, including those undertaken by exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries. To read this article:
Investing In Latin America
(Harvest) Brazilians have a tongue-in-cheek saying about their country. Brazil is the country of the future… and it always will be. That’s probably a little unfair. Brazil and Latin America, in general, have grown and modernized to the point that […]
White paper: When can risk mean opportunity?
(Harvest) There’s more to bond investing than interest rates. And understanding the four key risk factors can help investors navigate the fixed-income market. A basic principle of fixed-income investing is that when interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and vice […]
Trump’s Trade War Has Hedge Funds Diving for Cover in China
(Bloomberg) Donald Trump’s threats of a trade war with China are sending jitters through the hedge-fund community.Pinpoint Asset Management and SPQ Asia Capital have recently cut a measure of risk called net exposure — the difference between bullish and bearish […]
Hedge fund drops Kentucky pension fund over ethics requirement
(Reuters) – A New York-based hedge fund is ending a $68 million investment by the Kentucky Retirement Systems, citing new code of conduct requirements imposed by the state, as well as ongoing litigation, the system’s executive director said on Thursday. […]
Hedge Funds Post Small Gain in May, Curbed by Turmoil in Europe
(Bloomberg) Hedge Funds eked out a small gain in May as a strong showing by activist funds was offset by jitters in emerging markets.Funds rose 0.32 percent last month. While that was the second consecutive monthly gain, returns were less […]
Post-MiFID II, Most Hedge Funds Make Clients Foot Research Bill
(Reuters) The majority of hedge funds are passing on charges for investment research to investors under new European Union rules, despite years of poor average performance and as many large traditional asset managers absorb the cost themselves. Billing clients, however, […]
Investors Poured $7.54 Billion Into Equity ETFs After Rocky G7 Meeting: ICI
(Reuters) Equity exchange-traded funds, which draw a diverse set of clients including fast-trading hedge funds, attracted $7.54 billion of net new cash in the week ended June 13, according to Investment Company Institute data released on Wednesday. After the divisive […]