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Japan’s Start-Up Stock Market Plunge Could Pressure Small-Caps
(Reuters) Japan’s stock market for start-up firms plunged to two-month lows this week as investors pulled money out of the risky and inflated market, raising concerns the broader stock market could also see some spillover. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers […]
AXA IM Taps McDonald To Lead Sustainable Investing At Rosenberg Unit
(FINalternatives) The Rosenberg equities unit of AXA Investment Managers has promoted Kathryn McDonald, previously the company’s director of investment strategy, to the position of head of sustainable investing as it integrates ESG considerations into all portfolios. To read this article:
Maglan Capital: Some Lessons Learned From Puerto Rico
(FINalternatives) Although Maglan Capital has not been invested in Puerto Rico for more than three years, the distressed investing specialist has been closely watching developments concerning the Commonwealth unfold for all the obvious reasons. To read this article:
Barclays and Four Former Execs Charged Over Qatar Probe
(Bloomberg) Barclays Plc and four former executives were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud regarding the bank’s 2008 capital raising from Qatar, following a five-year investigation into one of the most turbulent periods in financial history. The Serious Fraud Office […]
AI Key For Third Wave of Hedge Fund Managers
(Pension & Investments) Veteran hedge fund seeder Jeffrey Tarrant is betting that a new generation of hedge fund managers proficient in machine learning processes will outperform and grow faster than those using traditional discretionary approaches. “Artificial intelligence will fundamentally change […]
Leon Cooperman: I Settled With the SEC Because ‘I’m Wealthy’ and an Easy Target
(HITC Business) Fresh off a settlement with government regulators regarding insider trading charges, hedge fund titan Leon Cooperman said he would have won the case but chose to settle instead. Cooperman’s firm agreed earlier this month to a $4.9 million […]
CFTC Proposal Holds Harsh Surprise for Asset Owners
(Pension & Investments) A little-publicized part of the latest CFTC proposal for speculative position limits on certain physical commodities could make it difficult for asset owners to comply. At issue is the proposed aggregation limit, which would be set at […]
There’s One Big Trading Company That’s Loving All This Uncertainty
(Business Insider) The stock market hasn’t been this dead in 24 years, but there’s still plenty of money to be made in investment products that bet on price swings. Just ask CBOE Holdings, the world’s largest provider of volatility instruments, […]
Einhorn’s Greenlight Claims GM Misled Credit Raters on Stock
(Bloomberg) Billionaire David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital doubled down on its pitch for new General Motors Co. dividend shares, saying the carmaker misrepresented the hedge fund’s proposal for a stock split to sway ratings agencies to opine against it. GM presented […]
Commodity Investing – Not for The Buy and Hold Crowd
(Harvest) An article in the Wall Street Journal , “Why Commodity-Index Investing May be Futile” has gotten a lot of interest by investors although there was not any new information in the story. The reasons for avoiding commodity indices should […]
May River Capital Closes Oversubscribed Debut Fund At $165M
(FINalternatives)Private equity company May River Capital has raised $165 million in capital commitments for its inaugural buyout fund. To read this article:
Auditor Charged With Insider Trading on Client’s Nonpublic Information
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that an auditor based in the Silicon Valley has agreed to settle charges that he traded on inside information about a client on the verge of a merger.The SEC’s order finds that […]