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Popular Question At Salt Conference: Are Fee’s Too High?
New York (HedgeCo.NET) The annual SALT Conference is taking place this week in Las Vegas and among the more prominent topics is whether hedge fund fees are too high. The conference hosted by SkyBridge Capital is considered to be one […]
Hayman Capital Bearish On Pharma, But Not All Pharma
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In what seems like a strategy that would be employed during a political campaign, Hayman Capital and fund manager J. Kyle Bass are employing a tactic in their pharmaceutical investments. The fund has taken a substantial […]
Alternative Investment Landscape Continues to Evolve
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The alternative investment industry continues to revolutionize the way many investors make allocations. From the early days of the original hedge fund to the current landscape where alternative mutual funds are seeing tremendous growth, the industry continues […]
Top Hedge Fund Manager Pay Dips To 2008 Levels
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – When you state that 25 managers earned $11.6 billion last year it would seem like an incredible year, but not when you are talking about the top 25 hedge fund managers. The annual report from Institutional […]
Commodities Fund Astenbeck Bullish On Oil
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In a letter to investors in Astenbeck Capital Management, fund manager Andrew Hall laid out his arguments for being very bullish on oil. Hall cited growing demand and a decline in supplies as the main drivers behind […]
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index Down in April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (CSLAB) was down 0.67% for the month of April. The index attempts to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry. Among the different strategies tracked, the Merger Arbitrage […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge Funds Return $54.1 Billion In Q1
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds returned $54.1 billion in performance-based gains for the first quarter of 2015; their highest Q1 gains on record since 2006 which brings the total industry AUM to a record high of nearly $2.2 trillion. […]
HedgeCoVest Takes Top Honors At Benzinga Fintech Awards Ceremony
New York (HedgeCo.net) Over 115 top Fintech firms from across the nation entered the 2015 Benzinga Fintech Awards competition in March to recognize the most impressive new technology catering to financial services and capital markets. At Wednesday night’s awards ceremony […]
Hedge Funds Continue to Experience Strong Inflows
New York (HedgeCo.Net) After seeing outflows of $11.2 billion in January, hedge funds saw inflows of $7.2 billion in February according to information released by TrimTabs and BarclayHedge earlier this week. The inflows in February are the strongest for the […]
A Different Way To Play A Rate Hike
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Rather than betting on bonds going down when the Fed finally raises interest rates, a recent article from CNBC suggests that hedge funds are making their bets in the currency markets. According to the article, such heavyweight […]
Hedge Funds Become More Bullish on Stocks
According to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Monitor, hedge funds increased their bullish bets on the Russell 2000 and they lowered their bearish bets on the S&P 500 last week as well. The weekly Commitment of Traders […]