Tag Archives: bets
Wall Street is likely to face another volatile week
Los Angeles Times – In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis we’re in right now, however, is anything but typical: Lending is frozen, hedge-fund selling is happening on a massive scale, […]
The Risks and Rewards of Investing in a Bear Market
Time – Benjamin Graham was well prepared for the Crash of 1929. The now legendary investor had hedged his bets: he would buy preferred stock in a company and sell short common stock in the same company. When stocks crashed […]
Hedge funds turn in September to forget
Globe and Mail – Canadian hedge funds posted a brutal 11.2 per cent decline in September, losses that are likely to leave many investors questioning this expensive alternative asset strategy. The latest installment of the Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance […]
Hedge-Fund Clients Pulled $43 Billion Last Month, TrimTabs Says
Bloomberg – Investors withdrew a record $43 billion from hedge funds in September as they fled distressed-securities and stock funds because of poor performance, TrimTabs Investment Research said today. The estimated outflows were the most since TrimTabs started tracking the […]
SEC to Make Hedge Funds Report Short Sales Until 2009
Bloomberg – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended a rule forcing hedge funds to tell the agency about short-sale positions amid concerns investors bet against companies after spreading false rumors they will fail. Investment managers who oversee more than […]
Artradis AB2 Fund Said to Profit During Market Rout
Bloomberg – The Artradis AB2 fund, run by Singapore’s biggest hedge-fund firm, gained 4.96 percent in September, when Asian equities had their worst month in 18 years, two people with knowledge of its performance said. The $2.2 billion hedge fund, […]
Hedge funds Collateral damage
Economist – Hedge funds are supposed to hedge. This year, they haven’t. The fund-weighted composite index compiled by Hedge Fund Research, a firm that tracks the industry, fell by 4.7% in September, the second-worst month on record. Since the start […]
When to Fire Your Fund Manager
CNBC – Given the troubles in the market, we’re all worried about losing a chunk of our savings, whether it’s wrapped up in mutual funds, hedge funds or individual stocks. But how do you know when to bail on your […]
Another horrible day for the major markets
The Times of Trenton – Stocks prices fell sharply again yesterday, ending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index below 1,000 for the first time since 2003 on speculation banks and real-estate companies are running short of money as the credit […]
Europe’s turmoil batters London shares
Independent – The FTSE 100 Index tumbled more than 200 points today after a weekend of financial turmoil in Europe. Investors took scant comfort from Friday’s backing of a US financial rescue to leave the FTSE 100 Index down almost […]
Hedge Funds Score a Victory in Short-Selling Rules
New York Times Blogs – Turns out hedge funds will not have to publicly disclose their secret strategies after all, at least not any time soon. The reprieve for the industry came late Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission quietly […]
