Tag Archives: commodities
Regulation, Infrastructure: The Forces Redefining Alternative Investments in 2026
(HedgeCo.Net) The alternative investment industry is often framed as a collection of distinct strategies: private equity, hedge funds, private credit, real assets. In 2026, that framework is rapidly losing relevance. What is emerging instead is a converged capital ecosystem, shaped by […]
Funds eye poor performer wheat in hunt for laggards
Reuters – Wheat has been the poor cousin of commodities this year, losing value as star performers such as copper, lead and sugar have flown, but the humble grain is now beginning to catch the eye of all-important investment funds. […]
Threadneedle Aims for $1 Billion Increase
The New York Times – Threadneedle Asset Management is seeking to increase its commodity fund to as much as $1 billion in the next two years, Bloomberg News reported. The London-based hedge fund, which oversees assets of $79.6 billion, is […]
Threadneedle to Expand Fund Size as Commodities Rally
Bloomberg – Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. is seeking to increase its commodity fund to as much as $1 billion in the next two years as the global economic recovery drives a rally in oil, sugar and metals. The London-based hedge […]
Ahead of the Bell: SEC, CFTC to ‘harmonize’ rules
MSN – Two agencies with oversight of the financial markets are trying to coordinate their regulations to eliminate differences involving similar types of investments and instruments. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the government’s primary markets watchdog, and the Commodity Futures […]
The fallacies of institutional investors
Stuff – As the collectivisation of middle class capital accelerated, a multiplicity of managed fund choices emerged to confuse the investor. There are active funds, passive funds, index funds, hedge funds, specialist funds trading in commodities, shares, junk debt, securitised […]
Gartman Starts First Hedge Fund Betting on Stocks, Commodities
Bloomberg – Dennis Gartman, an economist and the editor of the Gartman Letter, said he is creating his first hedge fund to speculate on assets including global equities and commodities. The River Crescent Fund, created Aug. 17, seeks to raise […]
Selector hails rise of Ucits III hedge funds
Citywire.co.uk – Fund selector Christian Lundström, from Independent Investment Group in Sweden, is welcoming the evolution of the Ucits III space which is seeing more and more hedge fund groups entering the area. Last week, HSBC Asset Management’s Farley Thomas warned […]