Tag Archives: hedge funds
Models Hold Their Own Amidst Selling
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Last week saw selling hit the overall market, especially on Friday. In fact, if not for Friday’s big selloff, the indices would have gained ground on the week. Earnings were a mixed bag for the most part, […]
Worst Two-Week Start for Stocks Since ‘09
New York (HedgeCo.Net) January 15 marked the end of the first 10 days of trading in 2015 and to say it has been a little shaky for the stock market would be putting it mildly. The S&P lost 3.18% in […]
Addressing the Desires of Large and Small Investors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In most industries bigger is better. You have bargaining power as a big business and you have economies of scale that allow you to buy goods at a lower cost. In the hedge fund industry, sometimes it […]
Hedge Funds Buying as Individuals Sell in Bull Signal
Bloomberg – Hedge funds are shoveling money into stocks as individuals exit at the fastest rate in a year, a sign to professional investors that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is poised to extend its gains. About $37.3 billion […]
Hedge Funds Benefit From Appreciaton Of Gold/Emerging Markets/Europe
New York (HedgeCo.net) – “Hedge funds performed as advertised in October—they hedged,” said Nadia Papagiannis, Morningstar alternative investment strategist. “Though the economy may be recovering, hedge fund managers appear positioned for a reversal.” However, hedge funds in the Morningstar Europe […]
A Hedge-Fund King Comes Under Siege
WSJ – Hedge-fund titan Kenneth Griffin lost $8 billion of his clients’ money last year. Now, he is trying to persuade investors to trust him with more. “We showed a level of human fallibility,” he told his staff at a […]
Hedge Fund Lawyer Dies In Russian Prison
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund Hermitage Capital’s legal adviser, Sergey Magnitskiy, died on Monday night in a detention centre in Moscow, the Guardian reports. The 37 year old father of two was held in Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina detention center […]
Hedge funds to play bigger role but worries remain
Reuters – Hedge funds will soon play a bigger role in portfolios, but investors still worry about getting their money back and understanding what a manager is doing, according to a new survey released on Monday. Nearly 60 percent of […]
