Monthly Archives: January 2017

(Harvest) Primary influence on the economy is being transferred from the Fed via monetary policy to Congress and the administration via fiscal policy. The positive market reaction to the election is a result of a major policy shift. First, investors […]

(Bloomberg) The hedge fund industry ended 2016 with $3.02 trillion in global assets under management, surpassing the $3 trillion mark for the first time as performance gains offset net withdrawals, according to data released by Hedge Fund Research Inc. on […]

(FINalternatives) Hedge funds were under pressure down during the third week of the new year, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor . Lyxor’s widely followed Hedge Fund Index fell -0.8% for the week ended January 17, the company […]

(Bloomberg) Curtailing access to the world’s biggest market appears damaging, on the face of it, for the emerging markets relying on exports to catch up to developed nations. An alternative view: it could be just what the doctor ordered. Economic […]

(FINalternatives) John Afriyie, a former analyst for Michael Dell’s investment fund MSD Capital, was arrested on a bench warrant Monday for failing to appear in court to face charges that he made $1.5 million from insider trading related to Apollo […]

(FINalternatives) Castlewood’s flagship Select Opportunity Fund logged a net +13.5% return in 2016, according to performance data seen by FINalternatives, its second consecutive year of double-digit gains. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) There’s a big showdown looming in the U.S. Treasury market. The “fast money,” made up of hedge funds and other speculators, upped its bearish bets like never before this month, based on futures data for five-year notes. At the […]

(Reuters) Smarting from its biggest-ever yearly loss, hedge fund Viking Global Investors has reordered its stock picking team and plans to invest more money in financial and consumer stocks and less in pharmaceutical stocks, its co-founder told clients. The $30 […]

(HITC Business) Bosses at HSBC and UBS said last week they could move thousands of staff out of London due to Brexit, triggering worries the UK could lose its dominance of the sector. However, City A.M. has been told London’s […]