Monthly Archives: January 2016
Agecroft Partners to Host New Hedge Fund Conference to Benefit Hedge Fund Cares and World Pediatric Project
(HedgeCo.Net) Agecroft Partners announced that all profits from its new conference Gaining the Edge – 2016 Hedge Fund Marketing Leadership Summit taking place on April 28th at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City will be donated to non-profit charities […]
The 75-year debt supercycle is coming to an end
(Business Insider) When Ray Dalio talks, people tend to listen.Dalio is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of all time, founder of the $82 billion (£57.1 billion) Bridgewater Pure Alpha fund. He’s worried that one of the fixed […]
The hedge fund managers that made it big in 2015
(CNBC)For many hedge fund managers, 2015 was a year they would rather forget, clocking up their worst annual return since 2011. And, if the first few weeks of trade this year are anything to go by, 2016 might not be […]
Hedge Funds in Major Commodities Rethink
(Mining.com) With weakness returning to equities and oil on Monday, gold futures trading in New York attracted brisk buying from investors eager for alternatives amid all the market turmoil.In afternoon trade gold for delivery in February, the most active contract, […]
Hedge Funds Betting Against China Eye ‘Soros Moment’
(Reuters) A handful of mainly U.S.-based macro hedge funds have led bets against China’s yuan since late last year and the coming weeks should tell how right they are in predicting a devaluation of between 20 and 50 percent. Since […]
Hedge Funds and Others May Be Eligible to Collect Proceeds From $1.86 Billion CDS Antitrust Settlement
(Hedge Fund Law Report) On January 11, 2016, Quinn Emanuel announced the $1.86 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that, since 2008, major banks had conspired with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and financial information services firm […]
Investor Paulson’s Personal Assets to Back Loan to Hedge Fund
(Reuters)Billionaire investor John Paulson has put up part of his personal fortune as collateral to back a credit line for his $18 billion hedge fund Paulson & Co., a government filing shows. According to a UCC Financing Statement filed in […]
Hedge Fund Starts in Asia Drop to 14-Year Low in Turbulent Year
(Bloomberg) Hedge fund launches in Asia dropped to the lowest in 14 years last year as investors’ preference for big funds and rising regulatory costs converged with a turbulent market.The number of hedge funds that opened in Asia dropped to […]
Palm Beach Hedge Fund Conference Reveals Bearish Overtones
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Morgan Stanley’s annual investment conference in Palm Beach, Florida is taking place this week and if the collective sentiment toward stocks is accurate, the start of 2016 is just the beginning. A recent Reuters’ article highlighted […]
Hedge Funds Finished 2015 Up 2.42%
(AIMA) Hedge funds finished last year up 2.42%, beating equities and bonds on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis, according to an analysis of performance data by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative body for alternative asset managers. […]
Automated Hedge Funds Make Millions in January’s Market Selloff
(Wall Street Journal Interactive) Tumbling oil prices, sharp declines in global stocks and big moves in currencies have been a winning formula this month for a group of computer-driven hedge funds, which have made hundreds of millions of dollars during […]
Hedge Fund Kerrisdale Shorts Zafgen, Sends Stock Tumbling
(Reuters) Biopharmaceutical company Zafgen’s stock tumbled as much as 11.5 percent in early trading on Monday after hedge fund Kerrisdale Capital said it has a short bet on the stock, arguing that U.S. regulators will not approve the sale of […]