Monthly Archives: March 2019
World’s biggest hedge fund optimistic on Brazil economy, markets
(Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has turned bullish on Brazil, arguing that economic growth relative to potential will be the strongest in the world over the next year. Conditions are now in place to reignite the […]
Hedge funds pause oil buying as fresh doubts about the economy surface:
(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers have become more cautious about buying oil since the end of February as doubts about the global economy resurface, dampening expected price rises from OPEC-led production cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. Front-month […]
Everyone Loses in This Hedge Fund’s Game of Chicken
(Bloomberg) When no one swerves in a game of chicken, everyone gets hurt. Small investors in Britain will have U.S. hedge funds in their sights after Coltrane Asset Management LP torpedoed a restructuring plan agreed between Interserve Plc and the […]
Hedge Funds Versus Analysts: Corn Predictors Are Squaring Off
(Bloomberg) Where’s corn going next? It depends on who you ask, as hedge funds and analysts make a strong split on the outlook. The funds have never been more bearish, increasing their net-short position to the largest ever as of […]
10-Year Dow Surge Kills Hedge Funds – Why Traders May Get Last Laugh
(CCN) Index funds are squashing hedge fund managers in the US stock market. No matter which way you look at it, the decade-long bull markets in the Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 have smoked the “smartest guys in the […]
Registered Investment Adviser and Former Chief Operating Officer Charged With Defrauding Client
(HedgeCo.Net) Talimco LLC, a registered investment adviser, and Grant Gardner Rogers, the former chief operating officer of the firm, have been charged with manipulating the auction of a commercial real estate asset on behalf of one client for the benefit […]
It’s the triumph of indexing: Fund managers continue to trail their benchmarks.
(CNBC) Active managers who claim that they would do better during periods of heightened volatility are going to have to find another argument.last week, S&P Dow Jones Indices released its annual report on how actively managed funds performed against their […]
Fed to make important forecasts as stocks on ‘precipice’ of breaking out
(CNBC) The Fed’s meeting is the big deal for markets in the coming week, and it is widely expected to send a message that investors in both bonds and stocks could find bullish. But analysts in both markets say the […]
State Street Quarterly Brexometer Index reveals latest investor sentiment towards Brexit
(Hedgeweek) After a slightly more muted response from investors in Q4 2018, investor appetite for holdings of UK assets has polarised during Q1 2019, with an increase in both the number of those looking to increase and decrease their exposure. […]
Mutual funds start to put their mouth where their money is
(Reuters) – Corporate America’s biggest shareholders have traditionally been content with sharing their views on a company’s strategy privately with management.But now some mutual funds are beginning to rethink their stance, amid pressure from investors for them to justify the […]
A $1.5 Billion Hedge Fund Comeback Is Europe’s Biggest this Year
(Bloomberg) Martin Taylor, the money manager who shut down Nevsky Capital three years ago, plans to make his comeback hedge fund Europe’s biggest startup in 2019.Taylor is in talks with investors to raise $1.5 billion for Crake Asset Management, which […]
Billionaire Says Amazon Exit Dampened Interest in Moving Hedge Fund to NYC
(Crain’s New York Business) Billionaire Ken Griffin said he’s less likely to move Citadel’s headquarters to New York City in the wake of Amazon’s decision to abandon plans to expand into Queens.“Amazon opting out of New York is heartbreaking,” Griffin […]