Category Archives: HedgeCoVest News
Third Quarter Ends as the Worst Quarter in Four Years
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The third quarter came to a close and most investors are probably happy to see it go as it was the worst quarter for the overall market since the third quarter of 2011. The final tally […]
Hedge Fund Helps BlackRock Increase Revenue
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Investment management firm BlackRock Inc reported earnings yesterday and while the earnings came up short of last year’s numbers, they did beat analyst earnings per share and revenue estimates. BlackRock, the largest asset manager in the […]
Investment Ideas from the Sohn Investment Conference in Tel Aviv
New York (HedgeCo.net) – At the Sohn Investment Conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, noted hedge fund managers offered up their thoughts on where to invest right now. Among the ideas were several blue-chip stocks as well as several banks. […]
Latest Performance Report from SS&C has Hedge Funds Down in September
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest report from investment software provider SS&C shows that the average hedge fund lost 1.56% in September which is better than the 2.64% the S&P 500 lost. The SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index shows […]
More Bad News Expected For Fortress
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After announcing last month that it was selling off its investments in other hedge funds, alternative investment Fortress Investment group is expected to announce the closure of its macro fund. The fund has been struggling almost […]
Emerging Market Investments Could See Outflows for First Time in 27 Years
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Developed countries have poured money in to emerging markets in recent years as low interest rates and the need for greater diversification have led to an increased appetite for emerging market equities and debt instruments. However, […]
Chanos Bearish on Commodities
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday, noted short-seller Jim Chanos laid out a pretty bearish case for the commodities sector. Chanos is the founder of Kynikos Associates, a short-biased hedge fund, and he thinks […]
Looking Ahead to October and December Fed Meetings
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The September FOMC meeting passed and the Fed left rates alone, but for how long? There are two more meetings in 2015, one on October 27 and 28 and one on December 15 and 16. Could […]
Another Showdown Between a Hedge Fund and a South American Country Looms
New York (HedgeCo.net) – U.S.-based hedge fund Gramercy is threatening legal action against the South American country of Peru over $5.1 billion in defaulted bonds, but Peru doesn’t seem all that worried. Gramercy bought the bonds seven years ago at […]
Could Falling Commodity Prices Create Financial Crisis-Type Collapse?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The slump in commodities has taken a toll on the hedge fund industry as a number of hedge fund firms have closed their commodity-based hedge funds in 2015 as the slump in commodity prices caused many […]
HFR Hedge Fund Index Fell in September
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest data released from Hedge Fund Research shows that the average hedge fund lost 1.07% in the month of September and is down 1.35% on the year. This loss is the fourth consecutive monthly loss […]
Kyle Bass Scores Partial Victory with Challenge of Shire Drug
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After filing dozens of patent challenges, Kyle Bass and his Coalition for Affordable Drugs scored their first partial victory on Wednesday when the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board gave Bass institution for the patent challenge […]