Monthly Archives: May 2016
How to Unleash a Dragon
(Daily Alts) Over the last 12 to 18 months our strategy had shifted to one of capital preservation versus capital growth. We had perceived mounting macro headwinds that, in our estimation, shifted probabilities towards a pending equity bear market as […]
What is gold telling us?
(Harvest) We have studied gold and its movements our entire business career. We recognize that some market participants may see gold solely in terms of a safe haven. We certainly can sympathize with that view. But, our experience and analysis […]
Hedge Funds To Learn Terms Of Icelandic Exit Within Two Weeks
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds holding $2.3 billion in Icelandic kronur bonds will in the next two weeks learn the cost of exiting those assets after more than seven years of capital controls.The government is preparing for an auction to exchange krona-denominated […]
Oil Bulls Bet The Waning U.S. Shale Boom Will Curb Global Glut
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds are rooting for a quick collapse of the U.S. shale boom.Money managers turned the most bullish since May as West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to a five-month high on optimism that falling U.S. production and rising fuel […]
Fund Managers & Advertising
(Harvest) For fund managers working in a digital age, advertising is changing drastically. Print advertising or word-of-mouth is simply not going to be effective in maintaining client relationships in today’s online world. Effective advertisements can attract clients, as well as […]
Severe Drop In Chinese Market Could Change The Landscape
New York (HedgeCoVest.Com) – In Tuesday’s trade, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.5% for the worst daily loss since January in percentage terms and the worst daily point loss since 2008. The selloff came with a record breaking volume day […]
“Bloody April” For Odey European Fund
New York (HedgeCoVest.Com) – Crispin Odey revealed that his main Odey European Fund experienced a loss of 19.3% during the month of April. The performance was disclosed in a letter to investors according to the Wall Street Journal.The loss marks […]
SEC: A “Fox In The Henhouse” Compliance Officer Stealing From His Own Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A Long Island man has been accused of stealing from hedge fund brokerage firm Trident Partners. While working as the director of compliance, the SEC alleges that William Quigley opened three brokerage accounts to misappropriate investor […]
These tech stocks unseated Apple in hedge-fund manager Daniel Benton’s portfolio
Market Watch – Daniel Benton’s Andor Capital Management has filed its 13F for the reporting period of March 31, with the investment manager boasting an equity portfolio of $1 billion as of the reporting date. One of the major moves […]
Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Managers Command 92% of Fund Assets
Think Advisor – The global hedge fund sector grew to nearly $3.2 trillion in the first quarter, managed by 5,122 single managers, according to a new report from Preqin, the alternative investment data provider. But just 11% of those managers […]
Ex-Hedge Fund Trader Martoma Tries New Tack to Overturn Conviction
India West – Mathew Martoma, an Indian American former hedge fund trader who is serving nine years in prison for carrying out the most lucrative insider trading scheme in history, said he should be freed after an appeals court tossed […]
All Six Mock Portfolios Outpace Overall Market
New York (HedgeCoVest.Com) – The S&P gained 0.16% last week and that was the fourth straight week of gains for the index. The portfolios on the HedgeCoVest platform did well last week as well as all six of the mock […]