Monthly Archives: May 2014
UK hedge funds see assets jump, beat continental peers
Reuters – UK-based hedge funds saw their assets increase by $57 billion between January 2013 and April 2014, while fund managers in France, Spain and Germany posted a net decrease, data from Preqin research showed. Firms headquartered in the UK […]
French stockmarket regulator fines Elliott hedge funds over APRR
Reuters – French stock market regulator AMF said on Monday its sanctions committee has decided to fine U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management and its UK arm Elliott Advisors 8 million euros ($11 million) each over insider trading relating to French […]
GEMFonds Global Emerging Market Hedge Fund Launch
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A team of seasoned investment veterans plan to launch a Global Emerging Market hedge fund for Gemfonds Plc by the end of the summer according to Chief Executive Daniel Broby. Bent Kristensen, former Chief Portfolio Manager at […]
Liquid alts cannibalize hedge funds at wirehouses
Investment News – Liquid alternatives are gobbling up market share of alternatives distributed through wirehouses and have surpassed traditional alts such as hedge funds as the preferred alternative asset class among advisers and investors. An increase in the share of […]
Hedge funds bet on Sainsbury’s share price fall amid price war pressure
This Is Money – A group of hedge funds have made massive bets on J Sainsbury’s share price falling because they believe the value could be hit by a supermarket price war. The retailer is set to publish its full-year […]
David Tepper ranks as best paid hedge fund manager, again
Reuters – Hedge fund mogul David Tepper had a case of deja vu when he ranked as the best paid hedge fund manager for the second year running by earning $3.5 billion in 2013 with a savvy bet on airline […]
Hedge Funds With Overblown Debt Fixation Spark Danish Rebuke
Bloomberg – Danish Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon criticized hedge funds and other foreign investors speculating against the nation, arguing their bet is based on a false picture of household finances. “From a macroeconomic perspective I think the writing and talking […]
Why are hedge fund assets reaching all time highs while they underperform the S&P 500?
There is a constant flow of articles in the media articulating that hedge funds have performed badly because they have underperformed the S&P 500 index. Many of these articles suggest that it is just a matter of time before investors […]
Hedge Funds Get $11.2 Billion in March and Outperform S&P 500
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took $11.2 billion (0.5% of assets) in March, down from a three-year high of $24.9 billion (1.2% of assets) in February. “Investors pumped $38.6 billion into […]
Hedge Fund Moguls’ Pay Has the 1% Looking Up
NYT – Hedge fund managers heavily populate the so-called 1 percent in the United States. And they are getting richer. The 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers in the United States took home a total of $21.15 billion in compensation in […]
Hedge Fund Bet Tested Amid Danish Housing Rebound: Nordic Credit
Bloomberg – As some hedge funds and asset managers start to question the safety of investing in AAA-rated Denmark, a string of data last week showed the nation’s housing market is mending itself and underpinning a broader recovery. After slumping 20 percent […]
Hedge funds turn to Asia – and airlines
Sydney Morning Herald – New York’s hottest young hedge funds are turning their attention towards Asian equities and airlines for the next big trade. At Sohn Next Wave, held in New York’s Lincoln Centre ahead of the prestigious Sohn Investment […]