Monthly Archives: May 2019
David Tepper Leaves a Void That’s Tougher to Fill
(Bloomberg) The hedge fund industry boasts some of the best money managers on the planet, but good luck investing with them. There are precious few, and it’s never clear who they are in the beginning. By the time their skills […]
Tech Hedge Fund Beats Nasdaq by Looking for Key Inflection Points
(Bloomberg) Lucrative opportunities in technology stocks center around identifying shifts from an old way of doing things to a better way, like from email to instant messaging or from phoning in food orders to doing it online. To read this […]
Your Hedge Fund Marketing, Family Offices and Warren B
(Harvest) Warren Buffet and family office investors know why your asset raising efforts aren’t attracting as many sophisticated investors as you wish. In this month’s column at Harvest’s Asset Manager Marketing Hub, Frumerman & Nemeth (www.frumerman.com) shares its insights, and […]
Hedge Funds Are Gaining Steadily This Year
(Opalesque) In the week ending May 24th 2019, hedge funds are gaining steadily this year but still lagging well behind the broader market. The $3.2 trillion industry is up 7% through April while the S&P 500 popped 17.5%, according Preqin. […]
New Jersey’s Pension Fund to Cut Hedge Fund Allocation in Half
(Bloomberg) The New Jersey State Investment Council unanimously voted to cut its target allocation to hedge funds in half, reducing investments in these partnerships to about $2 billion. To read this article:
Here Are the Hedge Funds That Got It Right (and Wrong) in 2018
(Bloomberg) A handful of clear winners stand out among the hedge-fund managers and short-sellers who pitched their top trade ideas at the Sohn Investment Conference in Hong Kong a year ago. To read this article:
Retail investors developing a taste for private markets
(Hedgeweek) Retail investors are increasingly drawn to private markets, attracted by the offer of diversification, alternative income, and sustainable investment opportunities, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge – European Monthly Product Trends Edition. To read this article:
IOSCO seeks feedback on regulating trading in crypto-assets
(Opalesque) The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is seeking comments on a consultation paper that describes the issues associated with crypto-asset trading platforms (CTPs) and sets forth key considerations to assist regulatory authorities in addressing these […]
Canaccord Genuity invests in AI-powered hedge fund
(Opalesque) Global investment banking and financial services company Canaccord Genuity Group has made a strategic investment in Artificial Intelligence powered hedge fund, Castle Ridge Asset Management. The investment will enable Castle Ridge to expand its distribution channel with Canaccord Genuity […]
Schroders acquires $1.3bn European real estate boutique Blue Asset Management
(Opalesque) Global investment manager Schroders Schroders has bolstered its real estate capabilities with the acquisition of a boutique property investment manager in Germany. The acquisition of the €1.2bn ($1.3bn) Munich-based boutique manager, which invests in commercial and residential real estate, […]
Asia hedge funds struggle to benefit from investor enthusiasm
(Reuters) – Asian hedge funds are struggling to benefit from strong investor interest in the region in the face of patchy liquidity, country-level restrictions and general market jitters over the U.S.-China trade war. The Asia Pacific was the top region […]
SEC Awards $4.5 Million to Whistleblower
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded more than $4.5 million to a whistleblower whose tip triggered the company to review the allegations as part of an internal investigation and subsequently report the whistleblower’s allegations to the SEC and […]