Monthly Archives: May 2019
How a Modest Hedge Fund Returned Six Times the Global Average
(Bloomberg) She founded Triada Capital Ltd., a credit-focused firm in a region where equity is king and stock managers control the vast share of hedge fund assets. The straight-talking native of Guam cobbled together a modest $7 million to start […]
SALT Is Back, But Not Really
(Dealbreaker) Since emerging from the dark room he went after getting fired as Donald Trump’s communications director, Anthony Scaramucci has returned to the hedge fund business, filed a little light litigation, done some real estate wheeling-and-dealing and gotten into the […]
Foreign investors flock to U.S. corporate bond market for yield
(Reuters) – Foreign investors have had to pay up to hedge U.S. dollar-denominated assets over the last year, but this has yet to stop them from plowing money into the U.S. corporate bond market, the world’s largest. Robust returns for […]
A Short Seller Bets It All on a Spectacular Market Crash
(Bloomberg) Horseman Capital’s Russell Clark has been bearish for more than seven years. And if he’s wrong? “This could be my farewell interview,” he says. Russell Clark’s entry into the high-stakes world of investing could hardly have been less promising. […]
Hedge Funds Target European Loans As Downturn Looms
(Reuters) A number of companies financed in Europe’s leveraged debt markets have attracted the attention of global hedge funds, which are lining up money in preparation to profit when the impending downturn hits. Syndicated loans in struggling companies have lost […]
Two Internal Auditors Charged with Repeated Insider Trading
(HedgeCo.Net) insider trading charges were filed against two internal auditors who repeatedly traded and tipped on confidential information that they obtained through their respective employers. The SEC’s complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, […]
Asia stocks tepid as US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods
(CNBC) Stocks in Asia were tepid in Friday afternoon trade, as an increase in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods kicked in at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday.Tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods were implemented by […]
Hedge funds see fourth consecutive month of positive returns in April
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds gained an average of 1.26 per cent in April, the fourth consecutive month of positive returns, following a five-month string of aggregate declines closing out 2018, according to the latest eVestment April 2019 hedge fund performance data. […]
Commonfund Capital closes second secondaries fund at $450m
(Hedgeweek) Commonfund Capital has held the closing of its second secondaries fund, Commonfund Capital Secondary Partners II with USD450 million of capital commitments sourced from investors including endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance pools and family offices. To read this article:
CTAs continue positive run led by trend-following strategies
(Hedgeweek) Following on from an improvement in February and a strong March, April has been another positive month for CTAs. The SG CTA Index was up 2.76 per cent, and now it’s firmly in positive territory for 2019 year to […]
Drawbridge Partners acquires inCyber Security
(Hedgeweek) Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity consulting firm specialising in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has acquired inCyber Security, inCyber Compliance’s consultancy division. To read this article:
Scaramucci celebrates hedge funds in Vegas at SALT with less glitz
(Reuters) – After a one-year pause, the hedge fund industry schmooze fest organized by Anthony Scaramucci, the investment manager who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s communications director, returned to the Las Vegas strip this week. To read this article: