Monthly Archives: June 2022

Stock index futures slip following a losing day Monday

(CNBC) Stock futures were little changed early on Tuesday following a losing day as investors prepare to rebalance their portfolios with the end of the quarter fast approaching. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 7 points or 0.02%. […]

Don’t get ‘sucked back in’: Fund manager says investors should learn from past bear markets

(CNBC) The stock market bounce in recent days is just a relief rally and investors should avoid getting sucked back in, according to Trevor Greetham, head of multi-asset at Royal London Asset Management. The positive momentum for global stocks looked […]

SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction and Appointment of a Receiver in Pre-Ipo Stock Fraud by Unregistered Broker-Dealer

(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a preliminary injunction, appointment of a receiver, and continued partial asset freeze order against StraightPath Venture Partners LLC, StraightPath Management LLC, Brian K. Martinsen, Michael A. Castillero, Francine A. Lanaia, and Eric […]

Bridgewater’s bearish bets on European stocks jump to $10.5 bln – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) Bridgewater Associates has raised its short position on European stocks to $10.5 billion, nearly doubling from the previous week, according to a Bloomberg News report on Thursday, in a sign the hedge fund was increasingly bearish on equities in […]

JP Morgan sees portfolio rebalancing lifting U.S. stocks 7% next week

(Reuters) U.S. equities could see a 7% move up next week as investors rebalance their portfolios after a brutal first half of the year, J.P. Morgan’s chief global markets strategist, Marko Kolanovic, said on Friday. Next week marks the end […]

Stock futures rise slightly following a major comeback week for stocks

(CNBC) U.S. stock futures rose slightly on Sunday night following a major rebound last week from this year’s steep declines. Despite the bounce, Wall Street is preparing to wrap up the worst first half for stocks in decades. Dow Jones […]

Quarter-end buying may lift stocks higher before the next market storm

(CNBC) The stock market is about to close out its worst first half in decades in the week ahead, setting the stage for a summer of uncertainty and volatility. But in the very near term, strategists see a window of […]

El Salvador’s $425 million bitcoin experiment isn’t saving the country’s finances

(CNBC) El Salvador bet its economic salvation on bitcoin, but so far the gamble isn’t paying off like President Nayib Bukele hoped it would. The government’s crypto coffers have been cut in half, bitcoin adoption nationwide isn’t really taking off, […]

SEC Adopts Rules to Require Electronic Filing for Investment Advisers and Institutional Investment Managers

(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted amendments to require certain documents filed by investment advisers, institutional investment managers, and certain other entities to be filed or submitted electronically. The amendments also make technical amendments to modernize Form 13F […]

Hedge fund managers were down -0.56% in May

(Opalesque) Hedge fund managers were down -0.56% in May, outperforming the tech-heavy NASDAQ by 1.49% but trailed behind the S&P 500 by 0.57%. Around 39.6% of global hedge funds have generated positive returns in May, while around 40.0% of them […]

Stock futures rise as Wall Street looks to snap losing streak

(CNBC) Stock futures gained on Friday morning as Wall Street looked to grind out a rare positive week in what has been a rough first half of the year. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 102 points, […]

Apollo, Hostplus team up to launch $1.25bn Asia Pacific credit strategy

(Opalesque) The global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management said it will launch an Asia Pacific credit strategy in partnership with Hostplus, an industry superannuation fund in Australia. The new strategy launches with $1.25 billion in assets after an inaugural […]