Monthly Archives: June 2019
SEC Wins Jury Trial Against Broker Charged With Defrauding Customers
(HedgeCo.Net) Jurors in Manhattan federal court have returned a verdict in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s favor against a broker who was charged in January 2017 with fraud for excessively trading customer accounts using a trading scheme that generated hefty […]
CFTC makes $2.5m whistleblower award
(Hedgeweek) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made an award of approximately USD2.5 million to an individual whistleblower. To read this article:
Merger Arbitrage lags behind for the first half of 2019: Lyxor
(Opalesque) Merger Arbitrage, a defensive strategy within the universe of hedge funds, lagged behind for the first half of 2019 after having delivered upbeat returns in 2018 in relative terms. In the first half of 2019, Merger Arbitrage lagged behind […]
Hamilton Lane raises $1.7bn co-investment fund
(Opalesque) Hamilton Lane raises $1.7bn for latest fund – co-investment fund, the fourth of its kind for the alternative asset manager.The fund will invest equity in buyouts and growth capital deals, putting money to work alongside private equity firms, according […]
Coast Capital Gets Backer In Shareholder Rebellion At FirstGroup
(The Guardian) A second major shareholder has joined an investor drive to eject the board of FirstGroup as the transport group faces an emergency meeting on Tuesday that could result in Britain’s most lucrative rail franchise again slipping from its […]
Hedge Funds Pause Oil Sales as Mideast Tensions Rise
(Reuters) Hedge fund liquidation of petroleum futures and options positions stalled last week as bearishness about the global economy was tempered by fears about a possible disruption of oil exports from the Gulf. Hedge funds and other money managers were […]
Latest Insights on the U.S.-China Trade Dispute
(Harvest) Trade concerns are weighing on investor sentiment, which impacts stock prices, but the underlying fundamentals for China remains strong. In this note, members of the Matthews Asia investment team explain why the trade dispute may have a small impact […]
Yale SOM launches new asset management program
(Opalesque) The Yale School of Management will launch a new degree program in asset management that will give students just starting their careers rich exposure to the application of data science and quantitative techniques to investment decisions. Taught by leading […]
SEC Adopts Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements for Security-Based Swap Dealers
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission took another significant step toward establishing the regulatory regime for security-based swap dealers today by adopting a package of rules and rule amendments under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. These and other rules […]
Investors redeem $46.4bn from hedge funds in Q1 2019:
(Opalesque) The global hedge fund industry AUM has grown by $0.5bn as of May 2019 year-to-date. Final Q1 2019 net outflows figure stood at $46.4bn, just under half of the investor redemptions totalling $94.7bn seen in the final quarter of […]
Reports for Q1 2019 reveal market gains & increased investor confidence
(CAMRADATA) Investment reports for Q1 2019, which provide analysis of four asset classes – Diversified Growth Funds, Multi Sector Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Equity and Emerging Markets Debt – invested in by institutional investors in the market, have revealed market […]
For Japan Inc, discretion is the better part of activist valor
(Reuters) – As Japan enters the busiest period of its annual general meeting season, shareholders will submit a record number of proposals to companies amid signs activist efforts to instigate change among conservative corporates are bearing fruit. To read this […]