Monthly Archives: June 2018

(Reuters) The euro is weakening, the U.S. yield curve is flattening, volatility is falling and last week, hedge funds were on the right side of all three moves. The euro had its biggest fall in two years last Thursday, the […]

(CNBC) A growing number of US hedge funds specializing in distressed debt are raising money in anticipation that the next economic downturn will punish companies that have borrowed record amounts since the financial crisis…. To read this article:

(New York Times) Apple’s chief executive, Timothy D. Cook, may be the leader of the world’s most valuable public company,…Last month he visited the Oval Office to warn President Trump that tough talk on China could threaten Apple’s position in […]

(Seeking Alpha) Many of those high fees that hedge fund investors are paying are no longer deductible for the taxable investor in the United States. Since many of the fees are not deductible for tax purposes, almost the entire gross […]

(Harvest) India is changing socially and economically, with financials, telecoms and IT paving the way and providing attractive, long-term investment opportunities. Read more in this new Investment Team Travelogue: India’s Changing Mindset. To read this article:

(Opalesque) By the end of this year, investment rules in the Bahamas could look a lot different. Delegates at the recent Opalesque Bahamas Roundtable noted that the government is looking at updates to the Commonwealth’s Investment Funds Act. Policymakers in […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations in Q1 2018 for the third consecutive quarter, as both launches and liquidations fell through early 2018, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, released today by HFR To read this article:

(Hedgeweek) Artivest, a financial technology firm based in New York, and Altegris, an alternative investment manager based in San Diego, have successfully closed their previously announced merger. To read this article:

(Reuters) Hedge fund Tourbillon Capital Partners, which has made headlines with negative returns lately, hired former hedge fund manager Ross Berman as its president and chief strategy officer, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The New York-based firm is run by […]

(Bloomberg) One of Sweden’s biggest pension funds has chosen to rely less on hedge funds after deciding the asset management form generally doesn’t justify the extra expense. After using hedge funds “for a long period,” AP3, which has 345 billion […]

(CNBC) Stocks have held up well this year, and analysts have been consistently raising earnings estimates for all quarters.The sectors most exposed to a global trade war and a stronger dollar are also those that are the biggest contributors to […]