Monthly Archives: June 2017
SS&C GlobeOp: Forward Redemption Indicator Up To 3.59%
(FINalternatives) The number of notifications for hedge fund redemptions increased again month-over month in June but dropped sharply from levels a year ago, according to new research from fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp. To read this article:
Hedge Funds Are the Ultimate Survivors
(Bloomberg) You may have read a bit of negative news 1 recently about hedge funds: high fees, subpar performance and concerns about legal issues. That might be the sort of unholy trinity that would put off some potential investors. Combine […]
You Want Hedge Funds Who Have Skin in the Game
(Valuewalk) A number of studies have noted over the years that companies with the highest insider ownership, tend to outperform peers. The logic behind this conclusion is easy to understand. Managers who own a significant chunk of shares are unlikely […]
A Kansas Investment Firm Spurring Change on Wall Street
(New York Times) Tucked away in a sleepy office park in this Kansas City suburb, a $26 billion investment advisory firm is helping drive Wall Street’s latest wealth boom.Inside, there are no televisions tuned to CNBC and there is hardly […]
Sears Canada’s Business is About to Collapse
(The Business Insider) Sears Canada is preparing to seek court protection against creditors in a move that will likely lead to a liquidation, according to reports by Bloomberg and Reuters.Sears Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The […]
Hedge Fund Crowding Update – Q1 2017
(Seeking Alpha) A typical analysis of hedge fund crowding considers large, popular, and concentrated hedge fund long equity holdings. Such analysis usually assumes that crowding comes from stock-specific bets and that it is a bullish indicator. These assumptions are incorrect […]
Are Hedge Funds Expecting a Permian Bubble?
(Oil Price) Last year’s OPEC deal to cut production managed to lift oil prices and stabilize them around US$50 for most of the first quarter this year. The higher price of oil led to quite the Permania, with a lot […]
Ackman Set to Cash in as Blackstone Eyes Chemical Deal
(New York Post) Bruised hedge fund tycoon Bill Ackman might be finally catching a break on one of his investments. Stephen Schwarzman’s buyout firm Blackstone Group has formed a bidding consortium that could shell out more than $4 billion to […]
Asia Focused Hedge Funds Offer Great Opportunities
(HedgeCo.Net) For the first time in several years, investors have begun expressing an interest in opportunities in Asia. Investors have shared increasing concerns about the high valuations of both the US equity and fixed income markets (pushed further by the […]
One of the Largest Hedge Fund Launches of the Year is Closing its Doors to New Money
(The Business Insider) One of the largest hedge fund launches of the year is closing its doors to new money. Holocene Advisors, a New York-based firm that launched in April, is closing to new capital, including from existing investors, on […]
Why Now Might be the Right Time to Look at Hedge Funds
(CNBC) Forward-thinking investors understand the benefits of rebalancing portfolios ahead of changing market conditions. It is intuitively obvious and yet incredibly difficult. Looking at just the past 20 years, many investors were significantly overweight equities in 1999 and again in […]
Russekoff’s Hedge Fund Smith Cove Hires Ex-Perry Exec Gulati
(Reuters) Hedge fund manager David Russekoff has hired Chetan Gulati, a former colleague from Perry Capital, to beef up the investment team at his newly formed firm Smith Cove Capital.Gulati will work in London, a spokesman for Smith Cove confirmed […]