Monthly Archives: August 2016

(Fin Alternatives) Private equity managers are predicting growth in their industry over the next twelve month, according to a new survey from industry data provider Preqin, driven by growing investor interest and an expected increase in exits. To read this […]

(Valuewalk) The hedge fund industry posted overall returns of 2.17% in July, marking the largest cumulative period of positive performance since May 2013, with the industry returning 6.96% since the beginning of March. As a result, 2016 YTD returns now […]

(Bloomberg) A former trader at Visium Asset Management LP told an ex-colleague that one of his first stops after leaving the firm was the SEC. What he didn’t say was that he had turned on his former co-workers and was […]

(Bloomberg.com) Hedge funds have made record bearish bets against sterling as Brexit pummels the currency, while some analysts believe a pound will be worth the same as a euro in 18 months. Large speculators raised net bearish wagers on the […]

(Harvest) Can you make money in commodities? Some will say no if you cannot get the roll or income carry working for you. A recent paper in the Financial Analyst Journal “Conquering Misconceptions about Commodity Futures Investing” describes the abject […]

(New York Post) When it comes to hedge funds, the little guy has the upper hand. Smaller hedge funds — those with less than $100 million in assets under management — have notched the greatest year-to-date gains, standing at 4.1 […]

(This is Money) Crispin Odey – the charismatic hedge fund manager who correctly bet on the financial crisis of 2008 – has been caught short by the rally since the Brexit vote and is emerging as the worst performing European […]

(Valuewalk) With global capital markets rebounding in July, the environment benefited concentrated equity-focused exposures most, but gains were prevalent across the industry. Hedge funds produced their most broadly positive month since February 2014, with 79% of all funds posting gains. […]

(The Business Insider) One of Herbalife’s largest investors sold more of the company’s stock, just weeks after the U.S. government told the protein shake maker to reorganize its business, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission….. […]

(New York Post) David Tepper’s Appaloosa hedge fund is so over Facebook. The fund completely exited its position in the tech darling during the second quarter, it disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday — after being in the stock […]