Monthly Archives: August 2015
The Perceived Liquidity of Investments
New York (Hedgeco.net) In last week’s newsletter we featured a story on liquid alts and how they may not be as liquid as investors think due to the illiquid assets they may be holding. Another aspect of liquidity has to […]
Gundlach’s Warning From December is Making The Rounds Again
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Not many warning statements come back to life eight months after they were made, but a warning made by Doubleline Capital’s Jeff Gundlach back in December is getting some renewed interest. In a presentation titled “This […]
This Weeks Model Spotlight: Pawleys Dividend Model
New York (HedgeCo.net) The Pawleys Dividend Model is a long-only model run by Pawleys Capital Management and their CEO Kathryn Schwartz. The model is designed to provide investors with exposure to each of the ten major market sectors.The proprietary methodology […]
Hedge Fund Bears Circle Aberdeen As China Compounds Grief
(Bloomberg) Even after a 21 percent plunge this year, short sellers see more trouble ahead for Aberdeen Asset Management Plc. Short interest in the Scottish firm jumped to 7.4 percent of shares outstanding this month, up from a low of […]
Star Trader Rokos Courts Investors For Blockbuster Hedge Fund Launch
(Reuters) A former top Brevan Howard trader is courting investors for a hedge fund launch which promises to be among the biggest in the sector this year and which sources say is already on course to attract its initial target […]
China Devaluation Rattles Investors
(Financial Times) Stocks and emerging market currencies are in retreat, while traders seek safety in Treasuries as the impact of China’s decision to devalue the renminbi continues to reverberate through markets. The mood in equities is decidedly sour. The pan-European […]
US Appeals Court Narrows Debt Claims Against Argentina
(Reuters) Argentina on Monday won the reversal of a U.S. judge’s ruling that a group of bondholders suing over its defaulted debt said entitled them to $700 million.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that U.S. […]
UBS Closes Feeder Fund
(HITC Business)UBS shut down a feeder fund that provided wealthy clients access to billionaire investor John Paulson’s Advantage fund due to the high cost of operating that portfolio, two sources said last week. Reuters reports that the bank shut down […]
US Identifies Insider Trading Ring With Ukraine Hackers
(Bloomberg) Exposing a new front in cybercrime, U.S. authorities broke up an alleged insider trading ring that relied on computer hackers to pilfer corporate press announcements and then profited by trading on the sensitive information before it became public. In […]
M&A Bonanza Means Billionaire John Paulson Is Having A Really Good Year
(Forbes) Reading recent headlines, you might think that billionaire John Paulson of hedge fund Paulson & Co. is down on his luck. A number of recent articles have highlighted investor withdrawals from some Paulson strategies, in addition to the decision […]
Will The Devaluation of The Yuan Have An Impact Like The Swiss Franc
New York (HedgeCo.net) – When the Chinese government moved to de-value the yuan on Tuesday, the shockwaves were immediate and far reaching. Every major index around the globe was down on Tuesday with the Shanghai Composite near breakeven. The United […]
Einhorn an “Anomaly” with Bet Against Yuan
New York (HedgeCo.net) – When China devalued its currency on Tuesday, most investors were not happy as the move sent stocks around the world lower. One of the exceptions to the rule is apparently David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital. According […]