Monthly Archives: September 2016
Space Robots Are Helping Hedge Funds Invest
(Bloomberg) The most valuable commodity for investors is information, and hedge funds and asset managers are going to great lengths to get it — even to outer space. This week on the Odd Lots podcast, Tracy Alloway and Bloomberg View […]
Hedge Funds Cut Bearish Pound Bets Before Currency Slides:
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and money managers trimmed net bearish positions on pound futures for the third week, missing out as the currency fell 2 percent this week. Bets that sterling would fall outnumbered bullish wagers by 82,821 in the week […]
Funds Dump Gold at Fastest Pace Since May as Fed View Shifts
(Bloomberg) Gold investors seem to agree: Don’t fight the Federal Reserve. With the Fed’s next policy meeting looming this week, hedge funds are exiting from gold. Speculators cut their bets on a bullion rally by the most in more than […]
Lansdowne’s Roden: Hedge-Fund Woes Not the Fault of ETFs
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds perform badly because their investment analysis has failed and not as a result of an increase in exchange-traded and quant funds, according to Stuart Roden, chairman of Lansdowne Partners. Blaming passive investing strategies and volatility for poor […]
Two Large Firms Charged With Compliance Failures in Wrap Fee Programs
(HedgeCo.Net)— The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that two investment advisory firms are settling charges related to compliance failures within their wrap fee programs. SEC investigations found that St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James & Associates and Milwaukee-based Robert W. […]
Hedge Fund Launches, Liquidations Decline in Q2/16
(Fin Alternatives) Hedge fund launches and liquidations both declined in the second quarter, as the alterative asset class posted fairly steady gains through a relatively volatile period, according to new research from HFR. To read this article:
Trump Tax Plan Drops 15% Rate for Hedge Funds, Partnerships
(Bloomberg) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has dropped a major tax cut for businesses organized as pass-through entities, including partnerships, from his tax overhaul proposals, according to the latest version of those plans.The change will make Trump’s plan much less […]
The Guru Who Only Talks To Hedge Fund Elite
(Bloomberg) Jens Nordvig, one of the hottest prognosticators in finance, will sell anyone his secret sauce for winning trades for $30,000 a year. But if you want unfettered access to his best ideas and personal touch—the kind that the deep-pocketed […]
Commodities May End 2016 With Whimper After First-Half Rally
(Bloomberg) For commodities, 2016 started with a bang. If history is any guide, it will end with a whimper. The Bloomberg Commodity Index, tracking returns for 22 components, is heading for a third-quarter slump after posting consecutive gains in the […]
Hedge Funds Alter Strategies In China as Regulatory Crackdown Bites
(Reuters) Hedge funds are ditching their ambitions of pioneering Western-style high-speed trading strategies in China’s fledgling equity derivatives market and are styling themselves as traditional asset managers to weather an intensifying regulatory crackdown. These aspiring ‘Flash Boys’ have been hamstrung […]
Hedge Funds Across Globe Cut Fees in Battle For Investors
(Reuters) Hedge funds across the globe are cutting their management fees as they struggle to attract investors in the face of weak returns, industry data shows. U.S.-based Caxton Associates this week became the latest firm to tell investors it would […]
SunOpta Targeted by Activist Engaged Capital With New Stake
(Bloomberg) SunOpta Inc., the Canadian natural and organic food producer undertaking a strategic review, is being targeted by activist fund Engaged Capital, which disclosed a new 7.5 percent stake. The hedge fund run by Glenn Welling has signed a confidentiality […]