Monthly Archives: September 2015
GM Popular With Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – General Motors was a stalwart investment for portfolio managers as the company was relatively stable and paid a decent dividend. Of course that was before we entered the 21st century and the company declared bankruptcy and […]
Litman Gregory Offers Exposure to High-Conviction Managers
(Daily Alts) Insomnia is often the curse of entrepreneurs, and Litman Gregory co-founder Ken Gregory isn’t one of the lucky ones immune to the affliction. But of course, genius has its benefits. One fateful night, Mr. Gregory was awakened from […]
David Tepper: Good time to take money off the table
(CNBC) Hedge funder David Tepper said he’s “not as bullish” as he could be—taking a more cautious view of the stock market almost five years to the day since his comments on CNBC sparked the “Tepper Rally” in the stock […]
Aberdeen expands rapidly in liquid alts, acquires Arden in the US
(Hedgefund Intelligence) Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to acquire Arden Asset Management in a move that will allow the firm to enhance its global hedge fund solutions capability, increase its profile and presence in the US and position itself as […]
Australian Hedge Funds On Track To Crack $100bn
(The Australian) “But for every pension fund that has announced they are coming out of hedge funds (following the CalPERS move, there are several more coming in or increasing that allocation.’’ Australian hedge fund managers are on track to crack […]
Goldman Calls On Fed To Launch Another QE Plan
(MarketWatch) Fed policy makers are set to convene Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Ignore all the talk that the only two options facing the Federal Reserve this week are hiking interest rates and standing pat. The U.S. central bank, […]
Majority of Models Outperform Overall Market for August
New York (HedgeCo.Net) August was a brutal month for the global stock market as major indices, in most cases, dropped over eight percent. The S&P dropped 6.26% and that made it one of the leading indices from around the globe. […]
Merchant Commodity Fund Slumps Amid Decline in Oil, Iron Ore
(Bloomberg) The Merchant Commodity Fund, managed by Doug King and Michael Coleman, fell 10.6 percent in August as commodities slumped, wiping out gains for the year.The fund lost 10.3 percent in the first eight months of 2015, Coleman confirmed via […]
Hedge Fund Indices Showing Small Losses For August
New York (HedgeCo.net) — As the results of different hedge funds have been coming out over the last two weeks, we have seen some fairly large losses from some of the more high-profile funds. However, the hedge fund indices have […]
Institutions Lightening Up on Bearish Bets Ahead Of Fed Meeting
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest Commitment of Traders report for 30-day Treasury bills showed that large speculators have lightened up considerably on their bearish sentiment. The large speculator group is made up mostly of hedge funds and other institutional […]
Some Of Wall Street’s Biggest Hedge Fund Names Are Racing To Rescue Their Year
(Business Insider) August was a brutal month for some of the biggest names in the hedge fund industry. In some cases, losses in August wiped out gains for the year, and now it will be a race against time to […]
Donald Trump Hits Hedge Funds CEOs In His Tax Preview
(CNN) Hedge fund managers should worry, but corporations would get tax breaks if Donald Trump gets his way. Their chief executives, though, might need to sweat — particularly if their compensation is “a total and complete joke” made possible by […]