Monthly Archives: September 2023
Alternative Investment Platform YieldStreet Charged for Misleading Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a settled action against New York-based YieldStreet Inc. and its registered investment adviser subsidiary, YieldStreet Management LLC (together, YieldStreet), for failing to disclose critical information to investors in a $14.5 million asset-backed […]
Investors pull another $59m from digital assets funds
(Hedgeweek) Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling $59m last week, taking the current run of outflows to a total of $294m, according to the latest Digital Assets Fund Flows Weekly Report from CoinShares. To read this article:
Stock futures are little changed as Wall Street awaits key consumer inflation data: Live updates
(CNBC) U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night as investors looked toward the release of the consumer price index for more insights on inflation. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched lower by 6 points, or 0.02%. […]
Co-founder of $4 billion crypto fraud scheme gets 20 years in prison, ‘Cryptoqueen’ partner remains at large
(CNBC) The co-founder of the fraudulent OneCoin cryptocurrency, a massive pyramid scheme that amassed more than $4 billion from millions of investors worldwide, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. Karl Greenwood, 46, who orchestrated the multibillion-dollar multilevel marketing […]
Ripple says it will fight the SEC lawsuit ‘all the way through’
(CNBC)U.S.-based cryptocurrency company Ripple says it’s planning to fight the ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission “all the way through. The lawsuit between Ripple and the SEC has stretched for nearly three years. In 2020, the SEC accused […]
Bitcoin, helped by a possible short squeeze, rebounds from Monday’s FTX-suspected slide
(CNBC) The price of bitcoin bounced Tuesday, reversing losses from the previous day that were driven by fears around FTX liquidations. Bitcoin was last higher by 4.5% at $26,185.72, according to Coin Metrics. On Monday, bitcoin dipped below the key […]
Hedge funds cut dollar shorts to lowest level in three months
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds are on course to be outright bullish on the dollar by the end of the month having already cut their short positions on the greenback to the lowest level seen in three months, according to a report […]
Nine Investment Advisers Facing Charges for Marketing Rule Violations
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against nine registered investment advisers for advertising hypothetical performance to the general public on their websites without adopting and/or implementing policies and procedures required by the Marketing Rule. All nine firms […]
Stock futures inch lower following winning day for Wall Street: Live updates
(CNBC) Stock futures ticked down Monday night as investors come off a positive day. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 30 points, dropping nearly 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures both inched down 0.1%. Oracle slid […]
August decline pushes Haidar macro fund losses to 48%
(Hedgeweek)A further 15.7% decline in August has left Said Haidar’s Jupiter macro hedge fund nursing a 48% loss for the year so far, and extended the fund’s worst ever period of trading since it debuted over 20 years ago, according […]
Jamie Dimon says it’s a ‘huge mistake’ to think economy will boom with so many risks out there
(CNBC) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says the U.S. economy is doing well, but it would be a “huge mistake” to believe that it will last for years. Healthy consumer balance sheets and rising wages are supporting the economy for […]
Bitcoin briefly dips under $25,000 ahead of fresh inflation data this week
(CNBC) The cryptocurrency market fell to start the week as traders turned their focus to new inflation data and digested the latest in the SEC’s legal battle with Ripple. Bitcoin fell more than 2.8% to trade at $25,004.45, according to […]