Category Archives: Syndicated
AllianzGI Taps MetLife’s Mahajan For U.S. Investment Strategy Role
(FINalternatives) Global active asset manager Allianz Global Investors has named former MetLife Investments executive Mona Mahajan as the company’s new U.S. investment strategist. To read this article:
Smallest Hedge Funds Will Be Quick to Drop Research Under MiFID
(Bloomberg) When hedge-fund manager Dario Sacchetti gets into work each morning, he’s met with an inbox filled with sell-side research reports. “We receive a lot — definitely more than 20 a day,” said the co-founder of London-based Anavio Capital Partners. […]
U.S. Equity Funds Post Longest Run of Outflows Since 2004
(Bloomberg) U.S. equity funds suffered their longest streak of outflows in 13 years as growing signs of political deadlock in Washington cast doubt on a rally that has taken the S&P 500 Index to record highs. Investors pulled $2.6 billion […]
Harvey Throws a Wrench Into U.S. Energy Engine
(Reuters) A hurricane in the heart of the U.S. energy industry is set to curtail near-record U.S. oil production for several weeks…Harvey hit the Texas shore as a fierce Category 4 hurricane, causing massive flooding that has knocked out 11 […]
Millennium PM Nainzadeh Said To Prep New Hedge Fund
(FINalternatives) Sara Nainzadeh, a portfolio manager for Izzy Englander’s $35 billion hedge fund manager Millennium Management, is reportedly prepping a new fund that will launch in late 2017 or early 2018. To read this article:
Wall Street Vets From Dalio to Gundlach Warn on Emerging Markets
(Bloomberg) More investors are joining the cast of Wall Street veterans from Jeff Gundlach to Ray Dalio in warning that risky assets are overvalued. They point to rising global turmoil underscored by the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and the […]
Paulson Taps Constantinides to Head IR at his Hedge Fund
(Reuters) Billionaire investor John Paulson promoted Tina Constantinides to head investor relations at his hedge fund Paulson & Co. Constantinides, a 13 year veteran at the New York-based fund, took over as Global Head of Investor Relations on August 1, […]
Platinum Founder’s Lawyers Appeal Order Barring Contact With Witnesses
(Reuters) Lawyers defending Platinum Partners founder Mark Nordlicht in a $1 billion fraud case have asked a U.S. appeals court to allow them to communicate with potential government witnesses, calling a judge’s order blocking them from doing so unconstitutional. In […]
Opalesque Exclusive: Ex-Colony Northstar execs launch Miramar Capital
(Opalesque) Colony Northstar executives Paul Fuhrman, Jae Yi and Perry Hariri have left the firm to launch Miramar Capital a Santa Monica, CA-based real estate operating and investment platform. Miramar will team with private and institutional capital sources to pursue […]
A Fresh San Francisco Hedge Fund is Aiming to Raise as Much as $600 Million
(The Business Insider) Jet Theriac, a former portfolio manager at Hutchin Hill Capital, is starting a new hedge fund in San Francisco. Theriac plans to launch the fund, Lanternback Capital, with between $100 million and $600 million in January 2018. […]
Hidden Value in MLP & Midstream Credit
(Harvest) Investing in the midstream energy sector via MLP & midstream equities is well known as illustrated by the considerable growth over the last decade in the number of public MLPs/midstream companies and related equity oriented investment products. Over 120 […]
JANA Activist At Blue Apron
(Valuewalk) JANA Partners, the activist investor that pushed Amazon (AMZN) to buy Whole Foods (WFM), now has a stake in Blue Apron (APRN) – the deeply troubled meal kit delivery company. Blue Apron is down 50% from its IPO less […]