Category Archives: Syndicated
Quant Firm AQR Capital Management Seeks SEC Approval to Sell ETFs
(Bloomberg) One of the most profitable quant money managers may soon be taking a dive into the hot exchange-traded fund industry. AQR Capital Management, the $195 billion firm co-founded by Cliff Asness, last week asked the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
July Inflows Bring Hedge Fund Industry AUM To Near Record
(FINalternatives) Investors continued to allocate fresh capital to the hedge fund space in July, according to new research from eVestment, adding $7.91 billion in inflows during the month and bringing total industry AUM to a near-record $3.163 trillion. To read […]
Hedge Fund Crusade Stymied as Japan Inc. Clings to Cross-Shares
(Bloomberg) Hedge fund manager Seth Fischer has a powerful ally as he campaigns for Japanese companies to sell their stakes in each others’ businesses: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Not that it’s made much difference. Kyocera Corp. still owns a $9 […]
Brevan Is Said to Hire Ex-Goldman Sachs Bond Trader Casulli
(Bloomberg) Brevan Howard Asset Management, the hedge fund co-founded by billionaire Alan Howard, hired former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive Andrea Casulli, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Casulli, who had also worked at UBS Group AG, […]
Wall Street Rings Up Record Profits in Second Quarter
(New York Post) Wall Street just had its most profitable quarter ever — fueled in part by the skimpy returns paid out on savings accounts. US banks rang up record profits of $48.3 billion in the second quarter as the […]
Aviva Investors Appoints Krishnan To Lead Multi-Asset Funds
(FINalternatives) Global asset manager Aviva Investors has tapped former Santander Asset Management executive Sunil Krishnan for the newly created role of head of multi-asset funds. To read this article
BHP Billiton to Replace Two Directors in Board Shake-Up
(Reuters) BHP Billiton on Wednesday unveiled a board shakeup that will see controversial director Grant King step down six months after joining the company amid concerns among investors over oil investments. King, a former chief executive of Origin Energy, was […]
U.K. Subprime Lender Plunges More Than 70%
(Bloomberg) Provident Financial Plc’s shares and bonds tumbled after the British subprime lender forecast a full-year loss and revealed it’s being probed by regulators. Chief Executive Officer Peter Crook stepped down. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is investigating the Vanquis […]
Panera CEO Knocks Wall Street Culture That Celebrates Activists
(Bloomberg) For Ron Shaich, the chief executive officer of Panera Bread Co., getting acquired by closely held JAB Holding Co. meant no longer having to worry about activist investors. Shaich, who recently sold the cafe chain he founded for $7.2 […]
Trump’s comments dents U.S. stock futures
(The Business Insider) U.S. stock index futures were lower on Wednesday as investors appeared to be in a risk-off mode a day after President Donald Trump said he will shutdown the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along […]
Why Hedge funds are Shunning WTI Crude Oil
(The Business Insider) Brent prices reached a 12-week high on Friday, while WTI Crude prices—although surging on the latest drop in the U.S. rig count—were not touching week-highs, suppressed by rising U.S. crude output. In a sign that investors are […]
Family Office Networks Expands Alternative Investment Platform
(FINalternatives) Family Office Networks (FON) has launched a new online technology platform aimed at providing family offices with access to alternative investment products. The platform allows family offices to view, list and co-invest in investment opportunities that have been offered […]