Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Funds Return An Average Of +1.21% In July 2017
(Valuewalk) The hedge fund industry has produced its ninth consecutive month of aggregate gains in July, and the difference between average gains and average losses was relatively narrow during the month. With much of the industry benefiting from surging equity […]
Equity Rout Deepens, Havens Gain on Korea Tension
(Bloomberg) European stocks slumped, following drops in Asia and the U.S. as volatility soared and investors sought havens amid what hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio termed a game of chicken between U.S. and North Korean leaders. The Stoxx Euro 600 Index […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: July performance 1.24%; Capital Movement Index: August net flows advance 0.25%
(Opalesque)Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advance 0.25% in August. ‘SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index rose 0.25% for August 2017, indicating positive net flows into hedge funds,’ said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive […]
China Leads Emerging Asia to Greater Role in Capital Markets
(Harvest) Investors absorbed by the latest Chinese currency move may be losing sight of the big picture: China and the entire emerging Asian region are gradually being integrated into global capital markets. Over the next 12 to 24 months, we […]
Situational Awareness: Investment Perspective Intensified
(Harvest) Situational awareness means honing your ability to analyze the surrounding environment as an automatic practice while carrying on regular activities. The U.S. Coast Guard defines situational awareness as the ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of […]
eVestment: Hedge Funds Gain For Ninth Straight Month In July
(FINalternatives) Hedge funds booked their ninth consecutive month in the green last month and turned in their most broadly positive month since July of last year, according to new research from eVestment. To read this article:
Hedge fund Paulson & Co Trims Stake in Valeant
(Reuters) Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc investor John Paulson trimmed his stake in the Canadian drugmaker but said he remains fully supportive of the company’s leadership. New York-based hedge fund Paulson & Co cut its stake to 6 percent from 6.3 […]
Hedge Funds Score Big Win As North Korea Nuclear Risk Is Raised
(CNBC) An obscure safety trade against fallout from a North Korean nuclear attack leaped Wednesday to its highest in more than a year. Hedge funds bought South Korea’s five-year credit default swap, sending the cost of protection against the country’s […]
Graham Capital, A $14 Billion Hedge Fund, Has Lost Money in Almost all of its Strategies This Year
(The Business Insider) A $14.4 billion macro hedge fund is having a tough year – but still raising money. Graham Capital Management is in the red for 13 of 14 strategies listed in a July client letter reviewed by Business […]
The Quant Fund Robot Takeover Has Been Postponed
(Bloomberg) For computerized strategies that are supposed to be making people obsolete, quants are looking decidedly human in 2017. Program-driven hedge funds are stumbling, a promising startup has closed, and once-reliable styles are showing weakening returns. A handful of investment […]
Barclay Hedge Fund Index Rises 1.11% in July (+5.48% YTD)
(Opalesque) Industry Update: Hedge Funds gained 1.11% in July according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has risen every month this year and is up a cumulative 5.48% for 2017. “July was another winning month […]
Maverick Capital, a $10.5 Billion Hedge Fund, Is Struggling to Make Money
(Business Insider) Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital is having a tough year. The firm’s flagship Maverick Fund USA made no money in the first half of 2017, according to a client letter reviewed by Business Insider. The S&P 500, which the […]