Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Man Group’s Assets at Record on Low-Cost Products
(Bloomberg) Investors are falling in love with hedge funds again, just at a lower cost. Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge-fund firm, reported record assets under management on strong inflows and investment gains as the industry makes […]
Oceanwood Capital’s Main Fund Up 10.9 Pct Year-to-June 30
(Reuters) London-based hedge fund Oceanwood Capital Management’s main fund made gains of 10.9 percent in the first six months of the year, a source close to the firm said on Monday. The $2.1 billion Oceanwood Opportunities Fund, started in September […]
Investors Stick With Macro Funds, Hope For Volatility Comeback
(Reuters) Lack of volatility in financial markets that has hit ‘macro’ hedge funds in the first half of the year has not stopped some investors from betting that things could get bumpier in the second half. Money poured into many […]
Scaramucci Drama Has No Bearing On Pending Skybridge Sale
(Reuters) Anthony Scaramucci’s swift exit as U.S. President Donald Trump’s communications director on Monday has no bearing on the pending sale of the firm he founded, SkyBridge Capital, parties involved in the deal said. “The transaction remains on track and […]
Volcker Rewrite Is Set to Start as Trump Regulators Grab Reins
(Bloomberg) Wall Street regulators have agreed to rewrite the Volcker Rule, according to three people familiar with the matter, moving to loosen industry-despised restrictions that were central to the U.S. response to the financial crisis. The five agencies that wrote […]
Einhorn’s Greenlight Sticking With Tesla Short, Up +2.1% in July
(FINalternatives) Greenlight Capital CEO and billionaire investor David Einhorn isn’t giving up on his famous Tesla short any time soon, saying on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s electric car maker remains overvalued and undercapitalized. To read this article:
P&G Pushes Back Against Trian’s Peltz, Says ‘No Compelling Rationale’ For Board Seat
(FINalternatives) Consumer products conglomerate Proctor & Gamble fired back at activist investor Nelson Peltz’s request to join the company’s board of directors on Tuesday, saying the Trian Fund Management executive was not entitled to a seat and is getting poor […]
Hedge Fund Man Group’s Assets at Record on Low-Cost Products
(Bloomberg) Investors are falling in love with hedge funds again, just at a lower cost. Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge-fund firm, reported record assets under management on strong inflows and investment gains as the industry makes […]
Lyxor: Hedge Fund Index Stays Flat In July As Trend-Following Strategies Underperform
(FINalternatives) Despite continued strength in risk assets and records in several asset classes, hedge funds were again range-bound last week (and for July in general) as positive performances from event-driven, fixed income and long/short equity strategies were offset by continued […]
Scaramucci Has Experience With Poor Outcomes
(Bloomberg) Anthony Scaramucci, the Wall Street carnival barker recently turned White House communications chief and even more suddenly ex-communications chief, had a tough sell, pitching an erratic president who is disliked by a large segment of the U.S. population and […]
Europe Turns Hedge-Fund Hotspot as Economic Growth Picks Up
(Bloomberg) Europe is on a mini-streak with hedge-fund investors as the prospect of faster economic growth and fading political risk help restore confidence in the region. Money pools investing across Europe attracted additional capital for the second straight month in […]
Wall Street Is At War With Itself Over The Future Of Stocks
(The Business Insider) JPMorgan is a house divided… by the stock market that is. In one corner stands Dubravkos Lakos-Bujas, the firm’s chief US equity strategist. Weighing in with a steadfast focus on rapidly growing corporate earnings, he sees the […]