Category Archives: Syndicated
Flash-Crash Trader Jumps Into Currency Market When Others Flee
(Bloomberg) There’s nothing nefarious afoot here, to be clear. It’s just that at a time when many currency-trading firms don’t know what to do when extreme price fluctuations hit, Lieberman’s brought together a bunch of military and tech gurus to […]
White Collar Watch: A Dubious Key Witness Didn’t Sink This Insider Trading Case
(New York Times) The prosecution of William T. Walters for insider trading had it all: outsize personalities from the worlds of sports and business, a defendant known for high-stakes betting with a history of brushes with the law, the prosecution […]
Penn Treasurer Says he’s Moving $1 Billion to Passive Investments
(CNBC) Pennsylvania’s elected treasurer announced Monday that about $1 billion in state funds that have been managed by outside firms will instead be overseen internally in a change designed to save millions in annual fees. Joe Torsella said the new […]
Hedge Funds Regain Some of Their Faith in Oil
(Reuters) Hedge funds have turned bullish towards crude oil again as international marker prices have steadied above the psychologically important $50 threshold.Hedge funds and other money managers increased their net long position in the three main Brent and WTI futures […]
An “Investment” Even More Ludicrous Than Government Bonds
(Harvest) “What about investing in hard assets like diamonds?” I get asked this sometimes so figured I’d cover it here. I wrote the below piece some years ago and it answers the question about whether diamonds should be treated as […]
Hunting For International Alpha & 6 Investor Misperceptions
(Harvest) Makalu finds there are six areas in which investors’ consensus views miss the mark of what it believes to be the global macroeconomic realities in the investment marketplace. The disconnect between consensus views and marketplace realities provides windows of […]
Bill Gross Reacts to the Latest Employment Report
(Harvest) Bill Gross reacts to the latest jobs report on Bloomberg Surveillance, featuring Tom Keene. The views presented are those of the speakers as of 4/7/17 and do not necessarily reflect the views of Janus. They are for information purposes […]
U.S. Equity Funds Suffer Largest Outflow In 82 Weeks As Trump Trade Fades
(FINalternatives) Some $14.5 billion was pulled from U.S. equity funds in the week through Wednesday, according to new data released Friday from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the largest outflow for 82 weeks and a sign investor doubts about the […]
HFRI Index Hits Fourth Consecutive Record In March, Up 2.3% in Q1/17
(FINalternatives) Hedge funds advanced again in March, adding to a period of extended positive performance that has seen Hedge Fund Research’s broadest benchmark index rise for five consecutive months and in 12 months out of the last 13 months. To […]
Equity Hedge Funds Post Best Start to Year Since 2013
(Bloomberg) Equity hedge funds are getting a pick-me-up after a harsh 2016, when they suffered almost a third of the industry’s withdrawals, amid a global stock rally. The long-short strategy returned 3.2 percent in the first quarter on an asset-weighted […]
Investors Flock to ‘Macro’ Hedge Funds, But Not Only The Old Guard
(Reuters) “Macro” hedge funds are back in favor with investors seeking to take a view on U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policies, European elections, or interest rates, but it is start-up funds rather than established players which are attracting cash. […]
BHP Urged by Elliott to Unify Structure, Separate Petroleum
(Bloomberg) BHP Billiton is being targeted for an overhaul by sometimes-activist Elliott Management Corp., which is urging the world’s biggest mining company to unify its corporate structure, spin off more assets and improve capital returns. The resources giant, which has […]