Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Industry Forms Working Group to Focus on Data Management
(FINalternatives) A new hedge fund industry working group, formed to focus on data management, quality consistency and cost reduction, has officially launched. The new group, named The Data Management Working Group for the Alternatives Industry (DMWGAI), met in New York […]
Hedge Funds May Be in for Another Tough Year
(CNBC) Years of mediocre returns and high fees are coming home to roost. Clients withdrew $70 billion from the industry last year, the largest outflow since 2009, according to Hedge Fund Research. Just over half the respondents in Deutsche Bank’s […]
Credit Suisse Survey – Changing the Hedge Fund Mix
(Harvest) The latest Credit Suisse hedge fund survey for 2017 provides a detailed review of where there is the most investor demand for hedge fund strategies. Number one is global macro based on a desire to have greater portfolio diversification. […]
Why Passive Investing Is an Excellent Default Choice – an Active Investor’s View
(Harvest) Passive investing – replicating the market’s returns through low-cost index funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – has finally gained a meaningful share of the market. However there are still many investors who attempt to beat the market by investing […]
Trump SEC Pick Made Millions Representing Banks, Hedge Funds
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission has earned $7.62 million since 2015 representing some of Wall Street’s biggest firms, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management, according to a […]
This $430bn Wealth Manager Says to Pass on UK Stocks
(Bloomberg) In a world where investors are betting on stocks tied to economic growth, the U.K. equity market is not the place to be. According to RBC Wealth Management, British stocks will miss out as traders push equities higher on […]
Britain’s Co-op Bank Posts Annual Loss of $580m
(Reuters) Britain’s Co-operative Bank reported an annual loss for 2016 of 477 million pounds ($579.79 million), a month after the struggling lender put itself up for sale after failing to meet regulatory capital requirements.”We are pleased with the interest to […]
Greyrock Capital Group Raises $275M For Fourth Fund
(FINalternatives) Greyrock Capital Group has raised $275 million in capital commitments for its fourth buyout fund, handily beating its original $200 million target. To read this article:
Flipkart Looking to Raise $1bn in Latest Funding Round
(Reuters) Top e-commerce company Flipkart is holding talks with investors to raise up to $1 billion in one of its biggest funding rounds so far, a source familiar with developments said on Wednesday. The source declined to name the potential […]
Watchdog Group Asks For Probe Into Icahn’s Role As Trump Advisor
(FINalternatives) Government watchdog group Public Citizen has reportedly asked lawmakers to investigate whether Carl Icahn violated lobbying disclosure laws when he advised President Donald Trump on overhauling the U.S. biofuels program, a complaint the billionaire investor denied and called a […]
Trump to Meet With Business Leaders on Infrastructure
(Reuters) President Donald Trump plans to meet with a group of infrastructure business leaders at the White House on Wednesday, a person briefed on the meeting said. During his presidential campaign, Trump said he would push for a $1 trillion […]
Gundlach: Expect Federal Reserve To Hike ‘Until Something Breaks’
(Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive officer at DoubleLine Capital, said on Tuesday he expects the Federal Reserve to begin a campaign this month of “old school” sequential interest rate hikes until “something breaks,” such as a U.S. recession. Gundlach, […]