Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Funds Miss Alibaba Rally, Forgoing Millions in Gains
(Bloomberg) Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. are headed toward their second-best quarter since the e-commerce giant’s record-setting initial public offering two years ago. And hedge funds are missing out. The Chinese company’s U.S.-traded stock jumped as much as 38 […]
Hedge Funds Prefer Hard Wheat to Soft, Coffee to Cocoa, Cattle to Hogs.
(Agrimoney.com) Hedge funds favoured hard wheat over soft, coffee over cocoa, and cattle over hogs as they raised their bullish bets on agricultural commodities for a second successive week – for the first time in three months. Managed money, a […]
Corvex Drops Williams Proxy Fight After More Directors Named
(Reuters) Pipeline operator Williams Cos Inc said on Monday it added two new directors, prompting activist investor Corvex Management LP to withdraw plans to replace the company’s entire board.The company named Stephen Chazen, former chief executive of Occidental Petroleum Corp, […]
Carlyle: Expect More Buyouts As Chinese Economy Slows
(Fin Alternatives) Global alternative asset manager Carlyle Group believes private equity firms will increasingly buy control of companies in Asia rather than take minority stakes, particularly in China where slowing economic growth is likely to convince more owners to sell. […]
Onetime Rising Hedge Fund Star John Thaler Considers Comeback
(Reuters) John Thaler, the tech, media and telecom stock specialist who shut down his hedge fund firm JAT Capital Management LP in 2015, is considering a return to managing other people’s money, including launching a new hedge fund, two people […]
One Small Hedge Fund Is Carrying On in The Fight Over Caesars
(Bloomberg) The titans of the investing world have settled their fight in bankruptcy court over the future of the Caesars casino empire. But one tiny band of lenders is pressing on and keeping alive a lawsuit they say is designed […]
Hedge Fund Fallout Results in Fee Restructures, Closures
(Investopedia) In September of 2016, Brevan Howard Asset Management made plans to modify its fee structure, removing management fees for existing clients for new investments in two of its major funds. At roughly the same time, Perry Capital announced the […]
Perry Capital Closing Flagship Fund After Almost Three Decades
(Bloomberg) Richard Perry, one of the biggest names in hedge funds, is calling it quits after 28 years. Perry, 61, is winding down his New York-based flagship fund as the industry confronts one of the most tumultuous periods in its […]
Allianz Global Investors Launches Structured Absolute-Return Liquid Alt Fund
(Fin Alternatives) Global investment manager Allianz Global Investors has debuted a new structured-product absolute return fund on its liquid alternatives platform. To read this article:
EY Considers Top 10 Drivers Impacting Wealth Management
(Daily ALts) EY Global Wealth & Asset Management has published a white paper highlighting the top 10 drivers impacting global wealth and asset management. Those drivers, listed below, will be disruptive and bring change – they represent threats to … […]
Are We on the Verge of a Hedge Fund Renaissance?
(Daily Alts) Hedge-fund-renaissanceHedge funds have generally lagged long-only exposure to the U.S. stock market the past several years, and this has led to unhappy hedge-fund investors and increasing redemption pressure on hedge-fund managers. But according to Willis Towers Watson, which […]
Asset Managers Prioritising process automation and regulatory reporting
(HedgeWeek) Asset management professionals continue to prioritise back-office automation and managing increased regulatory reporting, according to the 2016 Asset Management Industry Trends Survey by Confluence. » To read this article: