Category Archives: Syndicated
This Case Sheds Light on Goldman’s Role as Lender in Short Sales
(New York Times) It would be easy to overlook the case against Goldman Sachs filed by the SEC on Jan. 14. It involved a complex piece of Wall Street plumbing, led to a minuscule $15 million fine and came on […]
Largest Energy Hedge Funds hold nearly $101 billion in Energy assets
(HedgeTracker.com) The Top Energy Hedge Funds list has been released, revealing that the largest hedge fund investors in Energy companies manage more than $100.8 billion in energy assets. This quarter’s list is led by D.E. Shaw & Co which reported […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager predicts ‘exceptional’ trading opportunity
(Bloomberg News) Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard says there will be “exceptional opportunities” to make money in 2016 because of divergent monetary policies and as four years of low market volatility comes to an end. A slowdown in global […]
Hedge-Fund Investors Fearing Turmoil Turn to Algorithms: Chart
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds using mathematical models to bet across asset classes raised a net $29 billion last year, reversing a $16 billion outflow in 2014, according to data from Eurekahedge. Investors turned to algorithms as they sought to benefit from […]
Chris Rokos to manage new $3.5 Billion Hedge Fund Startup
(Bloomberg) Chris Rokos, the Brevan Howard Asset Management co-founder who started his own investment firm last year, will be managing $3.5 billion by the end of this month in one of the largest hedge-fund startups, according to a person with […]
The 10 Things That Could Surprise The Market This Year
(The Business Insider) North Carolina-based fund manager Mark Yusko, the chief investment officer of $3.7 billion Morgan Creek Capital Management, revealed the 10 things he thinks could surprise the market in 2016. Among his predictions is that one or more […]
Volatility May Help Asia Hedge Funds Double Inflows
(Bloomberg) Investors may double their allocations to Asia’s hedge funds over the next five years as they look for ways to navigate volatile markets and the region’s managers beat peers in the U.S. and Europe, according to Pacific Alternative Asset […]
Ray Dalio Moves Back Up to Top Hedge Fund Manager With Tepper, Klarman
(Nasdaq) In a turbulent and ultimately almost flat year for stocks, Ray Dalio ( Trades , Portfolio )’s Bridgewater Pure Alpha fund generated $3.3 billion in net gains, returning Dalio to his rank as top hedge fund manager.Dalio unseated George […]
Palm Beach hedge fund glitz fails to impress some investors
(Reuters)- Some of the largest investors in the world jetted home underwhelmed on Wednesday from a three-day blitz of meetings with hedge fund managers, unimpressed by their bearish outlook and cautious approach to markets.Many big-money clients – representatives of wealthy […]
Hedge Fund Industry Assets Increase in Difficult Year, Managers Upbeat for 2016
(Valuewalk.com) Hedge Fund Industry Assets Increase in Difficult Year, Managers Upbeat for 2016 via MFA Despite a challenging year, hedge fund industry assets under management (AUM) increased by approximately $180 billion during 2015 and now stand at approximately $3.2 trillion, […]
Evaluating Enterprise Risk for Alternative Investments
(Daily Alts) Enterprise risk includes all of the factors that can affect an enterprise: market factors, reputation, regulation, compliance, operations, and legal risk are among the most prominent. Enterprise risk analysis, which uses stress tests and scenario assessments to estimate […]
There’s One Hedge Fund Area That’s Expecting a Monster Pay Year
(The Business Insider) SumZero, the online community for buy-side professionals, has put out its annual compensation report for hedge funds….One area of investing really stands out for 2015 when it comes to expected pay, and that is distressed debt….One of […]