Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Fund Managers Increase Bets on European M&A
(Reuters.Com) According to a recent article in Reuters, Hedge fund managers looking to profit from corporate announcements such as mergers and acquisitions are scaling up their bets in Europe, confident that a resolution of the Greek debt crisis is near […]
Majority Of Advisors Plan To Continue Recommending Alternative Investments
(DailyAlts.com) Can alternative investments help advisors build more robust portfolios for their clients, or are they just hype? That’s the subject tackled by a study conducted by Pershing and Beacon Strategies, with the results compiled into a new white paper […]
These tech stocks unseated Apple in hedge-fund manager Daniel Benton’s portfolio
Market Watch – Daniel Benton’s Andor Capital Management has filed its 13F for the reporting period of March 31, with the investment manager boasting an equity portfolio of $1 billion as of the reporting date. One of the major moves […]
Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Managers Command 92% of Fund Assets
Think Advisor – The global hedge fund sector grew to nearly $3.2 trillion in the first quarter, managed by 5,122 single managers, according to a new report from Preqin, the alternative investment data provider. But just 11% of those managers […]
Ex-Hedge Fund Trader Martoma Tries New Tack to Overturn Conviction
India West – Mathew Martoma, an Indian American former hedge fund trader who is serving nine years in prison for carrying out the most lucrative insider trading scheme in history, said he should be freed after an appeals court tossed […]
Macro strategies in favor with largest hedge fund investors
Pensions & Investments – Preqin says nearly half of hedge fund searches among the largest investors in such vehicles are currently focused on macro strategies. The research provider says political tensions and significant economic events (such as the end of […]
Kraft Heinz Turns Into A Hedge Fund Favorite As Buffett And 3G Mix Ketchup With Macaroni
Forbes – Hedge funds are eyeing Kraft Foods ahead of the close of its planned merger with 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway -backed ketchup maker Heinz, a deal that will give current shareholders a 49% stake in what could become a global foods […]
Billionaire hedge fund backer of Plus500 hikes stake in embattled Israeli spread better
This Is Money – The billionaire hedge fund backer of Plus500 has hiked his stake in the embattled Israeli spread better. Crispin Odey, who runs Odey Asset Management, snapped up 2.5m shares in the group on Friday, taking his holding […]
Hedge fund aims algorithms at pharma patents to sink stocks
BioTech – Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass has outlined how he picks pharma patents to challenge for his new money-spinning project. The project is underpinned by two emerging assets commonly thought of as a potential boon for drug developers: large […]
Asian Hedge Funds Continue To Dominate HSBC Rankings
ValueWalk – Asian Hedge Funds continue to dominate the top listings of HSBC Holdings plc’s weekly hedge fund performance report, while systematic names that dominated last year’s rankings have been generally finding difficulty in May along with some top names. […]
Pimco and Hedge Funds Are Still Fighting Over Subprime Scraps
Bloomberg – Eight years after the bottom fell out of the U.S. housing market, investment giants including BlackRock Inc. are facing off against small hedge funds over the detritus of the subprime era. The issue: When does it stop making […]
Oil Majors Falling Out Favor With This Hedgefund Boss
OilPrice – Huge oil companies, among the largest businesses in the world, don’t excite hedge fund manager Jim Chanos because today they have to work harder and more inefficiently than ever to bring their products to market. “[W]e’re just seeing […]