(The Business Insider) Being a market contrarian can be a lonely existence. It can also be a costly one. At least that’s what the stock permabear John Hussman has found over the past year and counting.The former economics professor and […]

(Harvest) Downbeat estimates of potential growth may be due for an upgrade just as the stars align for a productivity pickup – helping keep US economic overheating contained. To read this article:

(Harvest) Competition within the alternatives sector for family office investments is at an all-time high, as these investors get more comfortable with the range of assets available to them and their general understanding of alternatives rises. Fund managers want to […]

(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds recovered strongly last week from the recent stock selloff, with two exceptions: fixed income funds, flat this week; and neutral equity funds, still suffering from sector and factor rotations. » To read this article:

(Opalesque) Investors allocated an estimated $14.12 billion into hedge funds in January, the industry’s largest start to a year since before the Financial Crisis, according to the latest asset flows report from eVestment. With another month of asset-weighted performance gains […]

(Bloomberg) Billionaire Ray Dalio has $18.45 billion in bets against Europe’s biggest stocks. Most of the rest of the investing world is headed in the other direction. U.S. stocks lost $9.7 billion in investment so far this month while Eurozone […]

(Bloomberg) Deutsche Bank AG formally announced its intention to sell shares in its asset management business in an initial public offering, a key piece in Chief Executive Officer John Cryan’s plan to raise capital and grow the investment unit. The […]

(The Business Insider) During the recent correction, losses in the stocks most popular with hedge funds were muted, relative to the broader market. Goldman Sachs argues this is a positive sign for the health of the market, since it means […]

(Boston Herald) U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto didn’t immediately rule on the government’s demand that Shkreli should have to forfeit $7.3 million in assets, including a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” album that he has boasted […]

(Harvest) In this video update, Andrew Gillan, Head of Asia ex Japan Equities and Co-Manager of the Janus Henderson Asian Growth Strategy, provides his views on why investors are beginning to increase their allocation to Asian equities, and outlines the […]

(Harvest)Scott Mather, CIO U.S. core strategies, Mihir Worah, CIO asset allocation and real return, and Mark Kiesel, CIO global credit, explain why core bonds are key to portfolio diversification – an essential goal for many investors preparing for potential risks […]

(New York Post) One of the biggest banks on Wall Street on Thursday has unveiled an eye-popping pay gap. Barclays, run by CEO Jes Staley, pays its female investment bankers about half of what it pays men in the same […]