(Reuters) – The dollar held firm at the start of a holiday-thinned week on Monday, as U.S. data pointed to solid economic growth while the British pound bounced slightly after having suffered its biggest weekly fall in three years. To […]

(Hedgeweek) The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.90 per cent in November, supported by the market’s optimism towards the progress of the US-China trade talks, according to the December 2019 Eurekahedge Report. To read this report:

(Reuters) – A senior Blackstone Group (BX.N) executive who oversaw special situations investments at the private equity giant’s hedge fund unit Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, has left the firm, two people familiar with the matter said. Greg Geiling was a […]

(Opalesque) Invest Europe has appointed Eric de Montgolfier as new CEO to lead the world’s largest association of private capital providers and investors. De Montgolfier will take the helm at Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, […]

(Reuters) – The massive U.S. market rotation into value stocks over the last two weeks is finally giving value fund managers a reason to be hopeful after years of underperformance. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) As sovereign bonds around the world continue their relentless climb and a closely watched segment of the U.S. yield curve inverts — seen as a harbinger of recession — the level of anxiety about the global economy can’t be […]

(Opalesque) Despite slowing growth, the private debt market continues to flourish and is expected to top $1.4tn within the next five years, said a report. Approximately $100bn was raised by private debt funds in 2015 and again in 2016, matching […]

(Hedgeweek) Commodity trader Lon Olen Friedrichsen (Friedrichsen) of Alton, Iowa is to pay USD2.1 million to settle a CFTC charges relating to a fraudulent scheme to illegally trade NYMEX West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contracts on behalf […]

(Capital Trading Group) Ok here is just a sample of what has peaked our interest this week.Nat Gas is definitely on our radar and considering everyone in the global warming camp is forgetting that gigantic ball of hydrogen in the […]

(Harvest) The creation of a new Communication Services sector could provide a further tailwind for tech stocks as generalist mutual funds gain a potential opportunity to allocate more capital to the space. After Sept. 28, technology stocks will be split […]