Tag Archives: china
Notorious Short-Seller Jim Chanos Enjoying 2015
New York (HedgeCo.net) – While most of the recent news about hedge funds and their performance has been about negative returns, even if they weren’t as bad as the world indices. The press has had a field day pointing out […]
Discovery Capital Management Enjoys Big July
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After getting caught on the wrong side of the selloff in China, Robert Citrone’s Discovery Capital Management bounced back with gain of 5.88% on July and that moved the fund in to positive territory on the […]
The Chinese Market And Domestic GDP: Warning Signs?
New York (HedgeCoVest.Com) – The last two days of trading last week produced a couple of news items that could be sending a warning sign to investors. In Thursday’s trade, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 6.5% for the worst daily […]
Emerging markets show their mettle
Guardian – Emerging markets have been the place to invest over the past decade. While the FTSE 100 is down more than a quarter since it peaked in December 1999, and the S&P 500 in the US by 28%, markets […]
Abax to Follow Blackstone, CLSA With China Private Equity Fund
Bloomberg – Abax Global Capital Ltd., a Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager backed by Morgan Stanley, plans to start a private equity fund in China that invests in companies making environmentally friendly products such as clean energy. The yuan-denominated fund […]
Sovereign funds join forces for strategic investment
Reuters – An increasing number of sovereign wealth funds are working in concert to make joint strategic investments in order to reduce risks and maximize returns, which could provide a stabilizing force in financial markets. State-owned funds from China, Singapore, […]
Sovereign funds join forces for strategic investment
Reuters – An increasing number of sovereign wealth funds are working in concert to make joint strategic investments in order to reduce risks and maximize returns, which could provide a stabilizing force in financial markets. State-owned funds from China, Singapore, […]
U.S. Companies Play the Recovery
Overseas – Some of the best news for U.S. companies and investors has been coming from overseas. At home, the news remains bleak. In July, for example, U.S. retail sales slipped 0.1%—not the increase many economists were expecting. Heavily indebted […]
SocGen reducing China fund venture stake – sources
Forbes – French bank Societe Generale (SocGen) plans to reduce its holdings in its China fund joint venture due to regulatory concerns after a global reorganisation, two people familiar with the situation said. SocGen already owns a fund venture with […]
China Should Buy Gold to Hedge Dollar Fall: Researcher
CNBC – Li Lianzhong, who heads the economic department of the Party’s policy research office, said China should use more of its $1.95 trillion in foreign exchange reserves to buy energy and natural resource assets. Speaking at a foreign exchange […]
Et-China soars after Kuoni buys hedge fund’s 31.8 pct stake in company
Proactive Investors UK – Shares in Et-china.com International Holdings LTD (AIM: ETC) got an enormous boost today from news that Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd has bought the 31.8 percent stake in the company that was held by hedge fund Gandhara […]
Ye Starts Own Fund After Leading Pinpoint Hedge Fund’s 71% Gain
Bloomberg – Fion Ye, who led the Pinpoint Rising China Fund to a 70.9 percent gain last year, has started a new asset management company aiming to profit from the country’s growing sway over global commodity markets. Ye and former […]
