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Hedge Fund Performance Retains Momentum In May, Says Preqin
2017-06-14T11:36:05.767225-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-performance-retains-momentum-in-may-says-preqin-20170614323/
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned 0.26 per cent in May, marking the seventh consecutive month of positive returns for the industry. Overall, hedge funds have recorded just three months of losses since the start of 2016. Multi-strategy hedge funds posted the highest returns of any leading strategy, at 1.40 per cent, while relative value funds were the only leading strategy to see losses, recording -0.38 per cent for the month. Despite falling slightly, 12-month returns for the industry are at 10.33 per cent, surpassing the expectations for hedge fund performance that investors gave Preqin at the start of the...
Seven New Liquid Alts Funds Launched In Q1
2017-04-18T16:26:04.387261-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/seven-new-liquid-alts-funds-launched-in-q1-20170418692/
Seven new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q1 2017, including three equity hedge funds, two relative value funds, one global macro fund and one multi-strategy fund, according to the Wilshire Funds Management Q1 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. There were also 18 liquidations during the quarter.
Hedge Fund Returns Climbing In 2017
2017-04-11T17:21:06.204787-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-returns-climbing-in-2017-20170411462/
Equity Hedge and Relative Value Arbitrage led the way in Q1.
Convertible Arbitrage – Back From The Dead?
2017-03-16T16:56:04.793820-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/convertible-arbitrage-back-from-the-dead-20170316559/
Convertible arbitrage strategies have been an unloved category of the hedge fund landscape since they underperformed during the financial crisis. Over a three-year period to February 2017, performance has been weak, with the HFRX RV: FI-Convertible Arbitrage index losing 1.4% on an annualised basis compared to a 1.7% loss for the HFRX Relative Value index and a 0.5% loss for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index. Recent performance has been stronger, with the HFRX RV: FI-Convertible Arbitrage index returning 9.7% for the 12 months to February 2017. However, even with this uptick, we see an improving opportunity set, given a...
Hedge Funds: Investors Seek To Reduce Their Exposure
2017-02-23T15:21:05.368343-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-investors-seek-to-reduce-their-exposure-20170223786/
More investors look to decrease their hedge fund investments in 2017 than will increase them, but pressure is not being felt equally across the industry The hedge fund industry may witness further investor redemptions in 2017: twice as many investors intend to reduce their exposure to hedge funds through the year than are looking to increase it. However, Preqin’s latest survey of over 150 active hedge fund investors finds that some leading strategies are more at risk of redemptions than others. Relative value strategies hedge funds are most sought-after, while twice as many investors plan to reduce their allocations to...
Hedge Funds Enter 2017 On Positive Note With 0.84 Gains
2017-02-16T16:49:21.959685-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-enter-2017-on-positive-note-with-084-gains-20170216581/
Among regional mandates, Latin American hedge fund managers topped the tables, gaining 3.47% while event driven managers posted the best returns, up 1.95% among strategic mandates. Financial markets ...
HFR: Asian Hedge Fund Capital Steady As Funds Outperform Benchmarks
2017-02-16T15:55:07.690165-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfr-asian-hedge-fund-capital-steady-as-funds-outperform-benchmarks-20170216566/
Asian hedge funds led the charge in both the fourth quarter of last year and 2016 as a whole, according to the latest edition of Hedge Fund Research’sAsian Hedge Fund Industry Report, outperforming regional equity markets on strength in event-driven, relative value arbitrage and macro strategies.read more
Asian Hedge Funds Top Equity Markets In Q4 And FY2016
2017-02-15T11:20:11.058538-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/asian-hedge-funds-top-equity-markets-in-q4-and-fy2016-20170215478/
Strong gains across Event-Driven, Relative Value Arbitrage and Macro strategies saw Asian hedge funds top the performance of volatile Asian equity markets in both Q4 and FY 2016, according to HFRâs latest Hedge Fund Industry Report. read more
Most Consistent Top Performing Hedge Funds In 2016
2017-02-07T17:12:50.561972-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/most-consistent-top-performing-hedge-funds-in-2017-20170207243/
Preqin issues league tables of funds that have consistently generated higher returns and lower volatility than their peers over the past five years Drawing on data compiled for the 2017 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report, Preqin has created league tables of hedge funds that have most consistently delivered strong, stable performance. These league tables do not seek in any way to endorse these funds, but rather to illustrate those that have performed the most consistently over the period January 2012 – December 2016. Seven leading strategies are represented: equity strategies, macro strategies, event driven strategies, credit strategies, relative value strategies,...
Hedge Fund Aggregate Dips 0.76% In October To End Eight-Month Run
2016-11-10T13:55:06.083252-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-aggregate-dips-076-in-october-to-end-eight-month-run-20161110111/
The hedge fund industry ended an eight-month string of consecutive monthly gains with a decline in October, according to eVestment’s latestHedge Fund Performance Report, supported by distressed and relative value credit strategies but hampered by negative returns among CTAs, event-driven and long/short equity managers.read more
Hedge Fund Pine River Manager O'Connell Leaves For Paloma Partners
2016-10-31T16:40:06.331966-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-pine-river-manager-oconnell-leaves-for-paloma-partners-20161031552/
Michael O'Connell, who ran Pine River's capital structure arbitrage strategy, which seeks to profit off different valuations between a company's debt and equity, took with him a team that included Jo...
HFRU Composite Up Slightly At Mid-Month On Equity, Relative Value Arbitrage Strategies | FINalternatives
2016-10-21T19:50:09.357546-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfru-composite-up-slightly-at-mid-month-on-equity-relative-value-arbitrage-strategies-finalternatives-20161021052/
The HFRU Hedge Fund Composite Index, which measures UCITS-compliant hedge funds, is up 0.14% so far in October, according to a mid-month update by Hedge Fund Research. The data, which is through October 19, reflects the rise in bond yields and mixed global equity markets early in the month. Accordingly, the index’s four sub-measures are a mixed mag at October’s halfway mark, with two in the green and two in the red. The company’s HFRU Relative Value Arbitrage Index is up +0.32% through mid-October as gains from volatility, global credit and sovereign strategies were partially offset by declines in European...
Hedge Funds Performance Shows Dispersion In August And For The Year - Mark Rzepczynski - Harvest
2016-09-06T18:20:10.977309-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-performance-shows-dispersion-in-august-and-for-the-year-mark-rzepczynski-harvest-20160906718/
<div>2016 is a year that is turning out to be a winner for relative value hedge funds focused on distressed and event driven strategies. These two along with special situations, equity market direction, and convertible arbitrage also proved to be the August winners. The losers for the month were fundamental growth and systematic CTA's. Both these strategies need movement in economic or firm-specific fundamentals which just did not occur for the month. Relative to the flat equity and fixed income markets, August performance for hedge funds was at best fair. </div>
Hedge Funds Up 1.52%, Posting 5th-Consecutive Month Of Gains – 2.55% YTD
2016-08-10T11:15:10.126719-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-up-152-posting-5th-consecutive-month-of-gains-255-ytd-20160810359/
Hedge funds were up during the month of July, gaining 1.52%1 while underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index (Local) were up 4.18%. Roughly 73% of the underlying constituent hedge funds for the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index were in positive territory this month thanks to a broad-based global equity market rally and an improving investor risk appetite post-Brexit. Latin American managers led performance among regional mandates this month, and were up 4.30% while relative value managers topped the table across strategies, gaining 2.92% over the same period. As of 2016 year-to-date, hedge funds gained 2.55% with over half...
Here’s How Hedge Funds Performed During Brexit Turmoil
2016-06-28T15:10:07.928017-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/heres-how-hedge-funds-performed-during-brexit-turmoil-20160628201/
The HFRX Absolute Return Hedge Fund Index posted a decline of -0.18 percent on Friday, while the HFRX Equal Weighted Index declined -0.76 percent, according to data released today by HFR, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. The HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index posted a decline of -1.06 percent on Friday, with gains in CTA strategies offset by declines in Equity Hedge strategies; Macro and Relative Value Arbitrage strategies experienced mixed performance on Friday. Lynx Asset Management, which uses mathematical models to decide which securities to buy and sell, posted...
Relative Value Strategies Hedge Funds Top Performers In 2015
2016-03-22T15:00:23.947197-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/relative-value-strategies-hedge-funds-top-performers-in-2015-20160322031/
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Icapital Network Acquires HedgeFocus Business From Credit Suisse
2016-03-22T15:00:15.360751-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/icapital-network-acquires-hedgefocus-business-from-credit-suisse-20160322030/
iCapital Network, a financial technology platform that provides the high-net-worth market with access to alternative investments, has acquired Credit Suisse’s HedgeFocus business. The HedgeFocus portfolio contains more than 20 hedge fund access vehicles representing approximately USD1.8 billion in assets in a combination of event driven, multi-strategy, directional, relative value and tactical strategies run by well-established managers. With the transfer of assets, iCapital will be responsible for the ongoing administration and servicing of the investments for all existing investors as well as marketing, administration and servicing for new investors subscribing through iCapital. “This acquisition is a natural extension of our business...
White Paper Supports Utility Of CBOE Eurekahedge Benchmarks For Volatility Hedge Funds
2016-03-10T18:00:15.173087-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/white-paper-supports-utility-of-cboe-eurekahedge-benchmarks-for-volatility-hedge-funds-20160310351/
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has published a white paper that analyses the use of benchmarks, such as those utilised by the CBOE Eurekahedge Volatility Indexes, to measure the effectiveness of volatility-based hedge funds in diversified portfolios. In the paper to be presented at the 32nd annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) US in Bonita Springs, Florida, Christopher DeMeo, founding partner of Nu Paradigm Investment Partners LLC, notes that unlike other volatility-based hedge fund indexes, the new CBOE Eurekahedge Volatility Indexes differentiate funds by specific investment goals. Volatility strategies are distinct and non-homogeneous, making it critical to segregate them into categories...
Goldman To Turn Its Hedge Fund Research Into An ETF
2016-02-28T11:00:18.919210-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/goldman-to-turn-its-hedge-fund-research-into-an-etf-20160228642/
A new frontier for ETFs?
Goldman Sachs To Turn Its Hedge Fund Research Into An ETF
2016-02-23T15:00:21.462582-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/goldman-sachs-to-turn-its-hedge-fund-research-into-an-etf-20160223382/
The research report—and the ETF—tracks the 50 companies that matter most to fundamentally driven hedge funds as found in their 13F filings. A 13F is a quarterly holdings report required for any hedge fund company with over $100 million invested in U.S. equities. The ETF would mark the first time a Wall Street bank uses its own research report as the basis for an ETF. While this isn’t Goldman’s own investment calls per se,...
The Ten Biggest Hedge Fund Trends For 2016
2016-02-23T11:03:41.989032-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-ten-biggest-hedge-fund-trends-for-2016-20160223363/
Investment Week Agecroft outlines things to expect in the coming year More hedge funds shutting down, continued pressure on fees and success for smaller managers are predicted as the biggest trends in the hedge fund industry by consulting firm Agecroft.
Hedge Funds Demonstrate Remarkable Resilience In Turmoil
2016-02-14T17:30:11.336450-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-demonstrate-remarkable-resilience-in-turmoil-20160214053/
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent in January, despite positive performance from five out of the 11 Lyxor Indices, according to Lyxor’s latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. The Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+2.2 per cent), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+0.7 per cent), and the Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+0.7 per cent) were the month’s best performers.
BlackRock's $1.9B Credit Hedge Fund Suffers Worst January
2016-02-14T14:00:21.208937-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/blackrocks-19b-credit-hedge-fund-suffers-worst-january-20160214040/
BlackRock Inc.’s global credit hedge fund is off to its worst start in its 19-year history amid a selloff in bonds as oil prices fell and concerns over a recession rose. The flagship $1.9 billion Obsidian fund fell 4 percent in January after failing to anticipate “the extent to which markets would trade in lockstep with commodities,” according to an investor update, a copy of which was obtained by Bloomberg. The...
Quant Macro Hedge Funds Surge In January As Equities And Oil Extend Declines
2016-02-11T17:00:19.588923-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/quant-macro-hedge-funds-surge-in-january-as-equities-and-oil-extend-declines-20160211914/
Hedge funds posted mixed performance to begin 2016 as global financial markets plunged, driven by steep declines in oil and concerns regarding the global impact of the slowing Chinese economy, resulting in the worst start to a year for hedge funds since 2008. The broad-based HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a decline of -1.7 per cent for January, bringing the Index Value to 12073.48, while the HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index fell -1.2 per cent, according to data released today by HFR, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. Total...
Certain Hedge Fund Strategies Attracting Assets
2016-02-07T18:30:18.351248-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/certain-hedge-fund-strategies-attracting-assets-20160207669/
New York (HedgeCo.net) – As the hedge fund industry continues to grow, it also continues to face changes. The industry has seen its share of detractors in recent years, but it also continues to attract new assets. Some strategies have […]
In Energy, Hedge Fund Exposure Dragging Along Bottom
2016-02-07T11:00:12.015073-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/in-energy-hedge-fund-exposure-dragging-along-bottom-20160207638/
A Credit Suisse prime brokerage report notes that the “market malaise” spreading unease across markets “presents as more a valuation bleed than the risk-on/risk-off gyrations experienced last August and more recently this January.” This comes as certain exposure levels (including energy) haven’t moved much off their fourth quarter bottom and are still mired near two-year lows.
The Secretive Hedge Fund That's Generating Huge Profits For Yale
2016-02-06T10:30:11.100304-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-secretive-hedge-fund-thats-generating-huge-profits-for-yale-20160206596/
In a year when titans Bill Ackman and David Einhorn each lost more than 20 percent for their investors, David Swensen’s bet on a little-known hedge fund kept making him money. Nancy Zimmerman’s Bracebridge Capital has gone from $5.8 billion in assets four years ago to $10.3 billion today with a return of about 10 percent a year since its inception. That makes it the largest hedge fund in the world run by a...
Liquid Alts Mostly Underperformed Hedge Funds In December
2016-01-29T10:00:20.706943-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/liquid-alts-mostly-underperformed-hedge-funds-in-december-20160129175/
Liquid alternatives underperformed their hedge-fund counterparts in December, at least according to the Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which returned -1.95% for the month and trailed the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index by 62 basis points. Liquid alts also fell short of the long-only S&P 500’s returns, which came in at -1.58% in the final month of 2015. The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index is intended to provide a “representative baseline” for the broad liquid alternative investment category. The index is also broken down into individual styles: Of the five, liquid alts in the relative value category had the best performance in...
Dear Hedge Funds: Index Funds Didn’t Cause Your Lousy Performance
2016-01-28T18:30:18.579751-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/dear-hedge-funds-index-funds-didnt-cause-your-lousy-performance-20160128169/
Bill Ackman’s gross return of 37.3% over three years was cut to only 22.2% because of high fees, writes Cullen Roche.
Putting The Hedge Back In Hedge Funds
2016-01-27T13:30:20.315975-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/putting-the-hedge-back-in-hedge-funds-20160127074/
Despite being the financial boogeyman, kicked around by politicians and vilified on television, hedge funds are a smart way to protect hard-won investment gains as well as garner a certain amount of liquidity during periods of market stress. Like now. But the term “hedge funds” is broad. For instance, this past week Bank of America announced that hedge funds just bought a record amount of equities during the market plunge, yet the next day the Wall Street Journal reported that many hedge-fund managers have stepped aside and are “stockpiling cash.” So which is it? Probably both, after all, “hedge funds”...
Proterra Investment Partners Launches As Black River PE Spinout
2016-01-27T11:29:28.927740-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/proterra-investment-partners-launches-as-black-river-pe-spinout-20160127060/
<span style="line-height: 18.9091px;">Black River’s private equity business has emerged as an employee-owned, standalone investment advisor focused on natural resources-related investments. </span><span style="line-height: 18.9091px;">The new firm, named Proterra Investment Partners, became effective January 1, according to a statement released today. Prior to its launch, the Proterra team managed the Black River private equity business and related funds of Black River Asset Management.</span>
Former Harvard Management Execs To Form New Hedge Fund
2016-01-27T11:00:09.885771-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/former-harvard-management-execs-to-form-new-hedge-fund-20160127049/
Former Harvard University endowment portfolio managers Satu Parikh and Marco Barrozo are planning a new hedge fund aimed at profiting from inefficiencies in commodities and fixed-income markets. The new firm, named HSQ Capital, will utilize derivatives to pursue a relative value approach to securities and asset classes it considers mispriced, according to a Bloomberg article citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. The firm will be based in Boston, and will seek to accumulate several hundred million dollars in AUM before it begins trading. HSQ Capital is the latest hedge fund to be founded be former executives of Harvard Management...
Hedge Fund Assets Up To USD2.90tn In Q4 Despite Performance Declines
2016-01-22T10:30:10.942238-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-assets-up-to-usd290tn-in-q4-despite-performance-declines-20160122905/
Total global hedge fund capital rose to USD2.90 trillion in Q4, as financial market volatility, driven by concerns about slowing Chinese growth and energy market weakness, accelerated into year-end, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. Hedge fund capital increased by over USD22.8 billion on the previous quarter with the performance asset gain offsetting a small investor net capital outflow of USD1.52 billion in Q415, the first quarterly net outflow since Q411.
Hedge Fund AUM Up $77B In 2015, Doubling 2014 Amount
2016-01-19T18:00:13.417935-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-aum-up-77b-in-2015-doubling-2014-amount-20160119772/
2015 did not end with much pomp and circumstance and was a challenging year for managers. Hedge funds ended 2015 on a low note with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 0.70% in December, while the MSCI World Index declined 2.23% during the month. Overall for 2015, hedge funds were up 1.45% (their lowest annual return on record since 2011) amid a challenging market environment. Meanwhile underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index ended the year in the red, down 0.48%. On the back of ongoing macroeconomic themes, central bank policy has been dominating the news for the...
10 Hedge Fund Predictions For 2016
2016-01-15T18:30:20.250589-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/10-hedge-fund-predictions-for-2016-20160115645/
In 2016, hedge fund investors’ return expectations will trend lower, while industry assets reach a new high, according to Donald Steinbrugge, founder and managing partner of Agecroft Partners. In a highly competitive marketplace, Steinbrugge says, hedge funds will need a high-quality sales and marketing strategy in order to raise assets. For the seventh consecutive year, Agecroft, a hedge fund and consulting firm, predicts industry trends through its contact with some 2,000 institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund firms. Hedge fund performance is driven by a combination of manager skill and market-driven returns — alpha and beta. From 2009 to...
Hedge Funds Stars Join Losers' Club For The First Time
2016-01-13T10:55:32.441328-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-stars-join-losers-club-for-the-first-time-20160113491/
NEW YORK: An elite group of hedge fund managers must have awakened on Jan. 1 with an unusual type of hangover: their first annual loss. Large funds managed by King Street Capital Management, CQS, Pine River Capital Management, Metacapital Management, DW Partners and Libremax Capital were among those that lost money, or were on track to, in 2015 for the first time, according to people familiar with the firms and private performance information seen by Reuters. Until last year, the funds had achieved gains in any market, a feat many managers pitch but few accomplish. But 2015 proved challenging for...
HFR: Energy, Quant Strategies Lead Index To Fourth Annual Decline Since 1990
2016-01-12T09:30:13.630061-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfr-energy-quant-strategies-lead-index-to-fourth-annual-decline-since-1990-20160112399/
Hedge funds concluded a volatile, turbulent year in financial markets with declines in December, according to new data from industry benchmark provider Hedge Fund Research. Oscillating between positive and negative performance throughout the year, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index fell -0.85% in December and ended the year down 0.85%. This was only the fourth calendar year decline in hedge fund performance since 1990, according to HFR. Despite the decline, an estimated 55% of all hedge funds posted gains for 2015. Equity Hedge strategies outperformed U.S. equities in December, with steep losses in energy-focused strategies partially offset by gains in...
Managed Futures Lead HSBC Hedge Fund Ranking
2016-01-11T18:30:11.071814-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/managed-futures-lead-hsbc-hedge-fund-ranking-20160111395/
It is in this current market environment, with the CBOE VIX index, a measure of volatility, finishing the week well above 25, such challenging circumstances for long-only investors can translate into opportunity for noncorrelated strategies. Volatility can at times lead to a beta market environment of price persistence or reversion from correlation means where certain managed futures programs, relative value hedge funds and volatility players might be expected to shine. Such is the early result, as the latest January hedge fund performance numbers show a distinct trend for managed futures to be listed in the top twenty performers. As one...
Agecroft Partners’ Top 10 Hedge Fund Industry Trends For 2016
2016-01-06T12:00:13.914589-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/agecroft-partners-top-10-hedge-fund-industry-trends-for-2016-20160106121/
Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through their contact with more than 2,000 institutional investors and hundreds of hedge fund organizations. Below are Agecroft’s predictions for the biggest trends in the hedge fund industry for 2016.
10 Key Hedge Fund Industry Predictions For 2016
2016-01-06T11:00:19.934592-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/10-key-hedge-fund-industry-predictions-for-2016-20160106085/
Agecroft Partners outlines its ten predictions and the biggest trends across the hedge fund industry for 2016.Keep on reading: 10 Key Hedge Fund Industry Predictions for 2016
Technology-focused Primes Look To Improve ROA
2015-12-18T15:00:18.003835-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/technology-focused-primes-look-to-improve-roa-20151218375/
There's no question that regulation is causing prime brokers to reassess, and, where necessary, evolve their business model. Much is made of the fact that prime brokers are ruthlessly culling hedge funds, banishing them to hinterland. Hedge funds that aren't generating revenues for their primes have become the vampires of high finance, sucking the lifeblood out of banks' balance sheets.
Hedge Fund Fees Fall As Investors Prefer Liquidity
2015-12-17T15:30:21.963740-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-fees-fall-as-investors-prefer-liquidity-20151217316/
The hedge fund industry continued to grow this year, although the growth came more slowly and unevenly than it has over the last few years. This year the amount of assets under management in the industry hit $2.87 trillion as hedge funds racked up $45.3 billion in net inflows, according to JPMorgan analysts. Assets under management peaked during the second quarter at $2.96 trillion and then retreated slightly in the third quarter. JPMorgan’s Capital Introduction Group released their “2015 Hedge Fund Terms Analysis” this week, and they attribute this year’s slowdown in the hedge fund industry’s growth to performance challenges...
DRA Advisors To Take Over Publicly Traded REIT In $2.3bn Deal
2015-12-16T15:10:28.794289-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/dra-advisors-to-take-over-publicly-traded-reit-in-23bn-deal-20151216223/
<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Inland Real Estate Corporation, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US, is being taken private in a deal valued at $2.3bn.</span>
Inland Real Estate To Be Acquired In $2.3B Deal
2015-12-16T14:54:24.520803-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/inland-real-estate-to-be-acquired-in-23b-deal-20151216216/
The shopping center owner agreed to be bought by funds advised by DRA Advisors in a transaction that would make the real estate investment trust privately held.
The Best Hedge Funds of 2015
2015-12-16T11:13:39.564271-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-best-hedge-funds-of-2015-the-motley-fool-20151216175/
In general, 2015 was a tough year for hedge funds. The markets took a beating in the summer, led by major declines in the Chinese markets....
2016 will be a year of policy divergence and dispersion of returns for hedge fund industry
2015-12-14T16:01:11.119755-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/2016-will-be-a-year-of-policy-divergence-and-dispersion-of-returns-for-hedge-fund-industry-20151214030/
The choppy waters of 2015 have proved challenging for active hedge fund managers. Both equities and global bonds are down this year to date as measured by the MSCI World index and the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond index in US dollar terms.
Growth in the hedge fund sector slows
2015-12-10T14:00:18.108221-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/growth-in-the-hedge-fund-sector-slows-20151210848/
In this exclusive excerpt from Preqin's forthcoming 2016 Global Hedge Fund Report, due out in January, we take a closer look at how the hedge fund industry has changed over the course of 2015. read more
Hedge Funds Up 2.58%, Resume Recovery In Q4 With 0.88% Gains
2015-12-09T12:30:16.622950-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-up-258-resume-recovery-in-q4-with-088-gains-20151209769/
November was dominated by the theme of a US rate hike later in the year, along with the ECB’s dovish stance regarding further easing in the Eurozone. The latter has been to some extent realised earlier during this month when the ECB decided to cut deposit rates even further, adding to their menu an ever expansive array of negative yielding bonds on offer from countries otherwise plagued with anaemic growth. It would be interesting to see how this easy credit and the simultaneous calls for reforms aka austerity will lead the Eurozone onto firmer grounds. Meanwhile markets struggled with soft...
Macro, CTA gains lead HFRI in November
2015-12-09T11:00:18.431277-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/macro-cta-gains-lead-hfri-in-november-20151209747/
Hedge funds extended the prior month’s gains in November, driven by strong Macro & CTA performance, according to data released today by HFR. read more
Ackman Down 21% In Tough Year For Many "Brand Name" Funds
2015-12-03T11:30:07.242170-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/ackman-down-21-in-tough-year-for-many-brand-name-funds-20151203492/
For the first time in memory, some of the largest and best known names in the hedge fund industry sit at the wrong end of HSBC’s Hedge Weekly performance report, while a positive bankable currency trend may be developing among trend followers on the top 20 in terms of hedge fund performance. Some of 2015’s worst performers include last years best performers, such as Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square.
Credit hedge fund Lucidus will halve in size
2015-12-03T11:28:30.957967-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/credit-hedge-fund-lucidus-will-halve-in-size-20151203489/
British credit hedge fund firm Lucidus Capital will halve in size to between $400 and $500 million, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after investors said they planned to pull money from its underperforming funds.
Former SocGen Asia Equities Head Kim Launching New Relative Value Fund
2015-11-13T11:28:00.421097-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/former-socgen-asia-equities-head-kim-launching-new-relative-value-fund-20151113378/
Former Société Générale executive Jong Beum Kim is launching a new relative value hedge fund with two former colleagues from the French bank. The new fund, named the Three Stones Multi-Strategy Fund, will focus on Asian markets and employ capital structure arbitrage, option-based trend following and volatility trading, according to a Bloomberg article. The fund may add additional trading strategies as AUM grows beyond $500 million. Managing the new fund with Kim will be Sebastien Cerbourg and Alexandre Avanian. Kim first joined the French bank in 1998 as a proprietary trader, and was co-head of SocGen’s Asia-Pacific equities through September 2014. Cerbourg, meanwhile, was...
Deutsche Bank Explain Hedge Fund Underperformance
2015-11-11T16:26:31.994608-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/deutsche-bank-explain-hedge-fund-underperformance-20151111273/
The level of underperformance highlighted by Deutsche Bank might not be as significant as one thinks. Using the period of quantitative easing as a benchmark, this is visible when comparing the performance of the S&P 500 Total Return Index to that of the Barclay Hedge Fund Index where investors can witness what is a very different level of performance. In 2014 the S&P was up 13.69 percent versus the hedge fund index, up only 2.88 percent. The return differential resulted in an annual -10.81 percent underperformance by hedge funds, which is actually close to the annualized underperformance by hedge funds...
Hedge funds surge in October on back of global event equities rally
2015-11-09T11:26:19.047800-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-surge-in-october-on-back-of-global-event-equities-rally-20151109048/
Hedge funds posted strong gains in October to begin the fourth quarter in positive fashion, according to data released by HFR. October’s gains partially reversed declines from a volatile Q3, driven by equity, fixed income and credit-sensitive strategies. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) posted a gain of +1.7 per cent for the month, bringing the FWC to a Net Asset Value of 12,424, with gains led by Equity Hedge and Activist strategies. October represents the strongest FWC monthly gain since February and brings the YTD performance to +0.03 per cent. This YTD gain tops the decline of the...
Broad asset class rally drives positive performance for hedge funds in October
2015-11-06T12:19:24.741666-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/broad-asset-class-rally-drives-positive-performance-for-hedge-funds-in-october-20151106966/
Dovish language from the European Central Bank and language from the US Federal Open Market Committee, interpreted as positive on growth while remaining data dependent, drove markets higher last month, according to the latest Hedge Fund update from GAM. read more
The safest jobs in hedge funds now
2015-10-29T16:34:00.136715-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/the-safest-jobs-in-hedge-funds-now-20151029499/
Hedge funds have had a torrid 2015. These are the safest jobs currently.
Hedge fund manager Highland Capital Management appoints new president of institutional products
2015-10-26T17:03:57.542063-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-manager-highland-capital-management-appoints-new-president-of-institutional-products-20151026318/
Dallas-based alternative investment manager Highland Capital Management has appointed Terry Jones as President of Institutional Products. read more
Hedge Funds On Course For Worst Performance Year Since 2011
2015-10-15T15:10:28.291954-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-on-course-for-worst-performance-year-since-2011-20151015709/
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned -1.44% in September, marking another difficult month for hedge funds as relative value funds were the only top-level strategy to see positive performance. This is the fourth consecutive month of negative returns for hedge funds, the longest negative period since Jun – Nov 2008. Overall returns for 2015 YTD now stand at only 0.18%, with the year on course to have the lowest returns since 2011. However, with the S&P 500 currently returning -3.14% for the year so far, hedge funds are still outperforming public markets.
Hedge funds are doing exactly what they should be doing
2015-10-14T11:08:55.321539-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-are-doing-exactly-what-they-should-be-doing-20151014578/
Eighteen was the number. Not of attendees at this year's Hedgeweek US Fund Awards event in New York, but rather the number of basis points that the average global hedge fund had generated for the year (through August). read more
HFRI Index Books Fourth Consecutive Monthly Decline, Loses -1.1% In September
2015-10-09T11:29:14.022441-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfri-index-books-fourth-consecutive-monthly-decline-loses-11-in-september-20151009352/
Hedge funds declined for the fourth consecutive month in September but still outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to new data released today by global index and data provider Hedge Fund Research. read more
Agriculture - The Pillar Of Vietnam’s Stability
2015-10-02T12:27:18.779906-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/agriculture-the-pillar-of-vietnams-stability-20151002916/
The achievement of agriculture innovation is not only recognized by Vietnamese people but also the world: From a poor country that had to import rice annually, Vietnam in 1989 became the world’s third largest rice exporter.
Cargill To Shutter $7.4B Black River Asset Management, Spin Off Three Funds
2015-09-29T18:11:35.112297-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/cargill-to-shutter-74b-black-river-asset-management-spin-off-three-funds-20150929688/
Cargill has decided to spin off most of its Black River Asset Management hedge fund business to employees three months after closing four other hedge funds due to limited demand. The unit has approximately $7.4 billion in assets under management across hedge fund and private equity strategies.
Blame China; Blame the US Fed, whatever … August Hedge Fund Numbers Stunk
2015-09-22T19:32:28.130564-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/blame-china-blame-the-us-fed-whatever-august-hedge-fund-numbers-stunk-20150922339/
Eurekahedge's latest round-up of hedge fund results by strategy and region makes quantitative what you, dear reader, probably knew: August was bad. The report also includes some discussion of HK/Shanghai arbitrage.
Bridgewater Associates Explains Risk Parity... Again
2015-09-21T10:34:38.706441-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bridgewater-associates-explains-risk-parity-again-20150921227/
Get the entire 10-part series on Ray Dalio in PDF. Save it to your desktop, read it on your tablet, or email to your colleagues. As the U.S. Federal Reserve today takes the bold move to keep interest rates unchanged, announced in a statement today at its September meeting, risk management strategies going forward are likely to move closer to center stage. Top noncorrelated Hedge Funds are anticipated to provide positive or at least relatively neutral performance during significant market downturns, as evidenced by hedge funds such as Balyasny Asset Management’s relative value strategy being relative flat and Conquest Capital, whose algorithmic...
GSAM: In the August Selloff, Liquid Alternatives Worked
2015-09-16T18:39:44.605231-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gsam-in-the-august-selloff-liquid-alternatives-worked-20150916071/
New research from Goldman Sachs Asset Management suggests liquid alternatives performed relatively strongly during August’s market gyrations. GSAM tracks the performance of such liquid alternatives through five liquid alternative peer groups, believing that by paring down the universe of liquid alternative funds to those that employ hedge fund-like strategies and categorizing them in a traditional hedge fund framework allows investors to better evaluate performance, and see how “alternative” they really are. According to GSAM, liquid alternatives performed strongly in August. Three of its liquid alternative investments peer groups lost less than 1% over the most volatile stretch of August, as...
On solid ground with liquid investments? The case for hedge funds
2015-09-15T13:40:46.187364-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/on-solid-ground-with-liquid-investments-the-case-for-hedge-funds-20150915938/
Some investors consider hedge funds mysterious, aggressively managed investments, too risky for the typical portfolio. Sceptics may be surprised to learn that most hedge fund managers focus on providing capital appreciation with lower volatility than the broad markets. A “hedge” is defined as a fence or boundary, and an object intended to restrict something — such as portfolio risk.
Hedge Funds’ Biggest Losers in August: Emerging Markets, Activist Strategies
2015-09-14T10:20:00.698748-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-biggest-losers-in-august-emerging-markets-activist-strategies-20150914053/
The big drop in global equities markets in August took a heavy toll on hedge funds, according data released this week by Hedge Fund Research. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index experienced its biggest drop since May 2012, falling 1.9% for the month and paring the index’s year-to-date return to 0.2%. Only some 31% of all hedge funds reported gains in August, while the top quartile of all hedge funds posted an average gain of 2.8%. “After falling for several months, macroeconomic volatility and uncertainty increased sharply as a result of slowing growth in China and the first and second...
Hedge fund Overland Advisors changes name to Coastland Capital
2015-09-10T15:06:44.472805-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-overland-advisors-changes-name-to-coastland-capital-20150910961/
The fund, which tries to make money by taking advantage of different prices between securities, announced its rebranding just days after its main portfolio outpaced many rival hedge funds by making money in August when global markets tumbled. The Coastland Strategic Relative Value Fund, which pledges
Hedge Funds' Sway Over Treasuries Grows as Wall Street Retreats
2015-09-10T13:47:14.969771-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-sway-over-treasuries-grows-as-wall-street-retreats-20150910954/
Hedge funds are stepping up their involvement in the $12.8 trillion Treasuries market, picking up the slack from Wall Street dealers and amassing a record amount of U.S. government debt. News this week that Element Capital Management LLC, a New York hedge fund, was pouring billions into Treasury auctions may have stunned traders because of the sums involved. Yet hedge funds’ growing presence in Treasuries should come as no surprise. Asset managers domiciled...
Hedge Funds See $76 Billion Inflow In First Half Of 2015
2015-09-08T11:01:16.731787-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-see-76-billion-inflow-in-first-half-of-2015-20150908790/
The Preqin report points out that the hedge fund industry as a whole enjoyed net inflows of $47.5 billion in the second quarter, meaning first half 2015 net inflows topped $76.3 billion. Of note, CTA funds had outflows of $4.8 billion during the second quarter. That said, given the robust performance in the first quarter, year-to-date flows remain positive to the tune of $6.4 billion of new capital added. The multi-strategy fund sector saw the most funds with net inflows, as 49% brought in new capital during the second quarter of 2015 and only 32% saw a net outflow. That...
Legal & General Launches New Multi-Strategy Credit Fund
2015-09-04T11:48:54.703712-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/legal-general-launches-new-multi-strategy-credit-fund-20150904738/
London-based asset manager Legal & General (LGIM) has launched a new credit fund aimed at providing positive total return over a 3-5 year horizon, growth and sustainable cash flows at relatively low risk. The L&G Multi-Strategy Credit Fund is being billed as a “best-ideas” fund, according to the company, and is a Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV. It will be managed by Omar Saeed, senior macro credit fund manager at LGIM, who was hired in February Swisscanto Asset Management in Zürich. The fund will seek to capture relative value credit opportunities through diversified, active allocations across credit, rates and currency markets. The fund...
Hedge funds welcome chance to profit from market chaos
2015-08-19T19:30:34.564936-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-welcome-chance-to-profit-from-market-chaos-20150819969/
Funds of hedge funds say market unrest and uncertainty around the world have handed them the opportunity to finally capture alpha. And the new volatile conditions are set to sort the winners from the losers.
July’s market dispersion proves positive for global macro performance, says GAM
2015-08-19T19:30:12.426708-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/julys-market-dispersion-proves-positive-for-global-macro-performance-says-gam-20150819961/
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July brought dispersion across geographies and asset classes. As fears about a Grexit receded, European equities and fixed income rallied, according to GAM’s latest Hedge Funds Industry Update.
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Malachite Hires Philip Szewczyk to Boost Investment Team
2015-06-30T12:00:16.258202-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/malachite-hires-philip-szewczyk-to-boost-investment-team-20150630812/
Malachite Capital Management announced it has hired Philip Szewczyk as an investment associate to enhance its team. The New York-based, equity derivative hedge fund continues to expand after a successful first year.
China is Sliding. Did Bridgewater Associates Call It First?
2015-06-23T16:30:08.961301-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/did-bridgewater-associates-call-the-recent-china-slide-20150623690/
In a monthly update presentation delivered June 4, the slides of which were reviewed by ValueWalk, Bridgewater noted significant concerns regarding China. The world’s largest hedge fund said China wa...
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos - “Because We Can"
2015-05-24T23:38:41.897377-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/uber-cfo-brent-callinicos-because-we-can-20150524800/
Uber CFO Brent Callinicos tells Billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz , We can penalize drivers and charge more “because we can”
23 Stocks Hedge Funds are Shorting Like Crazy
2015-05-24T23:24:23.107252-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/23-stocks-hedge-funds-are-shorting-like-crazy-20150524175/
Goldman Sachs’ latest Hedge Fund Trend Monitor identifies 50 stocks in its ‘Very Important Short Position List.’ It tracked the S&P 500 stocks with the highest total dollar value of short interest ou...
Eaton Partners Strengthens Managing Team
2015-04-09T11:21:19.845514-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/eaton-partners-strengthens-team-20150409712/
"Eaton Partners has promoted five staffers to managing director and named three as new partners. The appointments include Ulises Flores and Steven Eaton as partners at its Rowayton, Connecticut office; Chris Lerner as a partner in Shanghai; Sarah Breiner and Andrew Brown as managing directors at Rowayton and Jackson Chan as a managing director at the Hong Kong office."
A Conversation With Monish Pabrai and Guy Spier
2015-04-08T17:17:05.282739-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/a-conversation-with-monish-pabrai-and-guy-spier-20150408701/
One of Google's newest shareholders, one Monish Pabrai returned to Google for a "Google Talk" and he brought with him a friend....
Guy Spier On The Education Of A Value Investor [Value Investing Podcast]
2015-04-08T17:15:13.705644-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/guy-spier-on-the-education-of-a-value-investor-value-investing-podcast-20150408700/
Guy Spier is a thought leader on value investing and CEO of Aquamarine Capital Management. He has amassed a market-beating long-term investment track record. Spier is the author of The Education of a...
SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Lynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners
2015-04-01T06:28:46.527274-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/sec-files-fraud-charges-against-lynn-tilton-patriarch-partners-20150401599/
Flashy financier Lynn Tilton and her Patriarch Partners LLC are facing allegations that they defrauded investors by hiding the true value of loans in some funds managed by the private-equity firm...
Kraft Foods Facing $40B Takeover by Brazil’s 3G Capital
2015-03-24T23:48:44.334748-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/kraft-foods-facing-40b-takeover-by-brazils-3g-capital-20150324530/
Private equity firm 3G Capital is in talks to acquire Kraft Foods Group Inc , a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday....
BlackRock Strengthens European Real Estate Team
2015-03-12T10:54:38.269014-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/blackrock-strengthens-european-real-estate-team-20150312430/
"The American asset manager BlackRock has announced the appointment of Thomas Müller as managing director and portfolio manager within its European real estate team... Müller moved from Partners Group where he was head of European Real Estate Primaries and Directs"
Valuation analysis for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) – Stock Traders Daily NEWS
2015-02-02T14:48:13.906781-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/valuation-analysis-for-spdr-sp-500-etf-trust-nysearcaspy-stock-traders-daily-news-20150202194/
What is the fair value of the S&P 500 and SPY? A good way of determining this is to look at the difference between the demand for assets like stocks and real estate with Stimulus and what the demand...
Here are the best hedge funds for 2015: Experts
2015-01-28T20:42:18.576539-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/here-are-the-best-hedge-funds-for-2015-experts-20150128167/
Nervous about stock prices being too high, bond yields being too low and cash doing nada? Then hedge funds may be right for you....
Activist and Technology Hedge Funds Lead Gains to Close Year
2015-01-11T21:45:11.930845-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/activist-and-technology-hedge-funds-lead-gains-to-close-year-20150111043/
Hedge funds posted gains to conclude the volatile month of December, led by contributions from CTAs, Technology and Shareholder Activist strategies, according to HFR....
Hedge funds shrug off volatility with $30 billion in gains
2014-12-18T16:37:56.100158-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-shrug-off-volatility-with-30-billion-in-gains-20141218914/
Hedge funds have managed to weather the market's wild rides over the last two months, posting a performance related increase in capital of $29 billion....
Hedge funds End Q2 Up 3.2%
2014-07-09T12:51:07.228812-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8241-hedge-funds-end-q2-up-32-20140709241/
Hedge funds finished the second quarter of the year on a stronger note with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 1.45% in June, according to Eurekahedge . On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 3...
Hedge Fund Managers Outperforming Market on European Short Positions
2014-07-09T12:00:14.201495-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8233-hedge-fund-managers-outperforming-market-on-european-short-positions-20140709233/
European short positions disclosed by hedge fund managers outperformed an equivalent short on the general markets, generating solid alpha in June, according to the monthly Novus European Observer. S...
34 New Commodity Funds in May, Lowest since H1 2006
2014-06-25T11:18:26.614854-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/34-new-commodity-funds-in-may-lowest-since-h1-2006-20140625038/
Commodity fund launches have slowed dramatically, heading for an eight-year low, data from industry tracker Preqin showed, after years of weak returns and some high-prof...
Coeur to Double in Value
2014-06-24T16:56:16.341018-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/8026-coeur-to-double-in-value-20140624026/
Sterne Agee's Michael Dudas and Satyadeep Jain have discussed Coeur's upside by reiterating their Buy rating and $18 price target. The current share price on the stock is $8.82, so this represents mo...
Overpriced... But Worth It?
2014-06-16T10:58:25.442999-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/7875-overpriced-but-worth-it-20140616875/
Commercial property in New York City is overpriced compared to its counterparts elsewhere in the country. But, it’s probably worth it....
LA Fire and Police to Renew Mackay Shields for High Yield Investment Management, Praising Firm's "Defensive" Strategy
2014-05-15T11:58:09.499022-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/la-fire-and-police-to-renew-mackay-shields-for-high-yield-investment-management-praising-firms-defensive-strategy-20140515372/
During this contract period MacKay Shields did not outperform its benchmark. Staff, however,
believes the firm has performed well during a challenging period for a high yield manager with a
strategy that emphasizes credit quality. MacKay Shields has continued to pursue the strategy for
which it was originally hired, and over the course of its tenure with the Fund it has added value net
of fees.
Does Active Management Benefit Endowment Returns?
2014-04-22T13:04:53.362937-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6885-does-active-management-benefit-endowment-returns-20140422885/
We find that active management for endowments is significantly positively related to higher returns net of fees from U.S. equity allocations over the evaluation period. In addition, endowments with CIOs or OCIOs are better able to earn incremental positive returns from active management than those without. Larger endowments are better able to earn incremental positive returns from active management than the smallest endowments but the effect appears to diminish as endowments increase in size.
Hedge Funds Fall During the First Half of March
2014-03-19T11:21:03.949511-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6389-hedge-funds-fall-during-the-first-half-of-march-20140319389/
Most hedge fund strategies suffered losses in the first half of March, with the average hedge fund dropping 0.48% through March 17, according to Hedge Fund Research. The decline leaves the HFRX Globa...
SkyBridge Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios LLC
2014-03-12T14:00:46.858071-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/6254-skybridge-multi-adviser-hedge-fund-portfolios-llc-20140312254/
SkyBridge Multi-Adviser Hedge Fund Portfolios
LLC New York, NY
10022 New York, NY
10022 Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies regis...
It's time to decrease equity beta
2014-02-02T22:41:22.788041-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5404-its-time-to-decrease-equity-beta-20140202404/
What could possibly go awry and derail this glorious five year equity bull market?...
New Investments on Deck for Arizona Safety Fund
2014-01-17T12:14:30.744685-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/5052-new-investments-on-deck-for-arizona-safety-fund-20140117052/
The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System discussed making more than $300 million in investments during a meeting Wednesday...
Oak Hill Advisors And OHorizons Global Acquire Assets Of DGH-Group
2014-01-06T12:41:52.656250-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4683-oak-hill-advisors-and-ohorizons-global-acquire-assets-of-dgh-group-20140106683/
Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. and OHorizons Global, Inc. announced today the acquisition of Druckguss Heidenau GmbH, Druckguss Hof GmbH, and Zerspanungs-und Industrie-technik Dohna GmbH from insolvency administrator Dr. Franz-Ludwig Danko.
Paulson Gets $490 Million as 'Mooch' Rotates to Equities
2013-12-30T16:06:43.869667-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/4376-paulson-gets-490-million-as-mooch-rotates-to-equities-20131230376/
Hedge-fund manager John Paulson is one of the biggest beneficiaries of a great rotation from bonds to stocks at the firm led by Anthony “the Mooch” Scaramucci....