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Markdowns Are Coming To Private Equity, Highlighting Wide Dispersion Among Managers
2022-08-11T10:47:08.534791-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/markdowns-are-coming-to-private-equity-highlighting-wide-dispersion-among-managers-20220811044/
Amid the soaring volatility in the public markets, investors continue to look for alpha, and many are turning to alternative investments. A recent survey conducted by With Intelligence found that while investors and allocators are bullish on both private equity and hedge funds.
How College Endowments Are Faring Amid Inflation, Stock-Market Volatility
2022-07-11T10:22:52.554095-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-college-endowments-are-faring-amid-inflation-stock-market-volatility-20220711719/
“A lot of them spend traditionally at pretty low rates from their endowment,” said endowment specialist John Griffith. “Larger, well-endowed organizations often have the ability to raise how much they take out of the endowment at difficult times.”
Hedge Funds Use Private Markets To Protect Against Volatility
2022-03-22T10:13:54.709211-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-use-private-markets-to-protect-against-volatility-20220322361/
Most people see market sell-offs like that and panic. What they don’t realize is there’s another side to the trade. Because hedge funds and big institutions aren’t stashing their profits under the mattresses. They’re moving it into another opportunity: Private markets.
Will The Bitcoin Bubble Burst As It Did In 2017?
2021-04-08T10:28:54.673385-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/will-the-bitcoin-bubble-burst-as-it-did-in-2017-20210408021/
The extreme volatility and uncertain intrinsic value are precisely why seasoned investors like Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman Charlie Munger, have derided bitcoin in the past as essentially pure speculation.
More Institutional Investment Would Calm Bitcoin Volatility
2021-01-13T11:51:16.987460-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/more-institutional-investment-would-calm-bitcoin-volatility-20210113139/
An executive at multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs believes an increase in participation from institutional investors is “key” to stabilizing nascent markets such as cryptocurrencies.
Webinar: COVID-19 Market Volatility And Why Early-Stage VC Investments Are More Attractive
2020-03-19T12:19:36.880557-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/webinar-covid-19-market-volatility-and-why-early-stage-vc-investments-are-more-attractive-20200319783/
Join Alex Bangash, Founder and CEO of Trusted Insight, to learn key lessons and takeaways from investing in early-stage companies and market volatility. You'll join senior-level institutional investors and leading entrepreneurs for an interactive discussion on what to expect in the imminent future.
Opportunities And Pitfalls Of Investing In Asia
2019-11-18T09:29:06.806618-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/opportunities-and-pitfalls-of-investing-in-asia-20191118822/
Asia markets, including China and India, have seen growing interest from global investors and venture capital firms in recent years. Despite the volatility of the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, the number of VC deals in the continent still booked robust growth in the third quarter.
Indian PE Firms Defer Exit Plans Amid Market Volatility
2019-09-19T20:31:07.236134-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/indian-pe-firms-defer-exit-plans-amid-market-volatility-20190919490/
Private equity firms that hoped to exit their investments through initial share sales are forced to defer their plans as volatility continues to rock India’s stock markets.
Low Beta Strategies Outperform In Unstable Market Conditions
2018-04-04T07:51:05.690601-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/low-beta-strategies-outperform-in-unstable-market-conditions-20180404383/
Recent unstable market conditions have proved supportive for hedge funds, in relative terms, with liquid hedge fund benchmarks were down 1 percent in March, and distressed and special situations strategies underperforming.
Hedge Funds Feel Episodic Volatility
2018-03-04T21:19:56.805713-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-feel-episodic-volatility-20180304944/
Some big-name hedge funds are suffering losses even after getting what many in the industry have been asking for: more volatility. February was marked by a massive market selloff early in the month, a change from the years of calm that some managers blamed for lackluster performance.
Ray Dalio On What To Do In A Volatile Stock Market
2018-02-22T15:01:05.944598-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bridgewaters-ray-dalio-what-to-do-in-a-volatile-stock-market-20180222110/
For many, the roller coaster ride can be nerve-wracking and lead to the common trap of buying high on market confidence and selling low on market fears to prevent further losses. That's a bad idea, according to Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio. Here's why.
Bitcoin's Value Driven By Human Emotion, Not Code
2018-02-14T08:31:05.348740-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bitcoins-value-is-driven-by-human-emotion-not-code-20180214457/
While data scientists, software developers and financial engineers are busy at work on more complex algorithmic trading platforms to better predict, and optimize, this volatility, they may be looking in the wrong place.
Market Volatility Spurs Some Funds To Look Again At Currency Hedging
2018-02-06T11:01:05.519548-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/market-volatility-spurs-some-funds-to-look-again-at-currency-hedging-a6M4k2poh55pSsFSyh5YRR-20180206736/
A pick up in currency market volatility over the last few days after years of suppression by central banks’ easy-money policies has prompted some investors to look again at protecting against, or profiting from, sharp moves.
Much More Credit Volatility In 2018, Says Wells Fargo CIO
2017-12-20T16:51:47.264286-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/much-more-credit-volatility-in-2018-says-wells-fargo-cio-20171220158/
Darrell Cronk, president & chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, shares his thoughts on the 2018 markets. He also discusses why the hedge fund community will experience a better year in 2018.
Era Of Low Volatility Will Unwind Formulaically
2017-12-04T14:30:02.834511-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/era-of-low-volatility-will-unwind-formulaically-20171204599/
Sir John Templeton, the pioneer in global mutual funds, once said “the four most costly words in the annals of investing” are “this time is different.” That should resonate with monetary policy makers and institutional investors grappling with the causes, impacts and risks of the lowest market volatility, by far, in the era of modern finance.
Politics Matters Less and Less, Danish Pension Fund Giant Says
2017-08-24T11:49:44.005755-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/politics-matters-less-and-less-danish-pension-fund-giant-says-20170824311/
Denmark’s largest private pension fund isn’t that interested in politics anymore.
Allan Polack, chief executive officer of PFA, argues that lawmakers and political leaders are out of touch and that globalization has made their decisions less relevant to the business community.
Antofagasta On A Roll As Copper Prices Surge
2017-08-22T11:12:17.551687-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/antofagasta-on-a-roll-as-copper-prices-surge-20170822055/
Chile-based miner Antofagasta believes copper’s good run is set to continue as it reported a jump in profits and a hiked dividend. Iván Arriagada, chief executive, said the “outlook is favourable”, as copper expects to be in long-term demand for electrical wiring in houses, cars, and gadgets. “We’re positive on where the copper market is going,” he said. “There will be volatility but the price is going in the right direction.”
Legendary Oil Trader Forced To Shut Hedge Fund Amid Low Prices
2017-08-08T14:43:14.445336-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/legendary-oil-trader-forced-to-shutter-hedge-fund-amid-low-prices-20170808389/
The oil trading “God” has spoken — and is said to be closing down his main hedge fund because he just can’t make a profit with such low-priced oil. Low volatility and plummeting prices in crude helped contribute to a 30 percent decline in Andy Hall’s Astenbeck Fund this year through June 30. While the...
A $13B Hedge Fund Is Sounding The Alarm On One Of The Biggest Trends In Investing
2017-07-26T11:26:30.773429-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/a-13b-hedge-fund-is-sounding-the-alarm-on-one-of-the-biggest-trends-in-investing-20170726218/
A $13 billion hedge fund that flies under the radar is sounding
the alarm on one of the biggest investment trends: quants and
passive investing....
Hedge Funds Gain In June To Conclude Quarter
2017-07-11T14:31:04.379931-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-gain-in-june-to-conclude-quarter-20170711957/
Hedge funds gained in June as the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and oil prices extended sharp declines, while equity market volatility remained near historic lows, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced 0.4 per cent for the month, the eighth consecutive monthly gain and the 15th gain in the last 16 months, led by strong performance in Emerging Markets, Equity Hedge and Healthcare exposures. June performance topped the Nasdaq and European equities, and brings H1 2017 performance to +3.7 per cent, also extending the record Index Value for the HFRI to...
China Hedge Funds Bounce Back From Losses To Rank Near Top
2017-07-11T13:47:16.337201-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/china-hedge-funds-bounce-back-from-losses-to-rank-near-top-20170711945/
China-focused hedge funds bounced back from their worst performance in five years and trounced global counterparts. After an annual loss last year, Greater China hedge funds added more than 13 percent on average in the first half of 2017 to rank among the top-performing strategies in the world, according to preliminary data from Eurekahedge. Hedge funds from Greenwoods Asset Management, Springs Capital and SPQ Asia Capital were among standout performers with gains of 20 percent or more. Hedge funds worldwide are struggling with investor redemptions after central bank intervention suppressed volatility and sapped returns. China funds were a rare pocket...
Hedge Fund Manager Mamdani Yearns For Volatility After 33% Gain
2017-07-10T10:32:56.990184-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-manager-mamdani-yearns-for-volatility-after-33-gain-20170710886/
A Canadian hedge fund that earned fat returns last year betting on chaos in the financial markets is finding the world is too stable to try to repeat the feat in 2017. Hanif Mamdani, who oversees about C$7 billion ($5.37 billion) as head of alternative investments at Royal Bank of Canada’s RBC Global Asset Management, said he’s waiting for opportunities while sitting on a pile of cash as a position heavy in energy company bonds unwinds. The C$1.6 billion PH&N Absolute Return Fund has returned 4 percent this year compared with 33 percent for all of 2016. “You shouldn’t expect...
Black Swan Dexteritas
2017-07-09T08:39:53.782672-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/black-swan-dexteritas-1-20170709878/
At Black Swan Dexteritas, we are dedicated to generating strong financial performance for our investors and fostering long-term relationships with our clients to create exceptional investment opportu...
Black Swan Dexteritas
2017-06-27T14:39:23.242735-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/black-swan-dexteritas-20170627637/
WHY INVEST IN A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HEDGE FUND?
The technology sector has traditionally served as an essential constituent in any investment portfolio, and we believe that innovation and invention often associated with this sector will ultimately drive the next leg of growth in the stock market. We seek out technology companies that have proprietary technologies which will provide them with the competitive advantage for sustainable growth, and favor companies that have a stellar track record in pushing the frontiers of technology in their respective subsectors. At BSD, we believe buying and holding these companies and are trading at reasonable valuations will maximize our returns and minimize our risks over the long term.
Hedge Fund Launches Rise As Investor Risk Tolerance Increases
2017-06-16T12:26:04.505191-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-launches-rise-as-investor-risk-tolerance-increases-20170616396/
New hedge fund launches in Q1 2017 increased for the first time since the first quarter of 2016 as both hedge funds and equity markets gained through the first part of the year, and measures of financial market volatility fell to record lows.
Hedge Fund Launches Increase And Capacity Exceeds $3T
2017-06-16T11:41:04.612949-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-launches-increase-and-capacity-exceeds-3t-20170616374/
New hedge fund launches in 1Q 2017 increased for the first time since the first quarter of 2016 as both hedge funds and equity markets gained through the first part of the year, and measures of financial market volatility fell to record lows.
Hedge Funds Holding Bitcoin Beat The Market
2017-06-13T15:51:05.574227-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-holding-bitcoin-beat-the-market-20170613300/
According to Hedge Fund Research Index (HFRI), hedge funds this year returned a paltry 3.5 percent, while the S&P doubled that number. Further, the HFRI Composite Index added just half a percent in May, though the market added a whole percent. After eight years of bull market and strong gains in the S&P, hedge funds continue to underperform compared to indexed funds.Hedge funds have had a difficult year. Stock market volatility (especially the S&P 500) has squashed gains for most “smart money” funds, except for those holding Bitcoin.
Bridgewater Associates CIO On Beta Targeting And Uncorrelated Strategy
2017-06-13T15:43:17.139251-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bridgewater-associates-cio-on-beta-targeting-and-uncorrelated-strategy-20170613297/
Bridgewater Associates is an alternative asset manager unlike most. ValueWalk recently caught up with the world’s leading hedge fund and engaged in an exercise of radical transparency on their portfolio management strategy. In speaking with Chief Investment Officer Bob Prince, what emerged wasn’t so much a picture of static hedge fund investment, but rather a strategy customized based on investor needs relative to volatility and beta benchmark. As the Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas seeks to set a historical benchmark, where for the first time an institutional investor is separating individual manager talent, alpha, from general market returns, beta, as...
Bridgewater Reveals Uncorrelated Strategy, Volatility & Beta Targeting
2017-06-07T10:56:04.417586-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/bridgewater-reveals-uncorrelated-strategy-volatility-beta-targeting-20170607147/
Bridgewater Associates is an alternative asset manager unlike most. ValueWalk recently caught up with the worldâs leading hedge fund and engaged in an exercise of radical transparency on their portfolio management strategy. In speaking with Chief Investment Officer Bob Prince, [âŚ]
Gulati’s Hedge Fund Pummeled As Equity Markets Evade Volatility
2017-05-30T17:11:37.972635-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/gulatis-hedge-fund-pummeled-as-equity-markets-evade-volatility-20170530952/
It’s been a long and painful year for hedge fund manager Deepak Gulati, who finds himself on the wrong side of one of the most profitable trades in town. His Argentiere Fund lost money for 14 straight months through April by betting on rising market volatility, erasing all the gains since it started in 2013. The assets it oversees have almost halved. By comparison, an exchange-traded fund that rises when Wall Street’s volatility index falls almost quadrupled during the 14-month period. Instead of backing down, the former head of global equity proprietary trading at JPMorgan Chase & Co. -- who oversees about...
Aussie Hedge Fund Eyes US Expansion
2017-05-19T12:31:04.295806-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/aussie-hedge-fund-eyes-us-expansion-20170519693/
An award-winning Australian hedge fund manager is setting up shop in the US with a Manhattan office and new local and international hires. NWQ Capital Management, based in Perth and led by managing partners Jonathan Horton and Stuart McClure, has appointed former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ director Robert Kalish as managing director, international. Kalish will drive NWQ's US operations - in particular, delivering the recently-announced offshore version of NWQ's flagship Fiduciary Fund to a US client base. The multi-manager Fiduciary Fund aims to achieve returns between 8% to 11% per annum over rolling five-year periods, with significantly less volatility than...
Hedge Funds Under Siege
2017-05-18T16:16:03.596335-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-under-siege-20170518650/
The past year could be characterized as a year in which the unexpected happened, with perhaps the Brexit result and Donald Trump’s triumph in the U.S. presidential election the pinnacle of a series of unpredicted events. As markets struggled to respond to these surprising outcomes, volatility increased and hedge funds, following two years of returns below 5%, were able to capture some upside, adding 7.4% during the course of 2016. However, despite hedge fund performance as a whole being well within the targeted range of most investors, 2016 may well be remembered by hedge fund managers as a difficult year,...
Can Alternative Risk Premia Boost The Outcomes Of Diversified Growth Funds?
2017-05-09T16:42:13.040836-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/can-alternative-risk-premia-boost-the-outcomes-of-diversified-growth-funds-20170509352/
Diversified growth, multiasset, multi-strategy — these are some of the terms used to describe investment options for pension plans seeking the sweet spot of equity-like returns with lower volatility by investing across a broader range of asset classes. It’s not a new approach, as diversified growth funds have been spreading from their roots in Britain for more than a decade.
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index Gains 0.42% In April
2017-05-03T10:56:04.874743-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfrx-global-hedge-fund-index-gains-042-in-april-20170503114/
Hedge funds broadly benefitted from equity market gains and currency volatility surrounding the French election last month, according to final April data from Hedge Fund Research. read more
Quants Fire Back At Paul Tudor Jones After His Attack On Risk Parity
2017-04-25T17:56:20.945285-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/quants-fire-back-at-paul-tudor-jones-after-his-attack-on-risk-parity-20170425886/
Paul Tudor Jones says automated trading strategies are poised to blow up the market when volatility returns. That’s not going over well at one of the biggest quant shops on Wall Street. Speaking at a closed-door Goldman Sachs Asset Management conference earlier this month, the billionaire hedge fund investor said that a portfolio strategy known as risk parity will eventually act as “the hammer on the downside” when turmoil returns to equity markets. For AQR Capital Management LLC, a giant in the risk parity field, the concerns are overblown, with any selling forced by the strategy having an “utterly trivial”...
Trading Firm Virtu Financial To Acquire KCG For $1.4B
2017-04-25T11:09:47.857832-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/trading-firm-virtu-financial-to-acquire-kcg-for-14b-20170425871/
<p>Virtu Financial Inc said it would buy rival KCG Holdings Inc in a $1.4 billion deal that brings together two major U.S. electronic trading and market-making firms. Virtu Financial Inc said it would buy rival KCG Holdings Inc in a US$1.4 billion deal that brings together two major U.S. electronic trading and market-making firms.The deal comes at a difficult time for high-frequency trading as low volatility squeezes the profits it can make from rapid-fire trades.</p>
Private Equity Is Not Dead, But Maybe It’s Time For More Hedge Funds In Africa
2017-04-24T16:38:26.841985-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/private-equity-is-not-dead-but-maybe-its-time-for-more-hedge-funds-in-africa-20170424852/
<p>The talk of hedge funds in the African investment space can excite crafty investors and anger those with development agendas, but private equity probably did the same thing a decade ago.</p>
<p>Short-term volatility and uncertainty in the African growth story create opportunities for hedge funds. Hedge funds are generally authorized by their investors to operate under more flexible mandates than private equity, and they have the creativity to generate bond-like returns that outpace inflation. Critics will say hedge funds operate with limited liquidity in an opaque world.</p>
<p>Private equity is a similarly illiquid class to hedge funds — yes, it is clearly less opaque — but let’s not get hung up on the details.</p>
Quant Funds Underperformed Active Managers During U.K. Vote Volatility
2017-04-21T15:45:49.306836-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/quant-funds-underperformed-active-managers-during-uk-vote-volatility-20170421797/
Tuesday's surprise announcement of a snap election in the U.K. shocked markets and hit investors hard, but unlike what happened following the Brexit referendum, hedge funds led by humans outsmarted those led by machines.
How DIY Funds Are Becoming Algorithmic Traders
2017-04-03T16:50:08.827445-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-diy-funds-are-becoming-algorithmic-traders-20170403117/
Quantitive analysts traditionally trade at a desk in a city's financial district. But a new generation of quants is turning the $300bn industry on its head with home-grown algorithms...
Hedge Fund Sees 21% Returns on Advice From Nobel Prize Pickers
2017-03-28T17:00:11.025920-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-sees-21-returns-on-advice-from-nobel-prize-pickers-20170328937/
If you’re investing in health care stocks, you’d better ask the experts.
Thanks to the advice from a range of professors, Swedish hedge fund Rhenman Healthcare Equity L/S has delivered an average annual return of 21 percent since it started in 2009. Asking clinical expertise before investing in complex products is a must for Henrik Rhenman, who manages the 460 million-euro ($500 million) fund.
Interview with Maciej Wisniewski, Founder and Portfolio Manager at Macromoney
2017-03-28T06:59:39.585094-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/interview-with-maciej-wisniewski-founder-and-portfolio-manager-at-macromoney-20170328874/
Maciej Wisniewski is the Founder and Fund Manager of Macromoney and has full oversight of all company operations. Maciej has 20 years of experience in investments management and in successfully setting up investment funds.
He is the Founder of Investors Investment Fund Company (IIFC), one of Poland's first privately owned investment fund management companies, which was established in 2005. Prior to founding IIFC, he was the Director of Trading at BZ WBK AIB Asset Management in Poznan, Poland, and was a highly successful Proprietary Trader for LG Bank in Warsaw, Poland. He began his career as a stock broker at Raiffeisen Capital, then later moved to Bank Millenium Securities, both in Warsaw. Maciej holds a Master's degree in Finance from the London Business School and a second Master's in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics. View Fund Profile
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This Hedge Fund Sees 30% Gain By Betting Only On Tomorrow, Literally
2017-03-15T11:09:41.646118-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/this-hedge-fund-sees-30-gain-by-betting-only-on-tomorrow-literally-20170315487/
That delivered a 30 percent return in 2016 for the London-based Runestone Capital Fund, which crunched more than 700 variables to develop a quantitative model for trading U.S. equity index volatility. “We trade with a one-day horizon as predicting volatility long term is completely random,” Rune Madsen, founder and portfolio manager of the $17 million fund, said in an interview on Monday. The absolute return fund, which targets an average annual return of more than 20 percent, is always directional, making bets that one-day volatility will either rise or fall, according to Madsen. The return for 2016 was 30 percent with a maximum...
Institutional Investors Embrace Risk in Pursuit of Better Returns And Yield, Finds Survey
2017-03-14T11:03:37.758957-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/institutional-investors-embrace-risk-in-pursuit-of-better-returns-and-yield-finds-survey-20170314447/
Faced with volatility, greater risks and still-low yields, institutional investors are raising their exposure to higher-risk assets in pursuit of better returns, according to an international survey of institutional investors published today by Natixis Global Asset Management. At the same time, they are doubling down on risk management to better balance long-term growth objectives and liquidity needs, but say they need better ways of identifying risk across their portfolios.
Sixty-two percent of institutional managers feel they can handle near-term market risk despite greater volatility, which they say poses the biggest risk to their performance. Their top organizational concern, however, is low yield. Given the prospect for greater volatility and persistence of low interest rates, few institutions are relying on traditional portfolio strategies to meet their performance goals. Instead they are increasing their exposure to equities and alternatives and turning to illiquid assets and the private markets for risk-managed return generation and yield replacement.
Single-Family Offices Are Diversifying Investments With Bitcoin
2017-03-14T10:13:27.950893-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/single-family-offices-are-diversifying-investments-with-bitcoin-20170314433/
Mainstream investors are looking towards bitcoin more and more these days as a safe haven and a digital asset hedge. With an ETF decision approaching, many bitcoin proponents hope it will be approved, adding an influx of mainstream investors to the cryptocurrency economy. An interview with the founder of the Family Office Association Angelo Robles reveals that there has been a rise in single family office (SFO) investments in bitcoin.
Hedge Fund Citadel Joins Industry's Standard-Setting Body
2017-03-01T10:44:10.255449-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-citadel-joins-industrys-standard-setting-body-20170301970/
The London-based group said hedge fund managers Citadel plus Bermuda-based Hiscox Re Insurance Linked Strategies Ltd and Hong Kong-based Myriad Asset Management Ltd have joined as signatories. U.S.-b...
Why More Single-Family Offices Are Investing In Bitcoin
2017-03-01T10:08:04.230910-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/why-more-single-family-offices-are-investing-in-bitcoin-20170301960/
Bitcoin is a digital currency. Unlike traditional currencies, bitcoins are “mined” by individuals and companies running sophisticated computers solving mathematical problems.
Four Reasons Why Private Equity Is Surviving The Storm
2017-02-24T08:52:40.497616-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/four-reasons-why-private-equity-is-surviving-the-storm-20170224817/
For institutional investors looking to ply their trade in the face of such volatility and uncertainty, sentiment towards various asset classes is likely to chop and change. However, private equity is one asset class about which investors remain steadfastly bullish.
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 ...
Pennsylvania SERS To Shift To Domestic REIT Strategy
2017-02-09T10:59:33.551348-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/pennsylvania-sers-to-shift-to-domestic-reit-strategy-20170209308/
<p>Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System is planning to stop investing internationally in real estate investment trusts (REITs).</p>
<p>The $26.3bn (€24.6bn) pension fund said it would move to a dometsic strategy to “continue to strive for the highest performing investments with the lowest volatility and best value for our members”.</p>
Why Commodities Are Set To Offer More Than Just High Volatility In 2017
2017-02-08T18:45:12.447468-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/why-commodities-are-set-to-offer-more-than-just-high-volatility-in-2017-1-20170208299/
The best word to sum up the performance of commodity prices in recent years has been 'volatile'. Their prices have swung violently and left many resources companies and investors nursing heavy losses at times
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,...
Seth Klarman Foresees Dark Days For Hedge Funds Under Trump
2017-02-07T12:32:30.196584-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-fund-industrys-quietest-star-foresees-dark-days-for-economy-markets-hedge-funds-20170207236/
A private letter he wrote to his investors a little over two weeks ago about investing during the age of President Trump — and offering his thoughts on the current state of the hedge fund industry — has quietly become the most sought-after reading material on Wall Street.
Pension Fund Returns Were 1.1 Percent In Third Quarter
2017-02-07T11:46:03.014525-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/pension-fund-returns-were-11-percent-in-third-quarter-20170207230/
The state retirement pension fund saw a 1.11 percent return in the third quarter of 2016, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said Monday....
Canadian Pension Funds' Returns Increase In 2016
2017-02-07T11:44:45.867258-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/canadian-pension-funds-returns-increase-in-2016-20170207229/
The country's biggest funds, such as the Canada Pension Plan
Investment Board, have grown dramatically in recent years by
directly investing in assets such as real estate and
infrastructure, as well ...
Why Commodities Are Set To Offer More Than Just High Volatility In 2017
2017-02-06T18:13:47.995557-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/why-commodities-are-set-to-offer-more-than-just-high-volatility-in-2017-20170206201/
Prices of commodities such as gold, oil and iron ore could rise this year and create opportunities for investors to benefit
Donald Trump's Tweets: Hedge Funds Trying To Profit
2017-01-31T16:50:10.059374-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/donald-trumps-tweets-hedge-funds-trying-to-profit-20170131028/
Day traders love making bets on tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump, but some of the most prominent quantitative strategists from hedge funds and banks are not quite ready to make big, bold trades on his social media musings. The president's active Twitter presence has lifted volatility in financial markets, which is good for day traders who capitalize on price fluctuations in highly liquid markets. Such traders, who have a short-term horizon, have struggled the last few years as market moves have become steadier and more predictable amid a low interest-rate environment. "Trump's tweets are a good opportunity for a...
Inside The Hedge Fund Black Box
2017-01-30T17:16:44.235951-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/inside-the-hedge-fund-black-box-20170130979/
It turns out that to a great extent hedge fund returns reward risks arising from exposure to known factors. Just as index investing rewards broad market exposure, so alternative beta will reward expo...
Souq Seeks New investors As Amazon, Flipkart Walk Away From Deal
2017-01-19T10:24:44.619582-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/souq-seeks-new-investors-as-amazon-flipkart-walk-away-from-deal-20170119561/
A price disagreement has caused both Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt to walk away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com.
Chris Rokos Is Said to Be Seeking to Raise More Than $2 Billion
2017-01-13T17:05:10.435578-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/chris-rokos-is-said-to-be-seeking-to-raise-more-than-2-billion-20170113427/
LONDON — A decade ago, the hedge fund manager Chris Rokos bought two tired hotels in the fashionable Notting Hill neighborhood here....
Q&A: Ken Miranda Pursues Growth For Cornell's Endowment
2017-01-12T10:47:22.097804-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/qa-ken-miranda-pursues-growth-for-cornells-endowment-20170112338/
This past July, Kenneth Miranda became Cornell’s chief investment officer. He oversees the university’s $6 billion portfolio, following 16 years as director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)...
Hedge Funds Weekly: January 9, 2017
2017-01-09T14:10:54.122821-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-weekly-january-9-2017-20170109240/
<h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.5em 0px 4px; padding: 0px; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1em; font-family: "Open Sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(24, 24, 24);">Highlights</h4>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Our factor-based projections estimate that hedge funds added 0.55% last week as global equity gains fueled performance</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Hedge funds are now up 0.55% for the month and year</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">All but one of the 30 hedge fund strategies we track earned positive returns</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Aside from high quality foreign bonds, most asset groups worldwide notched gains</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Equities rose in every major region and sector</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Most fixed income securities gained globally</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Energy commodities dipped, pulling down our broad index despite gains in every other commodity sector</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Neither developed nor emerging market currencies moved significantly relative to the dollar</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">All of our short volatility and variance factors rose</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1em; border: 0px rgb(210, 210, 210); font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px !important;">Outside of commodities, trend following and momentum strategies tended to profit</li>
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Soros-Backed Hedge Fund Glen Point Loses In First Trading Year
2017-01-09T14:08:46.232285-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/soros-backed-hedge-fund-glen-point-loses-in-first-trading-year-20170109239/
Glen Point Capital, one of last year’s biggest European hedge-fund startups after raising almost $2 billion, lost 4.1 percent in 2016, according to an investor letter. The macro hedge fund shed 5 percent in November, a month when several peers profited from the market volatility sparked by Donald Trump’s surprise election victory. The London-based fund, which is focused on emerging markets and raised money from investors including George Soros, managed $1.8 billion as of the start of...
Past Perfect, Future Tense: Global Hedge-Fund Industry In Charts
2016-12-22T00:37:22.619327-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/past-perfect-future-tense-global-hedge-fund-industry-in-charts-20161222792/
The $3 trillion global hedge fund industry is heading into 2017 amid a widespread backlash from clients who are asking for their money back because of years of poor returns and high fees. The total number of funds in the industry fell for the first time on record, while many of the world’s best-known companies were forced to cut fees. But the industry got an unexpected boost last month when volatility sparked by Donald...
How the Trump Rally Could Save Endowments
2016-12-20T11:03:15.701661-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/how-the-trump-rally-could-save-endowments-bloomberg-view-20161220703/
The right combination of high returns, predictable correlations and tolerable volatility holds the key to meeting the objectives of most investors. The last few years have not been easy for many -- in part because of the rather unusual relationships among the main asset classes that feature in strategic asset allocations.
2017's IPO Wishlist And Reality
2016-12-16T10:55:57.556118-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/2017s-ipo-wishlist-and-reality-20161216565/
I don’t think there will actually be 10 technology decacorn IPOs in 2017, likely not even close. But I do think we could see several. Predicting exactly which companies will go out next year, however, is a silly game. If I have learned anything working on IPOs in my career, it’s that predicting which IPOs are going to happen in a given year is a terrible idea.
When Your Hedge Fund Manager Buys A Ferrari, Find A New Manager
2016-12-13T14:33:44.471926-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/when-your-hedge-fund-manager-buys-a-ferrari-find-a-new-manager-20161213425/
It turns out that the car your hedge fund manager drives says something about his capacity for risk taking -- and his ability to generate market-beating returns. Minivan owners in particular run funds that tend to take on far less risk and exhibit lower volatility than sports-car driving managers, according to a new study by academics Yan Lu, Sugata Ray and Melvyn Teo.
Morgan Stanley: Quant Hedge Funds Unable To Profit On Post Election Moves
2016-12-07T18:33:40.323546-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/morgan-stanley-quant-hedge-funds-unable-to-profit-on-post-election-moves-20161207205/
The typical stock finished with 53% of its risk not explained by macro factors. High beta stocks beat low beta by 15% in November. Previous markets were largely driven by beta market performance drivers, as risk not explained by beta factors were only 37% in July. “Reduced equity market volatility is a driver of the increase in stock-specific risk.”
Europe's Tech Investors Crave Certainty From Brexit
2016-12-06T18:56:08.189906-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/europes-tech-investors-crave-certainty-from-brexit-20161206129/
A year ago, tech investors were playing an anxious game of introspection over frothy market conditions: Are we in a bubble? Are we heading for a crash? Today, Europe’s venture capitalists are worried for a very different reason: Brexit.
Hong Kong Private Equity Firm Drawn To Southeast Asian Property
2016-12-06T14:54:51.547678-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hong-kong-private-equity-firm-drawn-to-southeast-asian-property-20161206109/
<p>A Hong Kong-based private equity firm specialising in real estate is eyeing opportunities in South-east Asia, particularly Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.</p>
<p>Its managing partner and chief investment officer Samuel Chu told The Straits Times yesterday: "The market is changing, and volatility - both political and financial - will continue. The key is to diversify your portfolio; you have to be rational in this irrational environment."</p>
Institutions Aim To Boost Bets On Private Equity, Other Risky Assets: Survey
2016-12-01T16:06:54.707815-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/institutions-aim-to-boost-bets-on-private-equity-other-risky-assets-survey-20161201929/
The Fidelity Global Institutional Investor Survey showed that 72 percent of institutional investors, from public pension funds to insurance companies and endowments, said they would increase their exposure to these so-called illiquid alternatives in 2017 and 2018.
Rubicon Said to Recoup Hedge-Fund Loss on 20% Gain in November
2016-11-30T10:59:29.888326-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/rubicon-said-to-recoup-hedge-fund-loss-on-20-gain-in-november-20161130874/
Paul Brewer’s Rubicon Fund Management gained almost 20 percent in its main hedge fund in the first 18 days of November to reverse losses earlier in the year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Mounting Hedge Fund Interest To Boost Ag Market Volatility Ahead
2016-11-29T17:35:08.114516-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/mounting-hedge-fund-interest-to-boost-ag-market-volatility-ahead-20161129840/
Speculators, "susceptible to popular delusion", are to increase ag price swings, Commerzbank's Eugen Weinburg tells the AgriRisk Forum
Hedge Funds Will Prove Worth In High Volatility
2016-11-23T11:08:33.557254-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-will-prove-worth-in-high-volatility-20161123666/
Andrew McCaffery, global head of alternatives at Aberdeen Asset Management, talks about how institutional investors see 2017 as rife with political volatility....
Adar Capital Foresees A More Selective Investment Scenario With Rising Interest Rates. Its Adar Macro Fund Is Up 30%
2016-11-23T10:20:11.061649-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/adar-capital-foresees-a-more-selective-investment-scenario-with-rising-interest-rates-its-adar-macro-fund-is-up-30-20161123653/
NEW YORK, November 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Diego Marynberg predicts that the next 2 years will see continued adjustment in the hedge fund sector and expects many to disappear as a result of the increased volatility
Preqin Survey: Private Equity Salaries Stay Flat In 2016 Despite Successful Year
2016-11-17T11:29:35.142779-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/preqin-survey-private-equity-salaries-stay-flat-in-2016-despite-successful-year-20161117419/
Salaries in the private capital space have stayed relatively static through the volatility of 2015 and this year, according to a new survey from industry data provider Preqin, and the majority of firms donât expect to hike base salaries next year as pressure on fees remains high.Â
CalPERS Chief Sees Volatility Until Trump Implements Plans
2016-11-15T15:09:20.205856-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/calpers-chief-sees-volatility-until-trump-implements-plans-20161115271/
The California Public Employees' Retirement System's chief investment officer advised the pension fund on Monday to prepare for "greater uncertainty and volatility" until U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and Congress implement their policy plans.
TPG Postpones Alinta Float In Australia Due To Market Volatility
2016-11-14T12:47:29.089627-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/tpg-postpones-alinta-float-in-australia-due-to-market-volatility-20161114188/
Private equity firm TPG and its partners said on Friday they have decided to postpone the float of Alinta Energy, which would have been Australia’s biggest this year, to the first quarter of 2017, due to market jitters in the wake of the U.S. election.
Einhorn Says In A Word If He Shifted Bets For Election: ‘No’
2016-11-08T16:23:01.157278-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/einhorn-says-in-a-word-if-he-shifted-bets-for-election-no-20161108998/
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn opted against shifting his portfolio to prepare for market volatility tied to the results of U.S. elections. Asked in a conference call Tuesday if he made any “tactical moves” to prepare for the eventual outcome, Einhorn answered: “No.” “I’m sure it matters to a lot of the holdings. It’s not clear when it matters to the portfolio as a whole, however,” Einhorn said on a conference call discussing...
Mexican REIT IPOs For $78.3M Despite Volatility Caused By U.S. Election
2016-11-07T15:55:06.825673-05:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/mexican-reit-ipos-for-783m-despite-volatility-caused-by-us-election-20161107919/
Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra Plus raised $78 million in its initial public offering, having gone forward despite Mexican market conditions caused by the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Ascend Capital Well Positioned As Hedge Fund Warns Of Volatility
2016-11-03T15:20:10.683184-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/ascend-capital-well-positioned-as-hedge-fund-warns-of-volatility-20161103780/
Malcolm Fairbairn of Ascend Capital notes in his third quarter of 2016 what “long, strange trip” it has been”. He is speaking in part about a “QE magic carpet,” and engineering feat that prompted the equity market to gently “float […]
One Hedge Fund Laid Out Why The Market Feels So Dangerous Right Now
2016-11-03T15:05:16.947106-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/one-hedge-fund-laid-out-why-the-market-feels-so-dangerous-right-now-20161103774/
It seems that the stock market has either been doing nothing or going wild in 2016. For the first two months of the year, a massive global sell-off drove volatility through the roof before Brexit rocked markets in June. More »
German $82 Billion Pension Giant Seeks Outside Help To Grow
2016-11-01T11:45:52.585288-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/german-82-billion-pension-giant-seeks-outside-help-to-grow-20161101582/
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world....
Invest With The Best - Hedge Funds Or Otherwise
2016-10-27T16:25:08.906252-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/invest-with-the-best-hedge-funds-or-otherwise-20161027398/
<p>Hedge fund replication is now entering its third generation with strategies such as alternative beta and smart beta touting hedge-fund-like returns at a lower cost.</p>
<p>Certain strategies using factors do appear to provide effective systematic execution. But low-cost hedge fund replication can also mean lower returns, either because it targets lower volatility or because it captures fewer sources of return. Furthermore, hedge fund replication models tend to perform best in trending markets—and who can guess when a market is going to trend?</p>
<p>Even with the possibilities presented by hedge fund replication strategies, there remains one thing that is missing—the secret sauce, so to speak. In investment talk, we mean alpha. In layperson talk, we mean the returns generated by the experience and skill of talented hedge fund managers—the part of the return not solely explained by exposure to risk premia.</p>
Brexit Volatility May Pay Off For Private Equity Firms, BCG Says
2016-10-20T12:47:48.262288-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/brexit-volatility-may-pay-off-for-private-equity-firms-bcg-says-20161020943/
In a post-Brexit market, private equity firms are finding unique opportunities in the U.K. that give them an edge over rival, corporate bidders as buyout targets look for ways to cope with new volatility, according to the Boston Consulting Group.
Harvard's Lesson In Private Equity
2016-10-20T12:03:27.728111-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/harvards-lesson-in-private-equity-20161020932/
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world....
Jon Grabel Viewpoint - National Retirement Security Week
2016-10-16T20:42:36.877256-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/jon-grabel-viewpoint-national-retirement-security-week-20161016665/
It is human nature to focus on the present. At any point in time, the next decision is often the most significant one. Yet, planning for our future needs is of paramount importance. Mark Twain sta...
Nashville Pension Fund Leads U.S. In Risky Investments
2016-10-13T11:38:40.767476-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/nashville-pension-fund-leads-us-in-risky-investments-20161013525/
Strategy shows promise, but it’s not clear if it’s worth the risk to retirees, or the millions paid to Wall Street managers...
Deutsche Bank Highlights Big Problems For Small Hedge Funds
2016-10-03T13:51:38.282449-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/deutsche-bank-highlights-big-problems-for-small-hedge-funds-20161003059/
The role played by hedge funds in the market volatility surrounding Deutsche Bank has once again highlighted the pressures faced by smaller asset managers amid an already challenging climate for the industry.
George Soros' Trading Mentality, Views On Volatility
2016-09-29T11:28:22.711958-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/george-soros-trading-mentality-views-on-volatility-20160929905/
When reading about George Soros, it is very easy to conclude that he is either the undisputed champion of predicting the direction of financial markets or his significant influence in the world has been the driver of his returns over the years. There are many who believe Soros’ impressive trading performance over the years can be traced to the latter. But it is all too easy to make this assumption.
Highlighting The Ups And Downs Of Hedge Fund Performance
2016-09-28T16:51:17.452435-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/highlighting-the-ups-and-downs-of-hedge-fund-performance-20160928884/
When considering volatility in hedge funds, the Forum Global Opportunities Fund could be 2016’s biggest casualty. Last year the fund had nothing short of spectacular performance, but it has run into problems of late – and it is not alone among hedge funds.
Why Commercial Real Estate Remains Attractive To Investors Despite Volatility
2016-09-22T16:25:06.138310-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/why-commercial-real-estate-remains-attractive-to-investors-despite-volatility-20160922617/
By Ken Riggs, President, Situs RERC: Why commercial real estate remains attractive to investors, even in times of economic uncertainty.
HFRX Interim Update: Hedge Funds Mixed Through Mid-September
2016-09-20T15:55:07.330194-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfrx-interim-update-hedge-funds-mixed-through-mid-september-20160920442/
Hedge fund performance was mixed at September’s midway point as volatility returned, doubts rose about the strength of the U.S. economy and speculation swirled about the timing of interest rate increases, according to a flash update from Hedge Fund Research.read more
Lansdowne’s Roden Says Hedge-Fund Woes Not The Fault Of ETFs
2016-09-15T15:40:09.739397-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/lansdownes-roden-says-hedge-fund-woes-not-the-fault-of-etfs-20160915219/
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Hedge funds perform badly because their investment analysis has failed and not as a result of an increase in exchange-traded and quant funds, according to Stuart Roden, chairman of Lansdowne Partners. Blaming passive investing strategies and volatility for poor performance by hedge funds is a “bad excuse,” Roden said at the Legends 4 Legends alternative investment conference in Amsterdam on Thursday. “As a buyer of those products, anyone who tells you anything different...
As U.S. University Endowment Strategies Stumble, Some Questions
2016-09-15T10:53:58.618266-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/as-us-university-endowment-strategies-stumble-some-questions-20160915197/
Knowing why an investment strategy has stumbled is just as important as recognizing why it succeeded. This obvious-but-often-unheeded bit of wisdom comes to mind after reading yesterday’s Bloomberg s...
U.S. Public Pensions Turn To Currency As Returns Sour
2016-09-15T10:50:30.585762-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/us-public-pensions-turn-to-currency-as-returns-sour-20160915194/
With equities and bonds as the main stars of the pension investing world, currency funds, which hedge their assets, have been viewed as an afterthought for years. But their track records of stabilizi...
What Fiscal 2015 Pension Returns May Mean for the States
2016-09-13T11:15:08.468107-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/what-fiscal-2015-pension-returns-may-mean-for-the-states-20160913029/
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HFR: HFRI Index Gains 0.40% In August As Volatility Falls
2016-09-09T16:10:09.328091-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hfr-hfri-index-gains-040-in-august-as-volatility-falls-20160909941/
Led by strong performance in activist and energy strategies, HFR’s benchmark HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index notched its sixth consecutive monthly gain last month, booking +0.40 percent. The result topped the mixed performance of U.S. equities as financial market volatility and trading volume declined, Hedge Fund Research (HFR) said in a statement. YTD performance is now up to +3.5 percent. HFRI indices are broadly constructed indices designed to capture the breadth of hedge fund performance trends across all strategies and regions. HFR’s other broad hedge fund measure, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, gained +0.16 percent for August and has...
This Hedge Fund Made 2,100% From World's Most Extreme Market Mania
2016-09-09T15:44:03.209741-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/this-hedge-fund-made-2100-from-worlds-most-extreme-market-mania-20160909929/
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Hedge Funds Have Quiet August, Says GAM
2016-09-06T19:00:17.159368-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/hedge-funds-have-quiet-august-says-gam-20160906729/
August was characterised by muted volumes and volatility across most asset classes. read more
Massachusetts Pension Tames Hedge Funds Via Managed Accounts
2016-09-06T10:50:22.447736-04:00https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/massachusetts-pension-tames-hedge-funds-via-managed-accounts-20160906680/
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