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Women-Run Funds Outperforming Those Managed by Men
According to the HFRX Women Index, a list that examines the success (or lack thereof) of hedge funds run by women, revealed that women-run funds outperformed male-run funds by 2.5 times. This finding is one more bit of evidence that the hedge fund sector, which has been labeled as “male, pale and stale,” could use […]
Three Caught Trading on Insider Info
Two friends from college with aspirations to owning a hedge fund company were caught trying to cash in on Amazon insider info. Washington state residents Maziar Rezakhani and Sam Sadeghi paid $10,000 to Brett Kennedy, an Amazon analyst, for information about the online retailer’s 2015 first-quarter earnings. The pair of hedge fund wannabes used that […]
Crypto Currencies Are Hot Now
Hedge funds can’t get into the cryptocurrency investor space fast enough, it seems. There are now at least 800 digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, which are not centralized, but rather rely on what is known as distributed ledger technology. These various currencies, when combined, have a marketcap of about $166 billion, and are attracting investors […]
Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Growing Exponentially
According to a tweet by economist Tuur Demeester, “Hedge funds with crypto exposure exploding.” The article Demeester refers to says that there are more than 70 funds with such bets now coming up in the hedge fund pipeline. The article also has a statement by Arthur Bell manager Corey McLaughlin: “I’ve been in the hedge […]
Superstar Hedge Managers Facing Hemorrhaging Funds
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital lost $400 million from its investor base in response to a depressing 2 percent loss during the first half of 2017. The return of $400 million represents 15 percent of all those who are able to withdraw their stakes in Greenlight, according to […]
The Top Hedge Fund Earners of 2016
We mean who brought home the most money, and not necessarily had the best returns, although these often go together considering the fees managers charge for performance. Broadly speaking the hedge fund industry had lackluster year, but at least the numbers are black. Hedge Funds returned 5.4 percent, kind of anemic compared to the robust […]
Chinese Group Buying Majority Stake in Old Mutual
The HNA Group Co, a China-based conglomerate, has agreed to purchase a quarter stake in the US asset management unit of Old Mutual Plc. The deal is valued at about $446 million, and continues on the path of a busy year for HNA, which spent $30 billion last year in acquisitions. The sale is part […]
What’s in a Name? Could be Big Bucks
For some observers the appeal of hedge funds as investment vehicles seems a bit inexplicable. The news about these alternative funds is that they charge high maintenance fees and do not deliver returns commensurate with those fees. Yes, there has recently been an exodus of sorts from these funds, but they are still a powerful […]
Former Cohen Manager Snagged by Millennium
One of the largest hedge funds in the industry, Millennium Management, recently hired Ariel Masafy, an ex-portfolio manager for Steve Cohen’s alternative investment firm. Masafy worked predominantly with consumer stocks. He worked for Cohen since 2011, managing about $11 billion. Employment changes by portfolio managers is of great concern to Wall Street observers. Poor showings […]