From Richard Edwards of HED Capital Management Dow Jones futures have made a daily-scale top extension (by Tuesday’s close). This comes immediately after the occurrence of ‘divergence’ between two Dow indices pointed out on Monday – a Dow Theory sell signal for equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average itself has risen, ignoring lurching drops […] Read more »
More than the Money: Seven Steps to Protect Your Firm from the Fallout of a Cyberattack
By Constance N. Hubbell, President, The Hubbell Group, Inc. Asked why he robbed banks, legendary bandit Willie Sutton said, “Because that’s where the money is.” Today, many criminals steal with laptops, not guns, but they still go where the money is, and – with $3 trillion in assets under management[1] – hedge funds are […] Read more »
Brevan Howard – Graphic of the Day – AUM v Regulated Staff
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Tages Adds Storied CTA to UCITS Platform
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Europe’s biggest hedge fund seeder has backed a new UCITS launch. Tages Capital has launched a UCITS version of the Rotella Polaris strategy, a managed futures program with a long pedigree run by Rotella Capital Management. Rotella, established by Robert Rotella in 1995, has been a pioneer in the […] Read more »
Marshalling Marketing Resources In New Hedge Funds
By George Alexander* There are number of ways to deploy resources for marketing in a new hedge fund. Here experienced hedge fund COO George Alexander explains some of his decision making in using in-house marketing capability and some of the options to out-source getting to the right investors. We have only one marketing executive, and it […] Read more »
London-based Hedge Fund Rich List 2017
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Dropping out of the Top 20 – Michael Cohen, Och-Ziff Capital Management; Sir John Beckwith, RiverCrest Capital; Sir Paul Ruddock, Lansdowne Partners, and Nicolai Tangen of AKO Capital. Related articles: Hedge Fund Managers in 2016 Sunday Times Rich List (Apr 2016) Odey Is Big Riser In Hedge Fund Rich List (Apr 2014) The Sunday Times Hedge […] Read more »
The Critical Challenges For Emerging Hedge Fund Managers
By Evan Judd, Independent Director Bell Rock Group Even in the most challenging and difficult economic environments, the allure of starting a hedge fund is still a powerful draw for many experienced investment professionals. Starting your own firm on your own terms, being your own boss, running things your way, all the while beating the […] Read more »
Quotations of the Week from Kyle Bass
From RealVision Interview with Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital Management, L.P. from late June 2016:   My friend Dan Loeb says to me all the time “There are no short-sellers on the Forbes 400 list, so be careful.”   “Don’t (habitually) bet on Armageddon – it only happens once.”   “To throw caution to the wind, […] Read more »
Disruption in Settlements by Blockchain Technology
By Hedge Fund Insight staff, based on the work of Javier Paz of Aite Group Hedge Fund Insight bought into the prospects for Blockchain Technology in finance some time ago (see related articles below). Amongst the first areas to be impacted in asset management is securities settlements. The following article is based on three Impact Reports […] Read more »
New Book: “Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund in Europe”
Now available on Amazon*, the new title published by Hedge Fund Insight: “Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund in Europe”. Leading service providers share the do’s and dont’s of getting into the hedge fund industry, and seasoned executives share their experiences of setting up funds and meeting new managers. Chapter 1. The Launch Environment (written by Simon Kerr of […] Read more »