From FRM Investment Management Market Background China’s financial troubles and the Fed’s zeroing in on lift off for the next interest rate cycle have combined, as we thought they might, to place deflation at the forefront of investor concerns. Moreover, it is clear that the problems emanating from China, other emerging markets and many […] Read more »
…and Asian Hedge Funds Were Doing So Well
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Though it may seem a thought from a long time ago, this year had been stacking up as a relatively good one for Asian hedge funds. This was true as recently as just over a month ago. Comparisons for performance in the YTD to the end […] Read more »
5 SNAFUs To Avoid With Investors
By Diane Harrison, principal of Panegyric Marketing Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. ─Dwight D. Eisenhower A SNAFU is a borrowed term from the military, circa 1941, that refers to a Situation Normal All Fouled Up (except soldiers used a […] Read more »
Fee Pressures Are a Hot Button
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Fee pressures are ubiquitous in the hedge fund industry. Pre-Credit Crisis there were fee pressures, but some large and very large managers with capacity-constrained funds and closed to all new capital could not be bullied or argued into fee concessions. In the aftermath of the Credit […] Read more »
European Hedge Fund Returns Closer to Asian Hedge Funds by End July
From Eurekahedge Hedge funds up 0.38% after bouncing back from previous month’s losses Hedge funds started the second half of 2015 on a positive note with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.38%1in July while the MSCI World Index2gained 1.34% during the month. Market sentiment improved as the impasse in Greek debt negotiations was […] Read more »
Add to Equity M-N from Event Driven Advises Deutsche AWM
By Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management’s Hedge Fund Advisory Team Strategy and Drivers – Taking advantage of the rise in volatility “Volatility and liquidity are persistent themes”. The theme ofelevated volatility in markets – a key message of the June 2015 CIO view, suggests emphasising those strategies that thrive in this type of environment. […] Read more »
Attention Hedge Fund Managers: Open Your Mouth!
By JD David, COO Meyler Capital Late during just the second month on the job raising capital for a hedge fund, one of the managing partners called me and said: Hey, just a head’s up – looks like we are going to print a plus 7 or 8 this month! I clearly didn’t respond […] Read more »
Marketing Hedge Funds in Switzerland – a Swiss Representative’s Experience
By Anne-Cathrine Frogg Spadola, Managing Partner at Hugo Fund Services SA On June 5 2014, we contributed an article to Hedge Fund Insight: “The New Rules For Distribution of Funds in Switzerland.” Thirteen months later it is interesting to take a look at how the new Swiss rules have been adopted by market […] Read more »
Graphics of the Day – State of New Jersey Pension Fund’s Hedge Funds
By Hedge Fund Insight staff There is good visibility of hedge fund exposure and returns for state pension plans. Most investment committee papers are available, and often it is possible to read the hedge fund managers comments and presentations. In the first graphic are two tables extracted from the monthly Investment Reports a year […] Read more »
SEC Proposes Disclosure of Use of Social Media by HF Firms and Individuals
By Michelle Jones, Senior Editor at ValueWalk As social media rises in popularity, much of Wall Street, including Hedge Funds and registered investment advisors (RIAs), is turning to Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and other social networks to share information. Unfortunately most people view social media as very casual in nature, but regulators don’t see […] Read more »