Bitcoin – that was launched anonymously in 2008 – is today widely becoming an acceptable and attractive currency. In its early days it was used primarily for east-west trade routes, today it has established an “almost universal appeal.” Today with the increasing concern attached to cyber security and online payments, people are becoming more interested… Continue Reading
In this video, Afzal Hussein describes “plain and simple” what is a hedge fund. He describes a hedge fund as a “pooled investment vehicle.” Continue Reading
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, board chair and president of Charles Schwab Foundation, senior vice president of Charles Schwab & Co., and board chair of Schwab Charitable said: “For women, financial independence is a matter of necessity. [She has] “long been a champion of women taking control of their finances as a means of being individually strong, as… Continue Reading
While there have unquestionably been some negative yields indicating poor hedge fund performance, the word on the street is that some of this is, “misleading.” According to Legal & General Investment Management head of asset allocation, Emiel van den Heiligenberg: “There are ways of making money from it.” The question is, how? Outside of Europe, hedge fund… Continue Reading
Woodline Partners has just started trading. For 2019 to date, it is the largest hedge fund startup. Debuting with $2billion in investor commitments, it is headed by Michael Rockefeller and Karl Kroeker, both former traders of Citadel. Ilana Weinstein, founder and CEO of IDW Group said that this amount is very “significant” for a startup… Continue Reading
Brexit is apparently impacting everything and everyone. Are they in? Are they out? Every day it’s a different story and the British pound has recently plummeted to a two-year low as a result of this hokey-pokey dance. According to a recent news article: “Sterling plunged to 28-month lows and headed for its biggest daily fall… Continue Reading
China has “opened up” to the rest of the world. This has “ushered in a new wave…particularly visible in the newly-released Catalogue of Industries for Encouraged Foreign Investment 2019 and the 2019 Negative Lists.” This was recognized at the 13th Summer Davos Forum as well as the recent (Japan-hosted) G-20 summit. The “opening up” movement… Continue Reading
In this short video compiled by Ezeetrader, we see a chart on the positioning of hedge funds vis-a-vis the dollar. Through this we can access a comparison of the two for more than a decade between 2008 and 2019. Continue Reading
What do investment industry experts when they add the adjective alternative to their investments? According to CEO of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) William J. Kelly, regular investments are those made in cash, bonds and stocks etc. Alternative investments are ones in intellectual property, land, private equity and real estate. Toward the end… Continue Reading
According to a recent article put out in the IMF Blog: “advanced economies have larger balance sheets compared to emerging markets and low-income developing countries. This reflects the size of their public sectors, which generally provide more infrastructure and services. But advanced economies also have larger liabilities and, on average, lower net worth.” So what… Continue Reading