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
In this FOX Business News video, Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise discusses China-US economic collaboration among other issues. Continue Reading
Hedge funds are a very fluid industry. As Alan Greenspan once said: “One of the problems with hedge funds is that they are changing so rapidly. If you have the balance sheet that closed business last night, by 11 A.M. this morning, that won’t tell you very much about what they’re doing.” In this article… Continue Reading
CNBC reports on how hedge funds are using technology (via consumer data) to get an edge on trading. “Hedge funds are spending a billion dollars a year on getting data that can help them get a trading edge.” Continue Reading
There are various fluctuations among the hedge fund industry vis-à-vis trends in their investment. These are often not publicized but we do get some clue as to swings and inclinations via SEC quarterly documentation. Recent SEC 13F forms show the following: An increase in S&P 500 of 15 percent in the first quarter; an average… Continue Reading