Liquid Alternatives News

Chinese regulators are considering the introduction of stricter rules on how banks distribute financial products to the public, potentially severing a crucial distribution channel for some of the country’s largest hedge funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Singapore authorities are intensifying scrutiny of hedge funds and family offices, requiring more information while stepping up the closure of dormant firms after a series of scandals exposed weaknesses in the oversight of the city state’s financial sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Led by directional equity hedge and event-driven strategies, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced 1.3% in May, with additional positive contributions from relative value arbitrage strategies offsetting a decline in macro strategies.

Die Zeiten, in denen Short-Seller als Bären des Marktes agierten, scheinen vorüber zu sein. Laut einer Analyse von Goldman Sachs befindet sich das durchschnittliche Short-Interesse an einem typischen S&P-500-Mitglied auf dem niedrigsten Stand seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten. Die Assets in Fonds mit einer Short-Ausrichtung sind seit 2008 von 7,8 Milliarden US-Dollar auf nur noch […]

A number of energy-focused hedge funds including Cayler Capital and Northern Trace Capital posted losses last month amid low volatility in global oil markets which presented challenges for traders and algorithmic strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The SEC has suffered a major setback in its bid to increase oversight of the hedge fund industry after a US appeals court threw out a new rule requiring managers to provide investors with quarterly disclosures of their fees and expenses.

Activist hedge fund firm Elliott Management is pushing SoftBank Group to launch a $15bn share buyback programme after rebuilding a stake in the Japanese technology investor worth more than $2bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Beim JPMorgan Funds – Europe Equity Plus Fund darf Fondsmanager Michael Barakos bis zu 40 Prozent Shortpositionen eingehen. Dieser 130/30-Ansatz ist eine Erfolgsgeschichte der vergangenen Jahre.

A wave of takeover bids at UK companies targeted by short sellers has caught out hedge funds including Millennium Management, GLG and Gladstone Capital Management, prompting others to think twice about betting against UK stocks, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Hedge funds and other investors have upped their short wagers on UK online grocer Ocado amid continuing speculation over the company’s future following its struggle to turn a profit, according to a report by ThisIsMoney.

Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund, is among a number of investment firms increasing their exposure to convertible arbitrage, which seeks to capitalise on price discrepancies between a convertible bond and its underlying stock, according to a report by Bloomberg.