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How ETFs Passed Hedge Funds In Assets
By Neena Mishra, Zacks Equity Research At the end of the second quarter this year, assets in global exchange traded products surpassed those of hedge funds. It was a major milestone for the ETF industry which is just about 25 years old while hedge funds have been around for more than 66 years. According to London based … Continue reading
Hedge Funds Bought WTI Crude After Record Selling
Hedge Funds shifted their strategies last week by grabbing up WTI crude following the previous week’s record selling. Also Market Neutral and Equity Long/ Short funds trimmed their net long positions, while Macro hedge funds increased their long exposures to key indexes, 10-year Treasuries and the U.S. dollar Big speculative hedge funds raise short … Continue reading
Hedge Funds Post Best Returns In Years
Originally posted on Financial Post:
Global hedge funds reached the halfway mark in 2015 with some of their best returns in years, but performance cooled off in June from growing losses in Asia Pacific and Europe, according to the latest statistics from Preqin, a research firm focused on the alternative assets industry. “The industry has…
Weavering Hedge Fund Founder Jailed 13 Years For Fraud
Weavering Capital (UK) Ltd founder Magnus Peterson has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was found guilty of fraud by a London court this week. This marks one of the longest sentences handed down for a high-profile fraud in the UK in recent times. Peterson perpetrated fraud Magnus Peterson is the founder of … Continue reading
Swiss Shocker Triggers Gigantic Losses For Banks, Hedge Funds And Currency Traders – OpEd
By Michael Snyder The absolutely stunning decision by the Swiss National Bank to decouple from the euro has triggered billions of dollars worth of losses all over the globe. Citigroup and Deutsche Bank both say that their losses were somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 million dollars, a major hedge fund that had 830 million … Continue reading
Hedge Fund Security In An Age Of Cyber-Attacks
The financial services industry is a particular target of cyber-attacks, a recent EZE Castle research report noted while offering advice on how to prevent and manage issues. Cyber-Attacks can harm the U.S. Economy Citing an SEC roundtable held in March 2014, the report highlighted how financial firms can be the subject of not just economic … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs, Hedge Funds Caught On Wrong Side of Swiss Franc Trade
When a central bank move surprises the elite stratosphere and top level banking executives are caught flatfooted, that in itself is news. Goldman Sachs shocked with SNB’s decision Such is apparently the case as the Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) , whose alumni sit in top economic perches around the world, as the investment bank was … Continue reading
What In The World Just Happened In Switzerland? – OpEd
By Michael Snyder Central banks lie. That is what they do. Not too long ago, the Swiss National Bank promised that it would defend the euro/Swiss franc currency peg with the “utmost determination”. But on Thursday, the central bank shocked the financial world by abruptly abandoning it. More than three years ago, the Swiss National … Continue reading
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