Hedge Funds news

If you have been following the financial markets in the last week, you will have noticed that hedge funds have been all over the news. In this article, we will break down what they are, how they work, how this affects you, and why they have been all over the…

Melvin Capital, the hedge fund made famous through its bet against GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) lost more than half of its funds in January, according to The Wall Street Journal From $12.5 billion to $8 billion Melvin Capital, the hedge fund started by Gabe Plotkin, entered 2021 with $12.5…

The epic battle playing out in GameStop Corp.’s (NYSE: GME) stock isn’t the David versus Goliath battle some in the media play it out to be. In fact, hedge funds are far from the “all-powerful predators” that make a killing shorting stocks to zero, according to CNBC’s Michael Santoli.

Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) gained more than 3% on Tuesday after notable activist investor Trian Fund Management bought a relatively small stake in the media giant, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday evening. Undervalued thesis Trian bought $900 million worth of Comcast’s stock recently, giving it…

On September 3, Daniel Kamensky, the principal of Marble Ridge Capital was criminally charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, extortion and obstruction of justice by the US Department of the Justice. The official link can be found here.  Daniel Kamensky, 47, has been alleged to pressurise the…

On September 1st, the US Dollar dropped towards multi-year lows against most major currencies. Investors are expecting the Federal Reserve’s new policy framework would translate into lower US interest rates as compared to interest rates in other countries. The dollar index fell to a two-year low at 91.775.  The dollar…

For years, hedge funds are known to buy shares of companies set to sell themselves but the global COVID-19 pandemic has now forced funds to do the opposite, The Wall Street Journal reported. Merger-arbitrage bets Hedge funds that buy shares of a target company typically engage in what…

Starboard Value, a top-tier activist investor firm, amassed a 9% stake in Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a manufacturer of disposable medical devices, CNBC reported. Who is Starboard and Merit Medical? Starboard boasts an impressive track record of pushing companies to change their operations. The firm boasts…

Land & Buildings Investment Management is among the most notable activist investor firms in the real estate space. The fund, mostly known for establishing long positions and pushing for change, is now taking a different approach by shorting multiple New York City office owners, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Billionaire Kenneth Griffin led prominent hedge fund, Citadel, has succeeded in protecting itself against the Coronavirus driven market crash so far as evident in its Monday’s data that showed the American global financial institution’s flagship hedge fund, Wellington, to have made a slight profit in the year through Monday. The…

High-frequency trading (HFT) was counted on by hedge funds and other major asset managers to bring in small but consistent profits many times over. Machine algorithms would hunt the stock market for even the smallest of profits and would buy and sell stocks by the millisecond.According to The Wall…

According to Corgentum Survey, private equity investors and hedge funds have pledged to expand on the resources directed at ensuring alternative data compliance. Almost 83 private equity investors and hedge funds have partnered to allocate more resources to the meticulous evaluation of compliance procedures. The evaluations are expected to…

Hedge funds could be missing out on asset diversification. Hedge funds lack long-term returns that could prove diversification as managers highlight shorter-term performance. Now, local hedge finds are slowly cleaning up their acts to be more appealing to the ordinary investors. However, hedge funds still have a long way to…

Japan has embarked on a discreet bid to woo hedge funds away from the crisis-hit Hong Kong. This week, Japan dispatched a delegation to the city on a 48-hour mission to persuade money managers to consider Japan. Government officials have organized a flurry of meeting between finance executives from Tokyo…

All fingers are pointing at hedge funds after Japan’s government bond prices dropped. The bond prices reverberated around global debt markets. Benchmark bonds in Germany, U.S., and the UK have all taken a tumble in recent weeks. An unusual rise of optimism about the global economic outlook has boosted equities…

Short-sellers build up £180m short position

The Protos hedge fund will invest in bitcoin, ether and Litecoin in addition to upcoming ICOs. The PRTS token will be treated as a security by the SEC.

Gold Dips as Investors Wait For Fed Clues in Interest Rates

Analysts remain upbeat on Europe’s biggest bank in wake of referendum

Odey Asset Management leads short-sellers

Hayman Capital petitions US Patent and Trademark Office over its Lialda and Gattex medicines

Speculation increases over the future of London’s residential property market