Beta Blockers: Why investors may need more exposure to uncorrelated hedge fund strategies.... [more]Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Neuberger Berman writes on Harvest Exchange: While dozens of distinct hedge-fund strategies have developed over the years, and dozens more styles within those strategies,

Despite current limits, robo-advisors will be preferred investment solution for retail, gain importance for affluent and high net worth... [more]Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Flynt, a Swiss FinTech focusing on proprietary technology platform for private and institutional clients, has published a brief paper on "Investing in the world of robo-advice and passive instruments". As investors will become more reluctant to pay for investment advi

NY hedge fund body thinks quant funds best fundamental investing... [more]Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Quantitative investing has been experiencing a resurgence of interest among investors in alternative investments -fueled by big data, ever-more sophisticated algorithms and increasingly efficient technologies. Given investors' interest in quantitative investment funds, t

Launches - Brevan Howard is said to ready hedge fund run by Saitta, Blackstone backs ex-TPG-Axon exec's new fund with seed investment, Ross Smith Asset Management launches first cryptocurrency investment vehicle in Canada, Peter Hargreaves throws weight behind new fund manager... [more]Brevan Howard is said to ready hedge fund run by Saitta From Bloomberg: Brevan Howard Asset Management is planning a new macroeconomic hedge fund to be run by portfolio manager Alfredo Saitta, according to people familiar with the matter. Saitta, who ran a portion of Brevan's main

Folger Hill might be turning itself around, Clinton Group's Quant Meltdown, Suvretta Capital is crushing it... [more]Folger Hill might be turning itself around From Business Insider: Folger Hill, a hedge fund launched by billionaire Steve Cohen's former exec, has posted slight gains this year. The fund had faced setbacks since launching two years ago, suffering deep losses and losing assets. Folg

Human stock pickers at hedge funds are actually beating their computer competition so far this year... [more]From CNBC: Before computers completely take over the hedge-fund industry, they need to overcome one tiny obstacle: investment returns. In the first half of the year, computer-generated strategies, or what they call in the business, systematic strategies, returned 3.17 percent, according to data by P

Summer's most common hedge fund theme is the global recovery... [more]Investors positioned for the global recovery are in good company: it's the most common bullish investment theme for hedge funds this summer, according to Lyxor Asset Management. As interest in hedge funds rises again -- they saw the biggest jump in demand among asset classes examined in a Credit

Wall Street banks that complain about burdensome rules made $20 billion last quarter, A Decade of Fallacy... [more]Wall Street banks that complain about burdensome rules made $20 billion last quarter From QZ: Since the global financial crisis, Wall Street banks are more boring than they used to be. The rules imposed after the subprime-driven meltdown favor things like simple loans and deposits, require big capit

European Stock Traders' Draghi addiction ebbs ahead of ECB... [more]Get ready to wave goodbye to the Draghi put. Stock investors are weaning themselves off reliance on the European Central Bank's ability to put a floor on markets, pushing corporate health to center stage instead. This year, an earnings revival has been enough to lure dip buyers facing a potentia

Legal - US appeals court overturns Libor convictions of two British bankers, Calling Your Bluff: An Update on Spoofing... [more]US appeals court overturns Libor convictions of two British bankers The Libor convictions of two British former traders were overturned in the US appeals court today. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that the constitutional rights of Anthony Allen and Anthony Conti

Traders falter in worst first half for commodities since 2010, Hedge funds bleed as oil price recovery fails to materialize... [more]Traders falter in worst first half for commodities since 2010 Major commodity players such as banks and hedge funds have stumbled, as low volatility and a faltering oil recovery derailed returns during the first half. The S&P GSCI commodity index slumped 10.2% in that period, the worst fir

China blue chips power ahead as resource shares surge; HK to rise for 8th day... [more]From Reuters: China stocks rose on Wednesday as investors piled into banking, consumer and resources shares after robust economic growth data earlier in the week and on expectations that Beijing is stepping up efforts to reform lumbering and inefficient state companies.

New York hedge fund nominees win seats on Harte Hanks board... [more]San Antonio-based Harte Hanks Inc. previously has disclosed it could be subject to delisting from the NYSE because the company has been late in filing financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A month after a New York hedge fund said it was going to nominate two candidates f

News Briefs - Mirae Asset Daewoo provides prime brokerage services in U.S., The top 10 companies for women in 2017, according to female employees, Qatar is facing a $300 billion conundrum, Temasek Holdings to increase exposure to India... [more]Mirae Asset Daewoo provides prime brokerage services in U.S. South Korea's top securities firm Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. has launched its prime brokerage service in the United States, becoming the first Korean financial player to advance into the world's largest prime brokerage market

… And finally - Woman arrested for smuggling 102 iPhones under her clothes... [more]Chinese customs officials arrested a woman late last month attempting to smuggle 102 iPhones strapped to her body into mainland China, according to local media. On June 30, customs officers in Shenzhen, China spotted a woman with strange bulges and unusual body proportions, wearing warm clothin