Smaller U.S. institutional investors outperform their larger counterparts in Q1... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: U.S. institutional assets tracked by Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS) posted an all-plan median gross return of 4.02% for the first quarter and 11.89% for the 12-month sending on March 31, 2024.
According to data from Wilshire Advisors, in
Hedge funds sell financials as economic outlook sours, Goldman Says... [more]From Bloomberg: Hedge funds ramped up their selling of financial stocks as US economic growth shows signs of weakness and the sector approaches a key technical level.
Despite financials notching their best weekly gain of 2024, hedge fund managers net sold for the third straight week - the larges
US bids to boost hedge funds' anti-money laundering defenses... [more]From Bloomberg: The US Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules that aim to keep investment funds from being used to launder money or fund terrorist activity.
US authorities said on Monday that they're concerned investment advisers could be used by peopl
Hedge fund stars go after US university student protesters... [more]From SCMP: Billionaire investors think just because they make massive donations to universities they can engineer the academic equivalent of corporate takeovers and board ousters.
If you want to know about the egregious conceit and self-entitlement of America's biggest moneymen, Ken Griffin's la
Commodity: Trading volumes surge as investors return to base metals... [more]From Reuters: The boom times are back for base metals traders. Over 17 million contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME) in April, making it an all-time record month in outright volume terms. Expressed in average daily volumes, activity was the second highest on record after April 2018.
M&A: Arrow Global buys Spanish alts boutique, DWS buys boutique that developed $1.94bn global fund... [more]Arrow Global buys Spanish alts boutique
From City Wire: Alts firm Arrow Global has announced the acquisition of Amitra Capital Ltd from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments).
'This acquisition significantly expands Arrow's footprint in Spain and provides a foundat
Tech: Kellogg Foundation invests with hedge funds using AI to write algorithms... [more]From Top 1000 Funds: The $8 billion Kellogg Foundation is pushing the frontiers of technology and financial theory in its 20 per cent allocation to hedge funds, using AI to write algorithms in its quant strategies.
Systematic funds crunch through vast amounts of data and use algorithms, typical
Family Offices: HK, SG family offices expand impact investing across asset classes... [more]From Asian Investor: Assets beyond private equity and venture capital have come on the impact investing radar for family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Family offices in Hong Kong and Singapore are broadening their impact investing approach beyond just private markets, as more environmental
Activists: Glass Lewis recommends votes against Exxon director Hooley, citing lawsuit... [more]From Reuters: Glass Lewis recommended investors vote against Exxon's (XOM.N), opens new tab lead independent director, Joseph Hooley, citing what the proxy adviser called the energy company's "unusual and aggressive tactics" in pursuing a lawsuit against activist investors.
While Glass Lewis rec
And, finally: Unfair advantage... [more]From AFP: Rajacenna van Dam, an artist in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, is capturing the attention of the art world with her ambidextrous approach to her work, AFP reported. The 31-year-old said she originally taught herself to paint with both hands, "to go quicker." When someone challenged her to t
Criminals continue to fleece high net-worth individuals and family offices through sophisticated scams that involve elaborate presentations, fake companies and websites, and fraudulent documents that appear credible.
We've documented three cases that describe the highly sophisticated, complex structures and cunningly designed processes which ultimately lead to straightforward investment fraud. This has
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