Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Fidelity's venture will bring greater credibility to the digital asset class [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Fidelity Investments' launch of Fidelity Digital Assets, a platform that will offer custody and trade execution services for cryptocurrencies to institutional investors such as hedge funds, is being hailed as a great victory for the digital asset class. "So far, c

• Global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF to set first cryptocurrency rules [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The international watchdog focused on anti-money laundering (AML) regulations has said it plans to institute a global framework for cryptocurrency. Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has taken a significant step forward in the process of regulating the

• SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: October notifications down 2.66% [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for October 2018 measured 2.66%, down from 3.35% in September. However, it showed a small improvement from the 2.69% reported a year ago, and well below the long-term historical average for the calendar month of October

• Artivest appoints first post-merger general counsel and chief compliance officer [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment technology firm Artivest has hired 25-year industry veteran Kamal Jafarnia as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Jafarnia brings more than 25 years of experience as an attorney and compliance professional to this role, having advi

• Online alternative lending goes mainstream [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While alternative lending is currently gaining traction among borrowers, it's also becoming a formidable asset class in its own right, with the U.S. market now accounting for an estimated $50 billion of annual origination. Born out of peer-to-peer lending, onli

• Opportunities in short duration and floaters on U.S. Treasuries [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The fixed income market looks to be in bearish territory at the moment, what with rising inflation, higher wages and economic activity, and quantitative easing programmes easing off. But opportunities are in short duration and floaters on U.S. Treasuries, according to

• Opalesque Roundup: Sears and Tears - Hedge fund manager's instincts proved wrong: hedge fund news, week 42 [more]

  In the week ending October 19th 2018, the instincts of the hedge fund manager Edward S. Lampert, who was celebrated for his intellect, ambition and prodigious work ethic, proved wrong. He has spent the last 14 years steering Sears as it spun off businesses, took on debt and, this week, filed for ban

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Does hedge-fund activism really increase shareholder value? [more]

  By: Cydney Posner, Cooley, LLP The public debate about hedge-fund activism has long been informed by academic literature that found increases in shareholder value and operating performance after activist interventions. But do hedge-fund activists actually do any long-term good for the companies

More Other Voices

• 12. Oct. 2018 | Other Voices: A new SEC focus on short activism? Activist hedge fund Lemelson Capital charged with unlawful short attack [more]

  By: Lawrence S. Elbaum, Clifford Thau, Patrick Gadson and Sarah C.C. Tishler On September 12, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged hedge fund, Lemelson Capital and its adviser, Gregory Lemelson, with perpetrating an unlawful short attack on Ligand Pharmaceuticals. The SEC's compl

• 04. Oct. 2018 | Other Voices: BVI passes new limited partnership act [more]

  By: Trident Trust The BVI has modernised its partnerships regime with the enactment of a new Limited Partnership Act, 2017 and Limited Partnership Regulations, 2018, both of which entered into force on 11 January 2018. A key feature of the new regime is that it allows limited partnerships t

• 18. Sep. 2018 | Other Voices: SEC releases guidance...about guidance [more]

  By: Cydney Posner, Cooley LLP SEC Chair Jay Clayton issued a statement intended to make clear the importance of the distinction between SEC rules and regulations-which are adopted in accordance with the APA, have the effect of law and are enforceable by the SEC-and staff guidance, such as the CD

• 22. Aug. 2018 | Other Voices: CFTC and NFA make changes on position limits, virtual currency [more]

  By: Cary J. Meer, Lawrence B. Patent and Evan Glover, K&L Gates The CFTC and NFA have recently announced changes to their regulatory frameworks that could impact traders and fund managers. The CFTC is proposing to permit increased trading in security futures products. Separately, NFA has adopte

• 08. Aug. 2018 | Other Voices: The four dimensions of the hedge funds arms race for Alpha [more]

  From Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners: It is no secret that the vast majority of investors, including hedge funds managers, have underperformed market indices over time. However, some managers have distinguished themselves generating very strong risk adjusted returns. Outperforming an index requir

• 08. Aug. 2018 | Other Voices: The four dimensions of the hedge funds arms race for Alpha [more]

  From Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners: It is no secret that the vast majority of investors, including hedge funds managers, have underperformed market indices over time. However, some managers have distinguished themselves generating very strong risk adjusted returns. Outperforming an index requir

• 25. Jul. 2018 | Other Voices: Investors and managers can be held liable for the anticompetitive practices of portfolio companies [more]

  By: Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Laurence Bary, Dechert LLP The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations implemented by their portfo

• 03. Jul. 2018 | Other Voices: Changes in Cayman could impact hedge fund compliance [more]

  by Hardin Compliance Consulting As of July 1, 2018, companies and limited liability companies incorporated or registered in the Cayman Islands are required to maintain a beneficial ownership register at their Cayman Islands-registered offices (or appointed service provider), unless an exemption

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Copper Prices: 2.72 needs to hold as support for bulls.

Baltic Dry In.: Neutral / bullish.

UPS & FDX: UPS neutral / bearish; FDX far worse.

ADP & PAYX: ADP tracking the market; PAYX worse.

FA(A)NG stocks: FB awful; AMZN broke support – next targets 1664 and 1600; AAPL bullish above $213.60; NFLX now looks destined for $273; GOOGL has one view pointing to $950 - $1000.

EEM: Ugly and not yet reaching historically oversold.

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OVERALL: Jobless claims trending higher adding INTU / CRM to the bearish list. Bad stuff!