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The Most Precious Thing Is Patient Cash
Article By:
Martin Hutchinson
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Monday, April 24, 2017 1:29 PM EDT
The truly wealthy man is he who has liquidity in today’s market – and the patience to hold off investing until prices have collapsed and bargains abound.
Hedge Fund Performance Is (Still) Improving! Everyone (Still) Doesn’t Care
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Saturday, April 22, 2017 4:00 PM EDT
The meteoric rise of ETFs has conspired with $13 trillion in central bank liquidity to all but relegate active management to the dustbin of history. You can’t expect people to pay exorbitant fees for you to underperform a benchmark.
Preqin: Another Net Outflow Year Underway For Hedge Fund Industry
Article By:
AllAboutAlpha
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Friday, April 21, 2017 5:55 AM EDT
Hedge funds saw net outflows of assets under management in 2016. Likewise, 54% of all funds considered individually recorded net outflows of their own. Both credit and equity strategies sustained such outflows.
Why The Relationship Between OPEC And Hedge Funds Is On The Verge Of Falling Apart
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, April 21, 2017 4:06 AM EDT
OPEC committed to implement credible production cuts and reduce global crude stocks while hedge funds responded by establishing bullish long positions in both flat prices and calendar spreads.
In this article: OIL
John Burbank Shuts Down His Long-Short Hedge Fund
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 5:16 AM EDT
The fund, which had an AUM of $833 million as of December 31, and $636 million as of March 17 according to HSBC, lost 2.1% in the first two months of this year.
Dear Hedge Funds: This Is Who Is Responsible For Your Deplorable Returns
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 3:32 AM EDT
As long as the Fed and central banks double as Chief Risk Officers for the market, "hedge" funds will be on an accelerated path to extinction.
Does Market Sentiment Help Explain Momentum?
Article By:
Alpha Architect
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Monday, April 17, 2017 1:31 PM EDT
Academic literature has investigated the existence and performance of two different types of momentum. The first is called cross-sectional momentum, the second is time-series momentum, also referred to as “trend-following”.
Credit Suisse Finds That Institutions Remain Committed To Hedge Funds
Article By:
AllAboutAlpha
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 4:30 AM EDT
A new Credit Suisse report about hedge fund investors’ appetites, titled “shifting tides,” comes to the somewhat re-assuring conclusion that, in some respects at least, the shift isn’t what one might fear.
Should You Invest In Index Funds? Warren Buffett Thinks So
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Monday, April 10, 2017 10:38 AM EDT
9 years ago, Warren Buffett made a $500,000 bet that a simple index fund would outperform an actively managed hedge fund run by expert investors and it did for one or more of the 3 reasons we outlined today.
Horseman Global Unveils New Shorting Philosophy Using ETF Flows As A Catalyst
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Sunday, April 9, 2017 8:42 PM EDT
Well, the redemption-driven capitulation is over, and what until recently was the world's most bearish hedge fund (which was down 24% in 2016 and another 7% to start 2017), with a net exposure in the negative triple digits is now effectively neutral.
Hedge Funds Suffered Worst Short-Squeeze Since 2009 In Q4 Amid “Trump Rally”
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017 9:11 AM EDT
We all know that in the post-crisis, central bank-driven environment where the Draghi/Yellen/Kuroda tide has lifted all boats, outperforming benchmarks is a lost cause.
Sheelah Kolhatkar: Hedge Funds Are The Robber Barons Of Our Time
Podcast By:
Adam Taggart
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Sunday, April 2, 2017 5:04 PM EDT
Sheelah Kolhatkar, former hedge fund analyst and staff writer at the New Yorker, thinks hedge funds have enjoyed enormous unfair advantages for far too long.
If I Were To Start My Third Hedge Fund…
Article By:
John Del Vecchio
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Saturday, April 1, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
If I were to start my third hedge fund, it would be right here, right now. The probabilities of a serious market decline have not been better in years. The stock market remains overvalued on numerous metrics.
It’s Probably Too Late: Hedge Fund Performance “Improves,” But Market’s Patience Is Gone
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Saturday, April 1, 2017 11:46 AM EDT
After several challenging years following the financial crisis, the risk-adjusted performance of hedge funds, measured by sharpe ratio, is improving.