Institutional Investors Have High Hopes for Hedge Funds in 2019
Despite mediocre returns in 2018, most investors are optimistic about the next 12 months.
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Texas ERS, PAAMCO Launchpad to Hold Fall Emerging Manager Hedge Fund Event
Summit will help institutions vet talent for the new seeding platform.
Union Urges Divestment from Immigrant Detention
Report names asset managers profiting from private prisons.
Lackluster Hedge Funds in Q1 Can’t Stop Industry Growth
CTAs, macro, and relative value strategies disappoint, but credit strategies gain the most.
Corporate Moves
Andrew Allright Named CEO of State Street’s Hedge Arm
Allright replaces InfraHedge’s co-founder Bruce Keith, who left in January.
US Remains Center of Hedge Fund Universe
Report finds US holds 72% of the global hedge fund assets.
US Hedge Fund Assets Reach $2.58 Trillion
Growth of holdings climbed 8% last year, Preqin data indicate.
Preqin: Hedge Funds Take a Dip in June
The last month in Q2 ends rocky, but the YTD and one-year returns are still OK.
Mixed Results for Hedge Funds at Mid-Year
Half of returns are positive, half negative, for an overall uninspiring performance.
Corporate Moves
University of Texas Hires Director for New Hedge Fund Portfolio
Anthony Caruso will run the new stable value section after hedge operations were split in two.
Manager Selection
Hedge Fund Tells Kentucky Pension to Take a Hike
Davidson Kempner Capital Management takes issue with state’s code of ethics.
Texas ERS, PAAMCO to Seed Emerging Hedge Funds
The joint venture, called PAAMCO Launchpad, aims to pump in $3 billion.
Market Moves
Paul Tudor Jones Says Stocks Will Be Boffo, but then … Look Out Below
Hedge fund star looks for ‘phenomenal’ year-end rally, with the Fed spoiling the party.
Bridgewater Is Bearish about 2019
The world’s largest hedge fund views rising interest rates and debt as big problems.
Hedge Funds, with Tepid Start to 2018, Get Bump in May
Their 0.65% increase last month makes up more than two-thirds of this year’s increase.