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Will Stock Pickers Survive this Brave New World?

July 23, 2018

Several events, which occurred just this month, should have stock pickers quaking in their Salvatore Ferragamo’s. According to the July 11, 2018, edition of the Financial Times, Facebook faces its first ever fine, which is a result of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Regulators in the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) accused Zuckerberg’s company […]

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Great Results Depend Upon Superior Hedge Fund Talent

July 9, 2018

Ten days into the second half of 2018, what are the prospects for a banner year in the hedge fund industry? After all, unemployment is at record lows, optimism for the manufacturing sector is at an all time high, and market volatility has increased, which traditionally provides an edge to hedge funds, yet HFR reports […]

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Is this the First Hedge Fund “Man Bites Dog” Story?

June 25, 2018

Hedge Funds, long the whipping boy for the financial ills of the country, are witnessing one of their own grow a spine. Last Wednesday, Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, politely informed Kentucky Retirement Systems (KRS) to withdraw the $68 million it has invested with the firm. Why? According to the statement given to the Lexington […]

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First Quarter Results Mean an Uphill Battle for Hedge Funds

April 30, 2018

Hedge funds were dealt a harsh hand in the first quarter of 2018, down 0.13 percent. However, to put things in perspective, the Dow was down 2.49 percent in its first quarter, ending at 24,719 the closing number for 2017, and falling more than 600 points to 24,103 on March 29, 2018, the last trading […]

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What Can Be Learned from 1st Quarter Hedge Fund Results?

April 3, 2018

Practically speaking, 2018’s first quarter hedge fund results are in the rear view mirror, and two trends are becoming clear. First of all, HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index reported modest gains of 19 basis points through mid-March, which does not comprehend the latter half of March’s sharp drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Moreover, […]

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Disappointing February Returns Do Not Stall Job Opportunities

March 5, 2018

February appears to mark the end of 14 consecutive months of positive gains for the hedge fund industry, with HFRX weighted average returns posting a decline (- 0.35 percent) as the surge in market volatility worked its worst in hedge funds. While the HFRX is much narrower in its scope than the HFRI, which comprises […]

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What Do You Think About the S&P 500 as a Benchmark Now?

February 19, 2018

The January 2018 results for aggregate hedge fund performance have been published. According to HFR, the industry showed a 2.8 percent gain. In contrast, the S&P 500 gained 5.7 percent in January before plummeting in the wake of February’s correction. Year-to-date gains for the S&P 500 as of February 16 stood at 2.19 percent, 61 […]

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