Hedge
US companies return to currency options to hedge election, macro risks
US CORPORATIONS are turning to foreign exchange options again to protect their cash flow as they fear the US presidential election and diverging central bank interest-rate policies could spark...
Hedge funds most bearish on commodities since at least 2011
Hedge funds are the most bearish on commodities prices in at least 13 years as fears of a deeper economic slowdown cast doubts on demand for everything from crude...
Hedge fund investor appetite hit by high fees and private credit, says Goldman Sachs
GLOBAL investor appetite for the most expensive multi-strategy hedge funds has fallen, Goldman Sachs said in a report to clients seen by Reuters on Friday (Aug 2), though more...
China’s central bank uses hedge fund tactic to tame bond bulls
CHINA’S central bank is readying a bold new experiment in global monetary policy – taking a leaf out of the hedge fund playbook and arranging to short-sell bonds.As President...
Hedge funds that piled into big Tesla short stung by huge rally
HEDGE funds piled into short bets against Tesla right before the electric vehicle (EV) maker unveiled a set of numbers that triggered a hefty share-price rally.About 18 per cent...
BlackRock launches stock ETF with 100% downside hedge
BLACKROCK has launched a ‘buffer’ exchange-traded fund that seeks to offer a 100 per cent downside hedge to risk-shy investors looking to tap the equity markets, the world’s largest...
Hedge fund Arrowpoint lures CPPIB, Temasek as anchor investors
FORMER Millennium Management Asia executive Jonathan Xiong’s new hedge fund pod-shop has signed up Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and a unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings as additional...
Former hedge fund trader builds US$135 million burrito fortune
WHEN Steven Marks moved to Australia in the early 2000s, he was struck by the quality of Mexican food. It was, in his opinion, dismal. The Long Island native,...
