Do Hedge Funds Trade on Private Information? [STUDY] – ValueWalk How widespread is the transfer of private information between analysts and hedge funds? Is there evidence that hedge funds trade advantageously on this private information? Using quarterly hedge funds holdings, the authors find evidence that large hedge funds traded profitably on upcoming analysts’ recommendation changes… read more
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Hedge Connection is proud to introduce our redesigned blog, The Edge. As our blog did previously, The Edge will focus primarily on hedge fund marketing and news as well as the evolving dynamic between managers and investors. The blog’s cleaner and more intuitive design should allow for a better user experience. Additionally, some new functions
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JPM, AQR win as hedge funds suck in assets – CNBC Bigger isn’t always better. But in terms of asset building over the last year, US funds with the highest AUM saw their assets increase over $250 billion in 2014. J.P. Morgan was the biggest winner, with an increase of $15 billion in 2013… Laundering
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PR Nightmare? 73% of Investors Say Directors Do Not Serve Useful Function – ThinkAdvisor Corgentum Consulting reported last week that a large majority of investors and operational due diligence analysts surveyed felt directors did not serve a useful function and that hedge funds should be liable for operational failures… Hedge Fund Industry AUM May Top
... Read more »$2.4 Trillion Dollar Global ETF Space Attracting Hedge Funds – Reuters More client-hungry hedge fund managers are looking to put their investment strategies to work in exchange-traded funds, a move that could exponentially expand their pool of investors but requires them to slash investment management fees… Is The Tech Bubble About To Burst? Big Money
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