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’Those commodities positions… revealed
The mystery seems to have been solved, for now.
The Scooby Doo of the day is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who posted two “confidential” CFTC documents on his website on Friday.
First, a pdf version of a CFTC spreadsheet earlier posted by Reuters showing the total long and short positions taken on WTI crude oil,
The biggest hedgies in Asia, and the world
Here’s something worth noting, amid the flux in Asian investment circles and the steady exodus of hedge funds from Japan to more investor-friendly climes of Singapore and Hong Kong — even as investment interest revives among Japan-focused funds:
The biggest hedge funds in the US…
Out from AR magazine just moments ago is their annual ranking of the biggest hedge fund managers in the US. Unsurprisingly, Bridgewater is still number one. Surprisingly, it has increased its lead by a significant margin.
Bridgewater mulls toxic asset plan
Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s biggest hedge-fund managers, said on Tuesday it might participate in the US Treasury’s public-private investment programme, calling it a “big transfer of money from the government to the banks and to the buyers”,
$1,600,000,000,000
- total loss facing banks, as estimated now by Bridgewater Associates – the world’s second largest hedge fund.
The figure trumps the previous highs of $1,300bn estimated by John Paulson and before that,
Ray Dalio on markets and macroeconomics
Setting up a hedge fund aged 25 is impressive. That hedge fund surviving for thirty years is remarkable. And returning 15 per cent for 15 years?
This is one reason why people listen to Ray Dalio,
When is a hedge fund not a hedge fund?
If you’re having trouble telling the difference between hedge funds and investment banks these days, the latest ranking from Alpha magazine probably won’t help, says DealBook. In a further sign of how deeply Wall Street firms are getting into the hedge-fund business,
JPMorgan takes lead in hedge funds
JPMorgan has unseated Goldman Sachs as the world’s largest manager of hedge fund assets, with $34bn under management, according to a new survey. The poll conducted by Absolute Return magazine said JPMorgan’s hedge fund assets grew almost 75 per cent to hit $34bn last year,