Investments
Public pension allocations to hedge funds declined in 2H 2020
Public pensions in the U.S. committed $12.5 billion to hedge funds last year, but over 70% of that activity came in the first half of the year, according to data from HFM Insights. Gross inflows were just barely net positive during the second half of the year as quarterly commitments to hedge funds from public […]
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Read MoreSwiss Re’s alternative capital assets under management reach $2.8bn
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has increased the alternative reinsurance capital assets under management in a range of insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures to $2.8 billion, with the recently launched 1863 Fund one area of the business to benefit. Swiss Re has been managing assets in its collateralised reinsurance sidecar Sector Re since 2007, with the…
Read MoreNew POTUS, New Gold Bull Market?
Joe Biden’s election as president and his first economic proposal proved negative for gold prices, but the presidency might yet turn positive. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more What Does The New Presidency Mean For The Market? The 46 th presidency of the United States has officially begun. What does that mean for […]
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Read MoreThe Price-Value Feedback Loop: A Look At GME And AMC!
There are three topics that you can write or talk about that are almost guaranteed to draw a audience, stocks (because greed drives us all), sex (no reason needed) and salvation. I am not an expert on the latter two, and I am not sure that I have that much that is original to say […]
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Read MoreWe’re at the start of an industry-loss trigger adoption wave: Johansmeyer at ILS NYC 2021
It’s just a matter of time before the use of industry loss triggers for risk transfer transactions broadens and is more widely used, which in turn will unlock more diversifying risk into certain sub-sectors of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, according to Tom Johansmeyer, Head of PCS. The fifth annual Artemis ILS NYC conference kicked…
Read More3 Stocks With GameStop Profit Potential
In January, a group of traders bid up GameStop (GME) shares from $20 to $483. It might have gone even higher if brokers didn’t scramble to impose trading limits on this beleaguered video game retailer. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Meanwhile, the pool of buyers grew in size in just a matter of hours. […]
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Read MoreThe RESTAURANTS Act Formally Introduced
Congress Reintroduces Bipartisan RESTAURANTS Act to Provide Long-term Relief to Restaurant and Bar Community Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Legislation Introduced Hours After Senate Voted 90-10 on Budget Amendment to Establish a Dedicated Restaurant Relief Fund In January, 19,000 People Who Work in Restaurants and Bars Lost Their Jobs Despite Employment Gains […]
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Read MoreBulls on Stock Parade: Indices Remain Up All Week
Is this week, dare I say, the first “normal” week of 2021? Let’s take a look at what has happened in January so far in what is supposed to be a more prosperous year than 2020. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Bulls On Stock Parade Six days into 2021, the Capitol saw […]
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Read MoreWhy IRS can ask you to return your Coronavirus stimulus check
Talks are ongoing currently to give Americans another round of stimulus checks. However, there are a few scenarios in which the IRS can ask you to return the coronavirus stimulus checks you got earlier, either full or partially. IRS can ask you to return coronavirus stimulus check Since the approval of the first stimulus checks […]
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