One of the lessons of the financial crisis was that repo markets, OTC derivatives, and other asset markets caused financial institutions to be far more interconnected, and the whole... read more

The number of cryptocurrency hedge funds explodes. Last updated 08/08/2017 “Bitcoin's meteoric rise is costing some investors billions” claimed a recent Business Insider article, citing data provided by the financial... read more

The European equities fund flow report from Lipper analyzes the holdings of third party funds of funds in Europe to see which are the most popular funds and fund... read more

Private equity (PE) is off many investors’ radar even though it has a reputation for outperforming equities markets. With high fees, a long investment horizon, and an opaque structure... read more

When the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced an agreement with European participants to allow over the counter (OTC) SWAPs trading on foreign exchanges, as reported yesterday in ValueWalk,... read more

“Investors across mandates are of the view that the fundamental backdrop for China macro has noticeably improved,” notes a recent portfolio strategy research report from Goldman Sachs which is... read more

Value Is Easier To Find But Prepare For Declines After RBS's dismal warning that investors should sell everything ahead of a market meltdown, and then Albert Edwards' (the outspoken and... read more

Value investing is all about trying to find bargains the rest of the market has overlooked. This means value investors will often find themselves going against the rest of the... read more

H/T Climateer Investing 2015 is shaping up to be a year Carl Icahn would rather forget. Year-to-date almost all of Icahn's personal equity investments, and those of Icahn Enterprises LP have... read more

Hedge fund performance hit a speed bump last week, led by CTAs, who struggled with a shifting equity market environment and continued stagnation in certain commodity and foreign and... read more