Ray Dalio Says Gold will be a Top Investment During Upcoming ‘Paradigm Shift’ for Global Markets (CNBC)
Hedge fund kingpin Ray Dalio is seeing a case for gold as central banks get more aggressive with policies that devalue currencies and are about to cause a “paradigm shift” in investing. Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, wrote in a LinkedIn post that investors have been pushed into stocks and other assets that have equity-like returns. As a result, too many people are holding these types of securities and likely to face diminishing returns.
Exclusive: Woodford Biotech Stakes First Off Block in Asset Sale – Source (Reuters)
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – British fund manager Neil Woodford is looking to kick off the sale of his unlisted biotech investments at the end of July, but faces months of negotiations to offload the portfolio, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Woodford, one of Britain’s best-known money managers, has left thousands of investors without access to their savings after suspending his flagship 3.7 billion pound ($4.63 billion) equity income fund six weeks ago after a surge of exit requests.
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Hedge Fund Manager Who Called the Housing Crisis Bets the Fed will Cut Rates to Nearly Zero (CNBC)
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass told the Financial Times that he believes that U.S. interest rates will plummet toward zero in 2020 as the country’s economy heads for recession and the Federal Reserve slashes borrowing costs dramatically more than expected. Bass said he’s wagering the economic deceleration takes a turn for the worse next year and falls into a recession by mid-2020.
Activist Hedge Fund Elliott Takes Stake in UK’s Saga (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Activist investor Elliott Management has disclosed a stake in Saga Plc (SAGAG.L) less than a month after the specialist tourism and insurance firm warned discounting was hurting its tours business. Saga has been trying to shake off its image as only serving “old people” and had begun rebranding after a profit warning in April. The company is also looking for a new chief executive officer after Lance Batchelor announced his departure last month.
New Report Shows High Rate of Turnover at Steve Cohen’s Hedge Fund… (CNBC)
The Wall Street Journal reports that Steven Cohen‘s Point72 Asset Management is losing some key players with roughly 20 portfolio managers have left the firm just this year. WSJ reporter Rachael Levy, who broke the story, joins “Squawk Box” by phone to discuss.
US Hedge Fund Steadview to Step up Investments in Indian Startups (Money Control)
American hedge fund Steadview Capital plans to invest $500 million in growth-stage companies in India over the next two years, two people aware of its strategy said. The fund is looking to invest $20-40 million per deal, the people said on condition of anonymity. The hedge fund, which has previously invested in unicorns, such as Flipkart and Ola, is looking at consumer internet startups in vertical e-commerce, content and fintech. “Steadview could invest up to $100 million in a single firm if the company’s financial metrics justify heavy capital,” the first person cited above said.
Another Equity Manager Throws in the Towel (HFAlert.com)
Kane Street Capital has ceased operations after nearly 10 years of trading. The New York equity manager finished returning most, if not all, limited-partner capital in June. It had about $150 million of assets, on a gross basis, at yearend 2018. The firm’s flagship vehicle, Kane Street Fund, began trading a concentrated portfolio of global stocks on Sept. 1 2009. By 2015, it was running a little more than $180 million, on a gross basis — a level it maintained for several years. There’s no word on why managing partners Gal Harel and Matthew Prince called it quits. But like many other long/short equity managers, Kane Street struggled to stand out amid a steady climb in stock prices.
